As the popularity of teaching positions declines, Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) has drafted a proposal to raise the additional allowance for teachers' salaries to 13% of their monthly pay, more than three times the current rate.
Kobe City announced on Monday that it will fully subsidize the commuter pass costs for students attending high schools within the city starting next month.
The Japan meteorological agency recently issued for the first time in history a caution warning for the non Kai Mega thrust earthquake. Here's everything you need to know about Japan's upcoming superquake. (Dogen)
There has been endless hand-wringing and finger-pointing following the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. But the full effects of the disaster are still shrouded in secrecy, and both TEPCO and the Japanese Government have limited any meaningful analysis of the disaster’s impact on health and the environment. (Free Documentary)
As Japan's summer vacation drags on, economic hardship is hitting single-parent families particularly hard. A recent survey revealed that about one in three children in these households are limited to just two meals a day during the summer, as school lunches are no longer available.
Let us start off again by examining the early wars of the Yamato state and the origins of the shogun and the bushi! (The Shogunate)
More than a third of all workplace injuries are linked to manual handling. That’s a significant portion, especially in fields like aged care, where manual handling is a daily task.
Bullying is surely a global issue, but Japan still grapples with a lot of severe cases resulting in youth fatalities. Why is it so rising and how is the country dealing with it? (The Japan Reporter)