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South Korean job-seekers take part in a group interview with representatives of a Japanese company during a job fair in Seoul last month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2026
Young South Koreans look for jobs in Japan as they struggle to find work at home?
Big-name Korean ?employers prefer to hire experienced workers, in contrast with Japan where companies are struggling to fill positions in large graduate schemes.
The two boats that capsized off the Henoko coastal area of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, in March
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2026
Kyoto high school searched over fatal boat accident in Okinawa
Doshisha International Senior High School was raided by the Japan Coast guard on Saturday on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death.
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party sit on barricades, with graffiti that includes the words "Modi Chor,¡± meaning "Modi Thief,¡± after the resignation of India¡¯s education minister in New Delhi on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 26, 2026
Modi punctured as awakened India students force swift retreat
It was the first time since Narendra Modi took power in 2014 that one of his Cabinet ministers had resigned under public pressure, a sign of the threat posed to the prime minister.
A protester holding a placard celebrates the resignation of Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Mumbai on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 26, 2026
India youth protests end as Modi bows to group¡¯s demands
The deal reached with leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party ended weeks of protests over examination paper leaks and irregularities in India¡¯s testing system.
Demonstrators holding posters take part in a protest rally in Mumbai on Friday in solidarity with the ongoing protest by the Cockroach Janta Party at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET examination irregularities.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 25, 2026
¡®Betrayal¡¯: The young victims of India¡¯s exam leak scandal
The exam paper leak has fueled nationwide protests and public anger over an education system many students say is stacked against them.
People protest against the Trump administration¡¯s student?visa policy at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in April.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2026
America is closing the door on opportunity ¡ª and talent
Every additional administrative hurdle, every increase in uncertainty and every signal that foreigners are less welcome discourages applications.
Japan's annual national assessment of academic ability and learning situation was conducted in April and May, administered to sixth-grade elementary and third-year junior high school students.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2026
Japan school achievement test flags gaps in proportional reasoning and reading
The annual national assessment of academic ability and learning was conducted in April and May, administered to sixth-grade elementary and third-year junior high school students.
Founded in 1831 and based in Manhattan, New York University has about 60,000 students and academic centers in 13 countries.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2026
Tokyo eyes New York University campus in push for global education
The announcement comes as Â鶹´«Ã½ capital seeks to strengthen its profile as an international education and research hub.
Students at the University of Tokyo. Rising interest rates are increasing scholarship burdens for students in Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2026
Rising interest rates increase loan burdens for students in Japan
Higher rates on loan-type scholarships may cause some repayment balances to increase by more than ?1 million.
The government aims to double the share of female engineering students from 18% in 2025 to 36% by 2040 to address a shortage of women in science and technology fields.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2026
Japan aims to double proportion of female engineering students by 2040
In 2025, the share of female university students in engineering faculties stood at 18%. The government hopes to boost the figure to 36% in 2040.
Emperor Naruhito and Dutch King Willem-Alexander pose for a photo in the ¡°Sweat Room¡± at Leiden University, where it is a tradition for graduating students to write their names on the walls, in Leiden, the Netherlands, on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2026
Emperor talks with students at Leiden University on Netherlands visit
The oldest university in the Netherlands, established in 1575, is the only one in the country offering Japanese studies.
Students at the campus of Harvard University. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Tuesday announced a scholarship for top-level students who are looking to pursue higher education abroad.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 17, 2026
Tokyo launches scholarship program for students bound for top global universities
Only students with Japanese citizenship who are currently enrolled in a Tokyo metropolitan high school and reside in the city are eligible to apply.
Dipu Tamang from Nepal is among more than 400,000 international students in Japan.
COMMUNITY
Jun 11, 2026
In Japan, Nepalese students navigate a growing study-to-work pathway
A growing stream of young people see the country less as a traditional study destination and more as a structured route into work and long-term opportunity.
A student is interviewed for a job at a company in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2026
Job recruitment officially kicks off in Japan for class of 2027
The government imposes a nonbinding ¡°ban¡± on the recruitment of new graduates every year until May 31 to allow students to focus on their studies.
Three defendants are on trial over suspected robbery resulting in death and other offenses in connection with the death of 20-year-old Tomoya Hase.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2026
Three people plead guilty over fatal 2024 assault of Hokkaido university student
A total of six people have been indicted in the case of suspected robbery resulting in the death of a 20-year-old in Ebetsu, Hokkaido.
ITAMAE aims to build a community of young challengers across the country and build a foundation to grow the innovators of tomorrow.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Apr 24, 2026
The fresh faces behind SusHi Tech Tokyo ¡ª the students driving Â鶹´«Ã½ entrepreneurial turn
A student group is pushing to reshape how young Japanese people think about success, risk and entrepreneurship.
A classroom at Ozu Junior High School in Izumiotsu, Osaka Prefecture, looks more like a cafe, and students can sit wherever they want during social studies class.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Apr 20, 2026
At a unique state school in Osaka Prefecture, students take the lead
At Ozu Junior High School, students have determined the look of their uniform, the design of a library and classroom, and even the school¡¯s guidelines.
Ezaki Glico, maker of Pocky chocolate snacks, is one of the consumer stocks adopted in this year¡¯s Gyoseki contest backed by BlackRock and Point72 Asset Management.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2026
Contest backed by Point72 and BlackRock seeks Japanese banking talent
Now in its fourth year, the competition has students obsessing over sales of toothpaste, diapers and chocolate to analyze product companies.
India is facing a shrinking return on college education as artificial intelligence, weak manufacturing growth and an oversupply of graduates limit job opportunities and threaten traditional middle-class pathways.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2026
India, AI and the shrinking premium of college education
As China became the world¡¯s factory in the 21st century, India emerged as its remote office. Both pulled their masses out of poverty by creating new income streams.
Representatives of the Tokyo Federation of Private University Faculty and Staff Unions speak to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 7, 2026
Costs to attend private universities in Tokyo hit record high
Parents of first-year students at higher education institutes in the Tokyo metropolitan area who responded to the survey described tough financial trade-offs and growing anxiety.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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