Apps Aim to Make English Learning Easier, More Fun
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For the many people who may set a New Year’s goal of learning English, it’s a good idea to take advantage of smartphone applications to learn in one’s spare time. With such apps, other study materials don’t have to be carried around and English learning can take place at any time...
For the many people who may set a New Year’s goal of learning English, it’s a good idea to take advantage of smartphone applications to learn in one’s spare time. With such apps, other study materials don’t have to be carried around and English learning can take place at any time...
- January 26, 2017
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Grant-type System Coming For Students
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There are university and vocational school students who take out student loans to cover their tuition fees and living expenses. Aimed at decreasing the number of students who cannot enroll in school because of dire household finances, the government has decided to launch a grant-...
There are university and vocational school students who take out student loans to cover their tuition fees and living expenses. Aimed at decreasing the number of students who cannot enroll in school because of dire household finances, the government has decided to launch a grant-...
- January 21, 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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Mt. Takao Provides Opportunity To Study Wealth of Local Nature, Culture
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Last weekend I took my students on our annual field trip up Mt. Takao in western Tokyo. Only 600 meters high, this mountain is ideal for beginning hikers, but also provides abundant opportunities for studying local nature and culture. Our main goal was to identify and map some of...
Last weekend I took my students on our annual field trip up Mt. Takao in western Tokyo. Only 600 meters high, this mountain is ideal for beginning hikers, but also provides abundant opportunities for studying local nature and culture. Our main goal was to identify and map some of...
- December 8, 2016
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Reviving The Joys of Reading Kenji
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Books commemorating the 120th anniversary of the birth of poet and children’s book author Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) are being published in droves.
Miyazawa, commonly referred to by his first name, Kenji, is known for his compelling tales and poetry written in powerful language t...
Books commemorating the 120th anniversary of the birth of poet and children’s book author Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) are being published in droves.
Miyazawa, commonly referred to by his first name, Kenji, is known for his compelling tales and poetry written in powerful language t...
- December 3, 2016
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Elderly People Teach Japanese Through IT
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CHIBA — An information technology company based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, has started employing elderly people to teach Japanese to people overseas via online video calls.
The aim is to connect elderly people who tend to become isolated, such as those living in nursing hom...
CHIBA — An information technology company based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, has started employing elderly people to teach Japanese to people overseas via online video calls.
The aim is to connect elderly people who tend to become isolated, such as those living in nursing hom...
- November 5, 2016
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Foreign Students Experience Japanese Culture Hands-on
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Foreign students enrolled at universities in the Kanto region tried hands-on traditional Japanese cultural activities at an event in Tokyo earlier this month hosted by a local woman’s organization.
The event was organized by Soroptimist International of Tokyo-Azuma, a Tokyo-based...
Foreign students enrolled at universities in the Kanto region tried hands-on traditional Japanese cultural activities at an event in Tokyo earlier this month hosted by a local woman’s organization.
The event was organized by Soroptimist International of Tokyo-Azuma, a Tokyo-based...
- November 1, 2016
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Foreign Children, Japanese Schools / Future Teachers Work To Gain New Skills
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KOFU — “How do you think this fish feels?” asked Akane Osada, 21. The senior from the University of Yamanashi’s Faculty of Education was teaching a boy from the Philippines at a municipal primary school in mid-June.
Osada was working as a student teacher with two others from the ...
KOFU — “How do you think this fish feels?” asked Akane Osada, 21. The senior from the University of Yamanashi’s Faculty of Education was teaching a boy from the Philippines at a municipal primary school in mid-June.
Osada was working as a student teacher with two others from the ...
- October 1, 2016
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Storytelling Still Weaves Spell For Children
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Japan’s low birthrate is reflected in various aspects of society, including volunteer activities aimed at reading picture books aloud to children at a library in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
The municipally run library, which has a collection of books aimed at children, is home...
Japan’s low birthrate is reflected in various aspects of society, including volunteer activities aimed at reading picture books aloud to children at a library in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
The municipally run library, which has a collection of books aimed at children, is home...
- July 26, 2016
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