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Minami-Soma pupils to mark school closing with drum show

January 28, 2014 - 23:15
Students at a tsunami-hit primary school will hold their "last" performance of traditional Manyo Daiko drumming, which they have cherished, as the school is set to be closed next month due to a significant drop in the number of students after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (The Japan News)
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Japan to step up education on territorial claim

January 28, 2014 - 09:33
The Japanese government is revising official teaching manuals to emphasize Japan's territorial rights to the islands disputed with China and South Korea. (utsandiego.com)
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Kids infected with rubella despite vaccinations

January 26, 2014 - 22:49
A mass infection of rubella occurred at a day nursery in Shimane Prefecture last spring, even though some of the infected infants had earlier been vaccinated against the disease, according to a survey conducted by institutions including the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. (The Japan News)
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Japan gives final nod to child abduction treaty

January 25, 2014 - 00:28
Japan gave final approval Friday to an international treaty on how to settle cross-border disputes over the custody of children, officials said. (channelnewsasia.com)
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Students, teachers sickened after eating lunch

January 25, 2014 - 00:10
More than 300 students and teachers have been sickened in a suspected food poisoning incident in Hiroshima City, western Japan. (NHK)
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Private universities raise fees in April

January 23, 2014 - 21:37
For students going to college, the consumption tax hike scheduled in April will not be the only increase they will face. (The Japan News)
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Over 100 students knew girl was bullied before she stepped in front of bullet train

January 21, 2014 - 22:52
More than 100 students at a school in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, said in a questionnaire that they were aware that a 12-year-old girl who was killed after she walked onto the tracks and was hit by a bullet train, was being bullied. (Japan Today)
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University grads' job-securing rate rises to 76.6 percent in Japan

January 21, 2014 - 07:13
Among job-seeking university students in Japan who will graduate this spring, 76.6 pct secured jobs as of Dec. 1, up 1.6 percentage points from a year before, a government survey showed on Tuesday. (Jiji Press)
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2-day college entrance exams held across Japan

January 19, 2014 - 00:18
The National Center for University Entrance Examinations on Saturday began two days of tests across the nation. The center said that 560,672 students are sitting for the exams at 693 test centers nationwide. (Japan Today)
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Boy hangs himself at Toyama high school

January 17, 2014 - 22:35
Police in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, said Friday that a 16-year-old boy hanged himself at school in an apparent suicide. (Japan Today)
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Cause of mass food poisoning in Hamamatsu identified

January 17, 2014 - 22:19
The city government of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, said Friday that it has identified bread served in school as the cause of mass food poisoning that has sickened more than 1,000 children in the city. (Jiji Press)
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Over 900 pupils hit by suspected food poisoning in Japan

January 16, 2014 - 19:43
More than 900 pupils at elementary schools in a central Japanese city have fallen ill in a suspected outbreak of mass food poisoning, officials said on Thursday. (channelnewsasia.com)
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12-year-old girl killed by bullet train left note hinting at bullying

January 15, 2014 - 23:02
A 12-year-old girl who was killed after she walked onto the tracks and was hit by a bullet train in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Jan 7, left a note in which she hinted she had been bullied at school. (Japan Today)
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Minimum work time for nursery use to be 48-64 hours

January 15, 2014 - 09:24
A Japanese government panel decided Wednesday to allow local authorities to set the minimum work hours of guardians who can use nursery centers somewhere between 48 hours and 64 hours per month under a new child-care system starting in fiscal 2015. (Jiji Press)
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