The Japan Times on Japan's education system

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Here is a series of articles from the Japan Times explaining the idiosyncrasies of the country's education system.

@ Universities

Tuning into the changing face of higher education

Takafumi Goda: the man at the helm

Lifelong learning makes a dream come true

Making every day count

Cramming for life

Building bridges by degree

'Exam hell' now not so hot - Student-starved schools lower the bar as pool of applicants dries up

@ Schools

Five-day school week targeted

@ Cram schools

'JUKU BOOM' - Cram schools cash in on failure of public schools

Cram school in public junior high gets metro nod

@ Exchange students in Japan

Teachers take the strain of a system in flux

Which way with an MBA?

Best part of student exchange

Japanese universities need foreign students: U.K. scholar