AI Robot Touted as Future English-Learning Tool for Japanese Kids
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JAPAN TRENDS
Japan has long been criticized for its low level of English, but children could soon become more proficient in the language just by chit-chatting with an artificially intelligent robot.
At least that’s the idea from AKA, a Korean startup based in the United States that is set to offi...
Japan has long been criticized for its low level of English, but children could soon become more proficient in the language just by chit-chatting with an artificially intelligent robot.
At least that’s the idea from AKA, a Korean startup based in the United States that is set to offi...
- December 5, 2015
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English Hot Spring Manners Poster Is So Thorough, Even Japanese People Are Learning From It
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ROCKET NEWS
With the invention of indoor plumbing and bathtubs (not really news to anyone, we’d hope), the traditional public bath houses and hot springs of Japan are now used for relaxing getaways more than actual hygienic necessity. Heck, even capybara soak in hot springs to relax!
Hot springs,...
With the invention of indoor plumbing and bathtubs (not really news to anyone, we’d hope), the traditional public bath houses and hot springs of Japan are now used for relaxing getaways more than actual hygienic necessity. Heck, even capybara soak in hot springs to relax!
Hot springs,...
- November 30, 2015
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Panel Studies Allowing Children To Stay In Foster Care Until 20
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO —A government panel on Wednesday began substantial discussions toward allowing neglected children to stay in foster care until they turn 20 years old, the legal age of adulthood in Japan, instead of the current 18 years old, to better help them live independently after leaving ...
TOKYO —A government panel on Wednesday began substantial discussions toward allowing neglected children to stay in foster care until they turn 20 years old, the legal age of adulthood in Japan, instead of the current 18 years old, to better help them live independently after leaving ...
- November 21, 2015
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83% of Japanese High Schoolers Use Social Networking Services
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JAKARTA POST
About 83 per cent of Japanese high school students use social networking services such as LINE, Twitter and Facebook, according to a government institution’s survey on high school students in Japan, the Untied States, China and South Korea. The figure of Japanese was the highest amon...
About 83 per cent of Japanese high school students use social networking services such as LINE, Twitter and Facebook, according to a government institution’s survey on high school students in Japan, the Untied States, China and South Korea. The figure of Japanese was the highest amon...
- November 19, 2015
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Does “keigo” Still Have Its Place in Japan?
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JAPAN TRENDS
As we see more and more young celebrities using informal speech (or tameguchi) on TV, some might question, “Is it acceptable not to use honorific language at all in our everyday life?”
Perhaps the most notable one is Rola, a fashion model who’s actually famous for her use of tameguch...
As we see more and more young celebrities using informal speech (or tameguchi) on TV, some might question, “Is it acceptable not to use honorific language at all in our everyday life?”
Perhaps the most notable one is Rola, a fashion model who’s actually famous for her use of tameguch...
- October 24, 2015
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Kinki University Sells Catfish That Tastes Like Eel
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JAPAN NEWS
HASHIMA, Gifu (Jiji Press) — Already the first in the world to achieve full-cycle aquaculture of bluefin tuna, Kinki University has embarked on another mission to save an endangered fish prized as a delicacy in Japan — the sale of newly developed catfish that tastes like eel.
The unive...
HASHIMA, Gifu (Jiji Press) — Already the first in the world to achieve full-cycle aquaculture of bluefin tuna, Kinki University has embarked on another mission to save an endangered fish prized as a delicacy in Japan — the sale of newly developed catfish that tastes like eel.
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- October 16, 2015
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Drop The ‘dasai’ And Get ‘yavai’ With High School Slang
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JAPAN TIMES
Keeping up with 流行りの言葉 (hayari no kotoba, trending slang) and 流行語 (ryūkōgo, buzz words) is crucial for high schoolers. The last thing a teenager wants is to be called out on 古い (furui, outdated) lingo by their classmates. And if Mom or Dad are using it, that might as well b...
Keeping up with 流行りの言葉 (hayari no kotoba, trending slang) and 流行語 (ryūkōgo, buzz words) is crucial for high schoolers. The last thing a teenager wants is to be called out on 古い (furui, outdated) lingo by their classmates. And if Mom or Dad are using it, that might as well b...
- October 9, 2015
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Five Reasons Japan’s Karaoke Boxes Are Great Places For Group Study Sessions With Your Classmates
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Odds are at some point you’ve been part of an after-school study group with your classmates, either to help each other power through a difficult course or cram for an important exam. Maybe you got together at a friend’s place or took over a corner of your local coffee house, but in Ja...
Odds are at some point you’ve been part of an after-school study group with your classmates, either to help each other power through a difficult course or cram for an important exam. Maybe you got together at a friend’s place or took over a corner of your local coffee house, but in Ja...
- September 30, 2015
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University of Tsukuba launches Top Global University Project
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NEWS ON JAPAN
The University of Tsukuba, one of the selected universities for the Japanese Government's "Top Global University Project", is holding a kick-off symposium on February 14-15 at the Toranomon Hills Forum in Tokyo.
Topics cover the future of global education such as quality assuran...
The University of Tsukuba, one of the selected universities for the Japanese Government's "Top Global University Project", is holding a kick-off symposium on February 14-15 at the Toranomon Hills Forum in Tokyo.
Topics cover the future of global education such as quality assuran...
- February 4, 2015
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3,953 public school teachers penalized for corporal punishment in academic '13
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NEWS ON JAPAN
The number of public school teachers who were penalized for corporal punishment of students reached a record high of 3,953 in the last academic year, the education ministry announced Friday.
About 3,000 of the teachers were subject to disciplinary action such as reprimands and a...
The number of public school teachers who were penalized for corporal punishment of students reached a record high of 3,953 in the last academic year, the education ministry announced Friday.
About 3,000 of the teachers were subject to disciplinary action such as reprimands and a...
- February 4, 2015
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