More Kids Respect Moms Than Dads For First Time in 20 Years: Survey
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JAPAN TIMES
More children in Tokyo respect their mothers than their fathers for the first time since 1997, according to a survey by ad giant Hakuhodo Inc.
The result comes as an unwelcome surprise ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday.
The survey, which has been conducted every 10 years since 1997 to...
More children in Tokyo respect their mothers than their fathers for the first time since 1997, according to a survey by ad giant Hakuhodo Inc.
The result comes as an unwelcome surprise ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday.
The survey, which has been conducted every 10 years since 1997 to...
- June 22, 2017
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Kanji ‘Toilet Training’ Is a Hit With Kids
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JAPAN TIMES
One of the great incentives for learning Japanese is to appreciate the people’s rich sense of humor. I kid you not: Along with traditional performances such as 漫才 (manzai, comic dialogue) and 落語 (rakugo, traditional storytelling), the written and spoken language is full of outra...
One of the great incentives for learning Japanese is to appreciate the people’s rich sense of humor. I kid you not: Along with traditional performances such as 漫才 (manzai, comic dialogue) and 落語 (rakugo, traditional storytelling), the written and spoken language is full of outra...
- June 19, 2017
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Education Ministry Finds Documents Apparently Supporting Abe Favoritism Claims
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO - The education ministry said Thursday that its internal probe has found documents similar in substance to those presented by opposition lawmakers supporting allegations of favoritism against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The probe was relaunched recently after news reports an...
TOKYO - The education ministry said Thursday that its internal probe has found documents similar in substance to those presented by opposition lawmakers supporting allegations of favoritism against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The probe was relaunched recently after news reports an...
- June 16, 2017
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Abe Delays Goal of No Waiting List for Daycare Centers by 3 Years
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday announced a three-year delay in the government's goal of eliminating long waiting lists for daycare centers, an issue that has captured media attention amid a flood of pleas from working parents.
The government now aims to eliminate th...
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday announced a three-year delay in the government's goal of eliminating long waiting lists for daycare centers, an issue that has captured media attention amid a flood of pleas from working parents.
The government now aims to eliminate th...
- June 2, 2017
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Mie University To Set Up Ninja Studies Center
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - A Japanese university is planning what it says will be the world's first research center devoted to ninja -- the black clad assassins known for secrecy and stealth.
While mostly confined to history books and fiction, ninja have been enjoying something of a resurgence as Japa...
TOKYO - A Japanese university is planning what it says will be the world's first research center devoted to ninja -- the black clad assassins known for secrecy and stealth.
While mostly confined to history books and fiction, ninja have been enjoying something of a resurgence as Japa...
- May 19, 2017
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Disaster Education / ‘Survival Class’ Helps Pupils Prepare
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THE JAPAN NEWS
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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THE JAPAN NEWS
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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Writing Helps Patients Face Down Cancer / Study Points to Therapeutic Benefits of Disease Journals
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Early results on the beneficial effects of writing for cancer patients are out, indicating the practice can help people face their disease and gain a positive attitude.
The research is being led by an expert on sociology who has been studying disease journals for almost 20 years....
Early results on the beneficial effects of writing for cancer patients are out, indicating the practice can help people face their disease and gain a positive attitude.
The research is being led by an expert on sociology who has been studying disease journals for almost 20 years....
- February 28, 2017
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Casio’s Lesson Pod is Miniature “Lesson Partner” for English Conversations at Home
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JAPAN TRENDS
What’s the secret to improving Japan’s somewhat notoriously poor English-speaking levels?
More English conversation schools? Native speakers installed in every elementary school? Speed-learning courses?
No, it would seem to be small robots in the home.
At least, that’s what Casio i...
What’s the secret to improving Japan’s somewhat notoriously poor English-speaking levels?
More English conversation schools? Native speakers installed in every elementary school? Speed-learning courses?
No, it would seem to be small robots in the home.
At least, that’s what Casio i...
- February 17, 2017
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Future International Leaders Discuss Sustainability in Yokohama
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THE JAPAN NEWS
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.
Par...
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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