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