Opposition parties have demanded the ruling Liberal Democratic Party reinvestigate its members' ties with the Unification Church, following a court order to strip the group of its religious corporation status. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/politics/reinvestigation-urge-ties-moonies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinzoabeassassination #unificationchurch #mext #ldp #japanesecourts

Almost all textbooks to be used by first- and second-year high school students in Japan from fiscal 2026 will include QR codes that link to websites with video and audio learning aid materials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/high-school-textbooks-qr-codes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #textbooks #digitalization #mext #highschools

Victims who suffered from having given large donations to the Unification Church have expressed joy over the Tokyo District Court's decision to revoke its religious corporation status. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-victims-reactions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #mext #unificationchurch

The Tokyo District Court has ordered the Unification Church, heavily criticized for its coercive tactics in soliciting donations, to be stripped of its religious corporation status that exempts it from taxes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-court-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #shinzoabe #mext #taxes

https://www.alojapan.com/1223469/japan-to-review-romanization-system-for-first-time-in-70-years/ Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #language #mext #Names #news #nihongo #romaji Education Minister Masahito Moriyama asked an advisory panel on Tuesday to review the system for romanizing the Japanese language, for the first time in 70 years. The Council for Cultural Affairs will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including un…

https://www.alojapan.com/1223350/tokyo-court-may-decide-on-unification-church-dissolution-on-tuesday/ Tokyo court may decide on Unification Church dissolution on Tuesday #JapaneseCourts #mext #ShinzoAbe #SHINZOABEASSASSINATION #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #UnificationChurch The Tokyo District Court has told the Unification Church to make an appearance on Tuesday regarding a request for an order to dissolve the religious group, informed sources said Saturday. The court is expected to present its decision on the request. The fatal shooting of former Pri…

Tokyo District Court expected to present its decision on the request to dissolve told the Unification Church in Japan on Tuesday, according to sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/23/japan/crime-legal/court-decision-unification-church/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #japanesecourts #mext #shinzoabe

School doctors in Japan continue to risk complaints from parents about their children's body parts being exposed during checkups despite the education ministry undertaking measures to ease concerns over a year ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/school-health-checkups-trouble/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #children #schools #health #doctors #surveys

As the number of elementary and junior high school students not attending classes in Japan hits a record high, determining how to evaluate their learning achievements outside of school has become a challenging issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/japan/japan-school-evaluation-for-truant-students/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #education #schools #students #children #mext

Part-time lecturers at private universities in Japan are fed up with low wages and top-down decision making — but the fear of dismissal is stopping many from raising their voices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/japan-private-university-lecturers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukuoka #universities #education #mext #wages #jobs

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The education ministry plans to consider reviewing the country's teaching license system to make it easier for people who pursue graduate studies in the middle of their careers to become teachers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/16/japan/midcareer-teaching-license/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #teachers #universities

Informal job offers have been accepted by 84.3% of job-seeking university students in Japan who plan to graduate in March, a drop of 1.7 percentage points from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/24/uni-students-job-offers-decrease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #universities #students #mext #jobs #mhlw #jobhunting

Experts in Japan say that the new legal framework enacted in December regarding drug use should be supplemented with expanded opportunities for education targeted at young people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/21/japan/crime-legal/osaka-police-drug-education/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #drugs #students #mext #japanesepolice #universities #internet #osaka #marijuana

The competition rate of employment examinations for public school teachers in Japan hit a record low in fiscal 2024, reflecting the mass departure of teachers who reached retirement age and a decrease in applicants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/27/japan/school-teachers-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #schools #teachers #education #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

A government panel in Japan has been tasked with considering ways to give schools more discretion to determine class hours and content as part of a planned overall revision of the country's school curriculum guidelines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/25/japan/society/new-school-curriculum/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #education #schools #mext

The education ministry said Tuesday that it has approved a 25-year plan to strengthen academic research capabilities submitted by Tohoku University, the first recipient of subsidies under a new state program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/24/japan/tohoku-univ-new-research-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tohokuuniversity #universities #education #mext

Science and math scores remain high among students in Japan in 2023 https://www.byteseu.com/531157/ #EDUCATION #mathematics #MEXT #schools #Science #students #surveys

Japanese elementary and junior high school students continued to get high science and math scores in an international survey in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/05/japan/japan-science-math-education-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #surveys #mathematics #students #schools #education #mext

The share of university students set to graduate in Japan next spring with job offers declined for the first time in four years, the labor and education ministries said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/15/japan/society/uni-students-job-offers-down/ #japan #society #jobs #universities #mext #jobhunting