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University Campus Inspected After 1,400 Foreign Students Go AWOL

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The government on Tuesday conducted an on-site inspection at a campus of the Tokyo University of Social Welfare to investigate how it lost contact with approximately 1,400 of its foreign students since the 2016 academic year.
The education ministry and the Tokyo Regional Imm...

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Kyoto University Develops Ips Cells Resistant To Immune Rejection

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Kyoto University’s Center for iPS Cell Research and Application announced it has used gene editing to develop new types of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) that are more difficult for the immune system to reject.
According to the center, the creation of seven types of i...

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Fountain Of Youth? Study Finds New Anti-Aging Compound In Plant

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - In Japan, the slightly bitter leaves of the Ashitaba plant have long been considered healthy, and a new study has found the traditional belief may have good scientific grounds.
A natural substance in the plant appears to induce a key process that helps remove the "cellular g...

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Balance Of Intelligence Factors Makes Japan The World’s Smartest Country, According To This List

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ROCKET NEWS
 
A combination of average IQ scores and other factors earned Japan its spot on the top.
Being Japanese sure has its benefits. For example, the Japanese have the strongest passport in the world, which gives them the chance to go just about anywhere they like without much trouble. More...

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Crushing Workload At Schools Is Causing More Japanese Teachers To Crumble From Chronic Depression

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Teaching is merely one small facet of being a public school educator in Japan.
Fresh out of university and with a teaching licence, most Japanese teachers would be brimming with anticipation at helping shape the lives of the younger generation and inspiring them for years to come. 
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Students in Japan Clean Their Own Classrooms and School Toilets and The Reason is Incredible

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INDIA TODAY
 
Cleaning practices followed by students in Japan help build their character to develop them into model citizens.
Cleaning is seen as a chore by most of us -- it was a task we had to do so that mom gives permission to watch TV or go out and play. In Japan, however, cleaning one's own...

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Japan Might Be What Equality in Education Looks Like

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THE ATLANTIC
 
The country’s government makes sure areas with low income levels and property values get good teachers too.
KAWAMATA, Japan—In many countries, the United States included, students’ economic backgrounds often determine the quality of the education they receive. Richer students tend ...

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Japanese Woman Works To Give Impoverished Filipinos Path to Education And Jobs

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JAPAN TIMES
 
While in college, Takako Yamada was determined to brighten the days of impoverished Filipino children through sports and leisure activities — a right she believed some of them had been deprived of.
The student, now 32, said that at the time, she believed her efforts would lift burde...

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Mindful Care: Changing The Perception of Mental Health in Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan has long been known as a place where discussion of mental health is taboo. But this is beginning to change. The number of mental health professionals—including clinical psychologists—is growing, care is expanding to a wider range of issues, and environments for treatme...

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Japanese Government Announces Stricter Requirements For Foreigner Student Visas

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ROCKET NEWS
 
New rules aims to close loophole that lets language school students spend as much of the year working full-time as attending class.
Over the last decade, there’s been a surge in the number of Japanese language schools in Japan. According to the Ministry of Justice, the country now h...

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