Disaster Education / ‘Survival Class’ Helps Pupils Prepare
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Some elementary schools have begun to designate disaster preparation education as a subject to be taught to students in grades one to six.
“Buildings will be buried if there’s a landslide, so we built a retaining wall.”
Children in a sixth-grade class at the municipal Hirayama El...
Some elementary schools have begun to designate disaster preparation education as a subject to be taught to students in grades one to six.
“Buildings will be buried if there’s a landslide, so we built a retaining wall.”
Children in a sixth-grade class at the municipal Hirayama El...
- March 30, 2017
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English Skills Help Teaching Applicants
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Half of the 68 boards of education nationwide favored applicants with good English skills in the hiring process for public elementary school teachers this past academic year, according to a government survey.
According to the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Min...
Half of the 68 boards of education nationwide favored applicants with good English skills in the hiring process for public elementary school teachers this past academic year, according to a government survey.
According to the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Min...
- March 27, 2017
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Future International Leaders Discuss Sustainability in Yokohama
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YOKOHAMA — About 50 university students from 13 countries gathered in Yokohama to discuss how to build a sustainable society at an international conference held by Global Next Leaders Forum, an organization of university students who wish to be leaders of future generations.
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YOKOHAMA — About 50 university students from 13 countries gathered in Yokohama to discuss how to build a sustainable society at an international conference held by Global Next Leaders Forum, an organization of university students who wish to be leaders of future generations.
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- February 13, 2017
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Big Strides
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Students at Miyanomori Elementary School in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, walk in their brand-new wooden school building Tuesday on the first day of the third term. The school was established in April 2016 through the integration of Nobiru Elementary School, which was dam...
Students at Miyanomori Elementary School in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, walk in their brand-new wooden school building Tuesday on the first day of the third term. The school was established in April 2016 through the integration of Nobiru Elementary School, which was dam...
- January 11, 2017
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English Words to be Added to ‘Stop’ and ‘Slow’ Signs
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The National Police Agency is set to renew Japan’s stop and slow down signs by adding English words to the current designs, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, according to sources.
As the number of visitors from abroad is expected to increase, the new signs are aim...
The National Police Agency is set to renew Japan’s stop and slow down signs by adding English words to the current designs, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, according to sources.
As the number of visitors from abroad is expected to increase, the new signs are aim...
- December 16, 2016
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800 Teachers Rewarded For Feedback On Textbooks Being Screened But Everything Seemed Above-board
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More than 800 public school teachers involved in textbook selections for local schools were rewarded for giving publishers feedback on textbooks undergoing government screening, the education ministry said Thursday.
Of the public school teachers whom publishers showed their textbook...
More than 800 public school teachers involved in textbook selections for local schools were rewarded for giving publishers feedback on textbooks undergoing government screening, the education ministry said Thursday.
Of the public school teachers whom publishers showed their textbook...
- April 1, 2016
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