The Institute of Science Tokyo is expected to be the second university eligible to receive aid from a Japanese government-financed ¥10 trillion fund to support universities, according to a report by a government panel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/19/japan/society/science-tokyo-international-excellence-university/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #theinstituteofsciencetokyo #universities #mext

About 70% of private universities based in the Chubu region say they do not intend to refund admission fees to students who decide not to attend after passing entrance exams for the 2026 academic year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/japan/private-university-admission-refunds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #education #universities #mext #surveys #students

Vodafone yeni nesil 5G çözümlerini, MEXT’te iş dünyasıyla buluşturuyor!: 5G tabanlı geliştirilen çözüm ve servisler, işletmelere üretimde verimlilik, enerji yönetiminde sürdürülebilirlik ve süreçlerde dijital çeviklik sağlayacak. IoT alanında dünya lideri olan Vodafone, 5G teknolojisi ile birlikte, endüstriyel dönüşümün liderliği yolculuğunda şirketlerin yanında olmaya devam edecek.

17 Kasım 2025- Vodafone… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/vodafone-yeni-nesil-5g-cozumlerini-mext-te-is-dunyasiyla-bulusturuyor-272478.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #Vodafone #5G #MEXT #DijitalDönüşüm #IoT

The education ministry plans to establish a fund for high school education reform in each of the 47 prefectures, totaling some ¥300 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/high-school-reform-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #highschools #mext #education #depopulation #students

Japan is preparing to overhaul its graduate education system in a bid to boost enrollment and increase the number of highly skilled professionals in its dwindling workforce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/masters-degree-five-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #universities #education #students #mext

Japan Post has been served a notice suspending 111 post offices from using mini cargo vehicles for delivery services for up to 160 days, due to their failure to properly conduct roll calls for drivers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/companies/japan-post-mini-vehicle-banned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japanpost #mext #driving #delivery

Japan's transport ministry said it will create a unified system allowing delivery workers to open automatic locks at condominiums to drop off parcels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/japan/condo-unlocking-system-for-parcel-drop-offs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #delivery #mext #yamato #sagawaexpress

The education ministry is considering launching a model project in fiscal 2026 to dispatch cram school lecturers and others with teaching qualifications to public schools as temporary teachers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/10/japan/japan-substitute-teacher-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #teachers #education #mext

The education has highlighted issues with third-grade junior high school students answering description-type questions in a national achievement test. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/japanese-description-tests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #children #education #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools

A group chat that teachers allegedly used to share illicit images of elementary school girls has reignited the question: Is Japan facing a systemic failure to protect children from predatory educators? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/crime-legal/teachers-students-sexual-abuse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #schools #students #children #sexcrimes #mext #teachers #sexualharassment #childporn

The average correct answer rates in the Japanese language and math sections of a national achievement test for students in Japan fell from the previous year, with students particularly struggling with writing tasks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/japan-national-achievement-tests-math-japanese-language/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #students #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools

The English proficiency of public junior high school and senior high school students in Japan continues to improve, an education ministry survey for fiscal 2024 showed Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/japan/english-proficiency-improvement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #language #mext #juniorhighschools #highschools #language #english #surveys

Japan's universities are being urged to consider accepting or supporting students who may no longer be able to study in the U.S. as President Donald Trump moves to block Harvard University's foreign enrollments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/28/japan/society/harvard-students-mext-universities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #harvard #education #universities #universityoftokyo #mext #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations

📷 #Japan ist ein wichtiger Wertepartner für die wissenschaftlich-technologische Zusammenarbeit, bekräftigte PSt'in Silke Launert auf der 25. #WTZ-Sitzung in #Tokyo. Sie besuchte den Staatsminister für Weltraumpolitik, Wissenschafts- und Technologiepolitik Minoru Kiuchi und den Staatsminister für Wissenschaft Atsushi Nonaka. Mit ihnen tauschte sich die PSt'in zu den Themen #Fusion, #Raumfahrt, #KI und #Robotik, #Quantentechnologien und #Forschungssicherheit aus.
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Eight national and private universities have applied for grants from the government's ¥10 trillion university fund, aimed at promoting world-class research projects, in the second-round selection process. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/20/japan/eight-universities-application/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #universities #mext

A government panel has proposed that some Lake Biwa canal facilities in western Japan be collectively designated as a national treasure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/18/japan/japan-lake-biwa-canal-national-treasure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #lakebiwa #kyoto #osaka #nanzenjitemple #mext #culturalaffairsagency

A technology institute is calling for caution over accidents involving digital devices, following a series of fires caused by foreign objects entering the USB-type charging connectors of digital devices such as laptops. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/30/japan/digital-device-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nite #tablets #schools #children #mext

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