TOYOTA, Aichi -- The provision of Japanese language and career-oriented education for children with foreign roots has emerged as an urgent issue in Ja ...

The over-50s in Japan are the last generation that, according to the finance ministry, has been a net lifetime beneficiary of state outlay (in terms of education, healthcare etc).

Newsweek has contacted the Japan Association of National Universities and the Japanese Education Ministry with written requests for comment. Japan's population, which peaked in 2009, stood at 124. ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Justice has decided to introduce a correctional education program at reformatories across the country targeting juveniles ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is referred to in Japan as “kanpeki no hito” — the perfect person — because of his manners and impeccable behavior. That image may have taken a ...

Japan’s Obsession with Perfect Grapes. Posted: May 27, 2025 | Last updated: May 27, 2025. Growing premium grapes in Japan is an art. 🍇🇯🇵 From meticulous care to innovative techniques, ...

In fiscal 2022, 14,382 students enrolled in doctoral programs across Japan, down 21% from a peak of 18,232 in fiscal 2003, according to data from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's SKY Perfect JSAT will invest about $230 million to build a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites using U.S. company Planet Labs' Pelican satellite, the company said ...

More than 8,000 foreign children of compulsory school age in Japan are apparently missing out on receiving a formal education. The figure was determined at the end of May last year based on ...

Japan is becoming strong in global education, challenging countries like Canada, the UK, the USA, and Australia. A 2014 HSBC survey shows that living costs in Japan are cheaper than Australia ...

Though the Japanese government withdrew its reservation in 2012, stating that higher education would be made equally accessible to all, free higher education in Japan remains a remote possibility. The ...

In September 2019, a report by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science, and Technology (MEXT) published the first official estimate of the number of out-of-school children in Japan’s ...