The importance of higher education in promoting economic growth is a well-known axiom of development and this role is only expected to increase as changes in globalization, demography and technology ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. As the number of high school graduates in Japan declines due to a rapidly-aging population, ...

Japan’s boldest move yet to position itself as a global research powerhouse is underway, with the first of its new cohort of top-tier universities rolling out historic changes. In 2023, the Japanese ...

As the government aims to welcome 400,000 foreign students, universities are at the center of this effort, balancing tradition with innovation to meet labor shortages and foster cultural integration.

Universities, businesses and local governments have joined forces to make Japan an attractive destination for international ...

Julie Tanaka has spent 19 of her 22 years at Japan Women’s University, in Tokyo. She entered the university’s kindergarten program at the age of 3, progressed through its elementary school, middle ...

Tohoku University gutted its landmark engineering building a few years ago, leaving the brick facade intact. From the outside, the Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) looks much as when ...

Schools affected include renowned universities in Beijing and Shanghai’s prestigious Fudan University. Read more at ...

TOKYO — The campus of International Christian University was an oasis of quiet in the final week of the winter term, with a handful of undergraduates studying beneath the newly sprouting plum trees ...