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A displaced Lebanese woman sits with a child, overseeing his online studies on a mobile phone, at a public school converted into a shelter in the town of Dekwaneh, north of Beirut, on March 25.
WORLD / Society
Mar 30, 2026
Lebanon kids struggle to keep up studies as war slams school doors shut
As war in Lebanon shuts schools and displaces families, students are studying from shelters, sharing devices and relying on patchy online lessons.
Many high school textbooks to be used from fiscal 2027 have descriptions about generative AI.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2026
High school textbooks to teach various aspects of generative AI
A total of 220 textbooks for 11 subjects have passed the second round of screenings conducted under the current curriculum guidelines.
Banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 29.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Trump administration launches more probes into Harvard
The probes will look into whether Harvard ​uses race-based preferences in admissions and into allegations of antisemitism on campus.
The education ministry found that 111, or about 14%, of all universities in Japan offering teacher training courses do not provide classes on sexual violence prevention as required by law.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2026
Education ministry aims for stricter curbs against teacher voyeurism
Last year, authorities uncovered an incident in which seven teachers secretly shared videos of female students in a social media group chat.
Homeroom teacher Yoko Hirota in a classroom set up at Fukuoka Children's Hospital in Fukuoka. Hirota is now in her sixth year of teaching in a hospital classroom.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Mar 9, 2026
Fukuoka’s in-hospital classes help students keep up with school
Despite the burden of treatment, students are striving to learn, and some even take their high school entrance exams in their hospital rooms.
The education ministry noted that schools are struggling to find nonregular teachers to replace young regular teachers leaving for illness, pregnancy, childbirth or other reasons.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2026
3,827 teacher positions unfilled across Japan: 2025 survey
The figure jumped from 2,065 in the previous survey four years earlier, reflecting the country’s worsening teacher shortage.
Students from Okinawa Prefecture speak with Hiroshi Tokuno (left) at an exchange center for the Northern Territories issue in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 27.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Mar 2, 2026
Okinawa students visit Hokkaido to learn about disputed islands
Over 80 years after Soviet forces seized four islands from Japan, former Japanese residents remain unable to return to their hometowns.
In Japan, parents of bilingual children with hearing impairmentsmust navigate unforseen obstacles with a constant goal: giving their kids the best possible chance at a fully realized life.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 28, 2026
In bilingual homes, raising hearing-impaired kids is a long road toward a ‘normal life’
Early screening, financial assistance and emotional support from wider communities help multilingual families navigate an uncertain process.
Education minister Yohei Matsumoto speaks during a news conference at the parliamentary building on Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2026
Ministry approves Institute of Science Tokyo’s plans to boost research
The institution was selected last month to receive aid from the government’s ¥10 trillion fund designed to foster universities with world-class research capabilities.
The education ministry building in Tokyo. The ministry is raising caps on accepting foreign students at three national universities.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2026
Three national universities to raise international student enrollment caps
Universities in Japan typically face penalties if they exceed enrollment limits, but a new framework will allow them to raise caps if they meet specified standards.
The University of Tsukuba says it is investigating whether online comments made by two faculty members against foreign nationals amount to a breach of work regulations or its social media guidelines.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 17, 2026
University of Tsukuba apologizes over comments against foreign students
Two faculty members posted inflammatory comments on social media about foreign nationals, including describing foreign students as “incompetent” and “troublemakers.”
Yamanashi and eight other prefectures hope to strengthen cooperation with India in fields such as tourism, corporate expansion, education and culture.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2026
Nine prefectures set up framework to boost ties with India
In a joint declaration, the nine prefectures said they will call on other prefectures to join the framework and advance initiatives that will help deepen engagement with India.
A man passes by the entrance to the campus of University of Southampton Delhi, a British university and the first to open a campus in India under the National Education Policy 2020, at the International Tech Park in Gurugram, India, on Jan. 29.
WORLD
Feb 12, 2026
Facing pressures at home, U.K. universities set up in India
U.K. universities face pressure at home over the recruitment of international students, with the government determined to reduce immigration.
Momoha Kubota (left), a student at Ohkagakuen University in Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture, talks about her study-abroad experience with her professor Eri Ikawa.
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Feb 9, 2026
Inclusive education for students with disabilities advancing in Japan
Efforts to foster an environment that welcomes those with and without disabilities have helped one student realize her dream of studying abroad.
Junior high school students holding a debate involving comedian Nana Takamatsu (second from left), on Wednesday in Tokyo's Suginami Ward
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 6, 2026
Tokyo students learn importance of elections through comedy
For the past 10 years, comedian Nana Takamatsu has held classes at schools nationwide for a total of about 100,000 students.
Students at a bus stop with an advertisement for instructors at a famous hagwon, or after-school cram school, in Gangnam, a wealthy part of Seoul on Jan. 28. Academic pressure has become so intense that even preschoolers are taking private extracurricular classes, raising worries about children's rights.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 5, 2026
In South Korea, questions about cram schools, success and happiness
Eighty percent of South Korean school-aged students now receive some form of private extracurricular education, according to government data.
Students originally from overseas attend entrance exam preparation classes for high school advancement at YSC Global School in the city of Fussa, Tokyo, on Jan. 22.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
Calls grow to improve Japanese language education
According to the education ministry, the number of students requiring Japanese language education reached a record high of 69,123 in fiscal 2023.
Known as <i>kikokushijo</i>, Japanese children or teens who go abroad with their families and later return to Japan often struggle with stereotypes and suspicions throughout the course of their lives.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 2, 2026
‘Returnees’ reckon with a Japan that sets them apart
“Kikokushijo” — Japanese youth who live abroad as children or teens and then return to Japan — and the struggles they face reflect a country unsure of what it means to be global.
The Institute of Science Tokyo's Ookayama campus in Tokyo's Meguro Ward
JAPAN / Society
Jan 23, 2026
Institute of Science Tokyo second university to gain aid from ¥10 trillion fund
The institute is expected to receive over ¥10 billion in subsidies in the first year after the approval of a plan to strengthen its research capabilities.
U.S. Border Patrol agents detain a person near Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, amid the latest operation of U.S. President Donald Trump's mass deportation program.
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jan 18, 2026
Whistles and walkie-talkies: Minneapolis keeps guard over schools amid ICE arrests
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said this week more than 2,500 people have been arrested during the effort that officials have dubbed Operation Metro Surge.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders&#039; summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
World’s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx&#039;s vertical-farming facility in Tokyo&#039;s Koto Ward on Wednesday.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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