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Japanese man gets fired for lying on resume by saying he had less education...
Anonymous tip ends 24-year career with city of Kobe. Lying on your resume is never a good idea, but the temptation is too great for some job applicants to resist. A perfect deception is a very hard...
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Japanese teacher apologizes for peeing on students’ futon during club retreat
Went to take a bath after doing his business. For Japanese kids in extracurricular school activities, the gasshuku, or retreat, in an integral part of the experience. Usually taking place during...
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Japanese government promises reduced teacher responsibilities, right to...
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology says that in three years teachers might get their holidays to themselves. Anyone who has ever taught or known a teacher knows how...
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Tokyo schoolboy assumes other boy’s identity for six months, attends classes...
What the real boy was doing was even weirder. Kaisei High School, located in Tokyo’s Nishi Nippori neighborhood, is a very respected academic institute. Its major claim to fame is that for 39 years...
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The number of doctorate students in Japan is now almost half of what it was...
Japan’s booming science industries might need workplace reform if they want to continue hiring qualified workers. If you want to get ahead in the world, everyone says you should go to college and get...
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Japanese elementary teacher busted for hiding students’ shoes, writing “die”...
His motive is probably not what you think. Have you ever felt like your teacher really had it in for you? Maybe they graded you lower, spent extra time calling you out in class, or peed on your...
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Head of kindergarten arrested for spitting on elementary students who were in...
What was he supposed to do? Talk to them?! Education is certainly a hard field to work in and especially when dealing with little kids. It’s a line of work that can’t be phoned in and really requires...
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Japanese middle school criticized for pulling out girls’ bra straps to check...
Law association calls practice a violation of human rights. Almost all schools in Japan require their students to wear uniforms, and often even have rules about what kind of bags and hair ties are...
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Medical university in Tokushima honors student for his gaming
And I have yet to hear from my alma mater… While I enjoy a good round of Q*Bert as much as the next young person today, I could never get into eSports. The reason is that to do so would require a...
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Japanese school renames boys, girls uniforms as “Type I” and “Type II” in...
New dress code allows choice of bottoms for female students only. Though the word uniform literally means “one form,” on any given day at a school in Japan you’ll see two different uniforms: one for...
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“Peaceful life with many dogs” is unacceptable dream, Japanese high school...
Does your dream have to be a job? Some aspects of the Japanese education system are unique to Japan, like, obviously, Japanese literature and history lessons being part of the mandatory curriculum....
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Man kicked out of Japan’s national college entrance exam for improper...
If you can’t handle wearing a mask properly, you’re probably not ready for higher education. It might mentally feel like we’ve been living under the pandemic for an eternity, but the reality is that...
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Brown-haired girl sues Japanese school for telling her to dye hair black,...
Four-year lawsuit ends with win for former student, but not the one she was hoping for. Ostensibly, school dress codes are supposed to be about eliminating distractions, and so it’s common for...
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Japan’s Shizuoka bans teachers from personal communication with students on...
Teachers who violate rule will face disciplinary action. Like pretty much all forms of communications technology, social media has progressed from being only for tech-savvy enthusiasts to something...
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Japanese YouTuber talks candidly about sex education with fresh flair and...
Shelly is here to talk to you about the tori and the hachi—er, the birds and the bees. Japan has something of a contradictory reputation. While the media of the country can sometimes have a rather,...
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Some Japanese elementary schools don’t let kids wear underwear during P.E.,...
Even by Japanese school rule standards, this is a baffling, infuriating one. Recently, the Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education asked the schools in its jurisdiction to consider revising their...
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Okazaki City gives all elementary and junior high students portable Vocaloid...
Why, back in my day, we had to make music by hitting and blowing into pieces of wood! Although it generally isn’t thought of as such, music is probably one of the most challenging subjects for...
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Survey asks Japanese teens which school club they want to join, and “kitaku”...
Sure, tennis and band are fun, but it’s hard to beat the appeal of kitaku. Japan is often described as a group-oriented society, and that affects school life too. Especially in middle and high school,...
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Public schools in Japan’s Saga Prefecture will no longer regulate/check...
“Male” and “female” uniform designations, character strap prohibitions also removed. Over the last several months, there’s been an increasing sentiment in Japan that it’s time for schools to take...
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Japan’s Ministry of Education hosts Twitter campaign to recruit teachers, it...
When the Ministry of Education said “pass the baton,” some folks threw it in the trash instead. When it comes to hiring the best person for the job in a capitalistic society, typically the course of...
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