Maciamo
Apr 4, 2010, 18:24
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 (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a1.htm)
Takafumi Goda: the man at the helm (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a2.htm)
Lifelong learning makes a dream come true (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a3.htm)
Making every day count (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a4.htm)
Cramming for life (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a5.htm)
Building bridges by degree (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a6.htm)
'Exam hell' now not so hot - Student-starved schools lower the bar as pool of applicants dries up ('http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090120i1.html)
@ Schools
Five-day school week targeted (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070527a1.html)
@ Cram schools
'JUKU BOOM' - Cram schools cash in on failure of public schools ('http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20050728a1.html)
Cram school in public junior high gets metro nod (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080125a7.html)
@ Exchange students in Japan
Teachers take the strain of a system in flux (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a7.htm)
Which way with an MBA? (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a8.htm)
Best part of student exchange (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/rc20070530a2.html)
Japanese universities need foreign students: U.K. scholar (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20060311f2.html)
@ Universities
Tuning into the changing face of higher education (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a1.htm)
Takafumi Goda: the man at the helm (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a2.htm)
Lifelong learning makes a dream come true (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a3.htm)
Making every day count (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a4.htm)
Cramming for life (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a5.htm)
Building bridges by degree (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a6.htm)
'Exam hell' now not so hot - Student-starved schools lower the bar as pool of applicants dries up ('http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090120i1.html)
@ Schools
Five-day school week targeted (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070527a1.html)
@ Cram schools
'JUKU BOOM' - Cram schools cash in on failure of public schools ('http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20050728a1.html)
Cram school in public junior high gets metro nod (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080125a7.html)
@ Exchange students in Japan
Teachers take the strain of a system in flux (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a7.htm)
Which way with an MBA? (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021006a8.htm)
Best part of student exchange (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/rc20070530a2.html)
Japanese universities need foreign students: U.K. scholar (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20060311f2.html)