A High school and a junior high bankrupted

Educational institution, Chiba Kokusai(Chiba International) on May 7th applied for the Corporate Reorganization Law.
The total debt is approximately 300,000,000 yen.
It manages Chiba Kokusai Junior High School and Senior High School.
500 students are able to continue studying at present.


千葉国際高が民事再生申請　負債３０億、授業は継続　―MSN産経ニュース
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/news/140512/edc14051217310004-n1.htm

Elementary school principal arrested for carrying drug

An 57-year-old elementary school principal in Kasuga City, Fukuoka was arrested for carrying packages of stimulant drug on May 9th.
Oya Elementary School plans to hold explanatory meeting for the arrest of the principal.


小学校長が覚醒剤の袋を数個所持　―YOMIURI ONLINE
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20140509-OYT1T50147.html

Every high school student pays 50,000 yen for tablet

Public high school students in the first grade have to pay 50,000 yen for Windows 8 tablet device from 2014, Saga Prefectural Board of Education announced.
Every student who will enter public high school in the prefecture will be required to buy this "standard teaching material".


デジタル教科書 大きい負担　佐賀県の県立高校、教材のタブレット代5万円は自己負担、教科書費用は別途必要　―ハフィントンポスト
http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2013/09/05/digital_textbook_n_3873049.html?utm_hp_ref=japan


11 yo boy plunged into a train in Osaka

Number of Japanese studying abroad students keeps decreasing

Educational expenses of Japanese family is 1.91M yen

Waseda University's plan for 150th anniversary educates global leaders

30 percents of school roads without sidewalk

11 yo boy plunged into a train in Osaka

An eleven-year-old boy committed suicide plunging into the incoming train at JR Nozaki Station in Osaka at round 4:25 PM on February 14th. 32 trains were suspended for hours affecting 14,000 people.
The boy was on his way to the cramming school. His note left at home said "Please stop the reorganization of our school in exchange for a small life."
Three of elementary schools in the city will be consolidated into two in April. The boy's school will be abolished.


大阪の小５自殺　「学校統廃合中止を」メモ残す　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG1505X_V10C13A2CC1000/

自殺か:小５駅で飛び込み　学校統廃合中止求めるメモ残す　―毎日jp
http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20130215k0000e040176000c.html


N Korean ship drifted ashore with 5 dead bodies inside

Minister of Finance committed suicide at his apartment

Two thunderbolts killed ladies at park in Osaka

Number of Japanese studying abroad students keeps decreasing

In 2010, 58,060 Japanese studied abroad recent research of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology reveled. The number has been decreased by 3.1 percent from the previous year shrinking six continuous years. It was 82,945 in 2004.

Numbers of Japanese students and their destinations

U.S. - 21,290(-14.3%)
China - 16,808(+9.1%)
U.K. - 3,851(-0.5%)
Australia - 2,413(-10.7%)

The number of foreign students in Japan on the other hands was 137,756 at the point of May 2012 decreased by 0.2 percent from the previous year.


ますます内向きに…海外留学、６年連続で減少　―YOMIURI ONLINE
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20130208-OYT1T01124.htm?from=ylist

日本人の海外留学６年連続減少　10年、不況や内向き志向で　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG0804I_Y3A200C1CR8000/


Educational expenses of Japanese family is 1.91M yen

Waseda University's plan for 150th anniversary educates global leaders

Japanese college students: Social media they use

A Keio University student dead after drinking alcohol

Number of child abuse cases hit the record of 248 during the first half of 2012

Educational expenses of Japanese family is 1.91M yen

Educational expenses of Japanese families which have a elementary school child or older this year averages 1.912 million yen($2.286 million) increased by 3,000 yen from last year. This accounts for 38.6 percent of annual income.
The research was conducted by Japan Finance Corporation to 5,083 households which used educational loans in February and March.


教育費　年収の３８・６％　負担割合が最高　―MSN産経ニュース
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/news/121214/trd12121408160000-n1.htm

Waseda University's plan for 150th anniversary educates global leaders

Waseda University in Tokyo

Waseda University announced "Waseda Vision 150", the medium- and long-term plans till 2032 when it will celebrate 150th anniversary.


Waseda Vision 150
・Decreases the number of undergraduate students by 20% to 35,000
・Introduces quarter system
・Teaches 50% of the classes in foreign languages
・Let all students study abroad or volunteer in a foreign country
・Doubles the number of foreign students to 10,000, 20% of the whole
・Triples the number of foreign instructors to 400
・Increases the number of full-time instructors by 20% to 2,000
・75% of the classes will focus on debates and exercises


早大、学部生を２割減　今後20年の長期ビジョン公表　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG1503F_V11C12A1000000/

Japanese college students: Social media they use

Twitter

Gaba, English school conducted internet research on 1,000 Japanese under graduate and graduate college students, 500 who have experienced job hunting and the rest never about their SNS use.


SNS currently using

Twitter - 58.7%
mixi - 56.5%
LINE - 43.9%
Facebook - 42.5%
Mobage - 40.6%
GREE - 37.1%
Google+ - 11.4%
Instagram - 3.1%
LinkedIn - 0.85
Flickr - 0.5%


SNS becoming popular now

Facebook - 49.4%
LINE - 44.7%
Twitter - 38.2%
Google+ - 12.5%
mixi - 8.3%
GREE - 5.5%
Mobage - 5.3%
Instagram - 4.4%
Flickr - 3.0%
Pinterest - 1.9%


SNS used for job hunting

Facebook - 25.4%
Twitter - 21.6%
mixi - 8.6%
Google+ - 4.2%
LINE - 4.6%
GREE - 1.6%
Mobage - 1.2%
Instagram - 0.4%
Flickr - 0.4%
Pinterest - 0.2%


就職に役立つSNS、1位「Facebook」　―リセマム
http://resemom.jp/article/2012/10/02/10133.html

Japan 101st on WEF "The Global Gender Gap Report"

The World Economic Forum(WEF) in "The Global Gender Gap Report 2012" revealed its evaluation for countries about equality of the sexes in politics, economics, health and education. Japan was 101st among 135 countries, 3 lower than the last year.
Female member of an assemblies and executives are rare in Japan. Female workforce is not effectively used in labour market though their education level is high, the report says.


男女平等ランク、日本１０１位に転落　上位４位は北欧　―朝日新聞デジタル
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/1024/TKY201210240613.html

A Keio University student dead after drinking alcohol

Keio University, Tokyo

A student of Keio University had been dead in June this year after drinking too much alcohol at a club gathering.
The university had already disolved the club. The cause of the student's death is seen as acute alcohol poisoning.


慶応大生が多量飲酒で死亡　一気飲み勧め　公認サークルを解散処分　―MSN産経ニュース
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/121025/crm12102512350010-n1.htm

30 percents of school roads without sidewalk

School road

30 percents or 13,103 kilometer(8,142 miles) of national and prefectural road designated as school road had not had sidewalks by the end of March 2011, Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism revealed.
School road is defined by Traffic Safety Act as a road used more than 40 students per a day or a road located less than a kilometer from a school.


通学路:歩道なし３０％、簡易整備だけ１２％　国交省調査　―毎日jp
http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20121023k0000m040134000c.html

12 year old boy passed the Certified Weather Forecaster qualification

Yuki Kai a 12 year old boy living in Nagoya City passed qualification to become a Certified Weather Forecaster.
He became the youngest to hold the license at the age of 12 years and 11 months. Among 3,986 who took the qualification, 167 passed this time.


気象予報士に最年少12歳が合格　名古屋の中１　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG05064_V01C12A0CC1000/

Number of child abuse cases hit the record of 248 during the first half of 2012

Japanese National Police Agency revealed that the number of child abuse cases exposed between January and June this year were 248, increased 95 from the same term of last year. The number of people disclosed were 255 which was 92 more than the last year.

Types of Cases
Physical Abuses - 175
Sexual Abuses - 68
Neglects - 5

Children died - 12
  Physical Abuses - 10
  Neclects - 2

Assailants
  Own Father - 36.9%(94)
  Own Mother - 19.6%(50)



児童虐待事件が過去最多　今年上期248件に　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG05054_W2A900C1CC0000/

Japanese educational expenses outside schools

Studying at cramming school

Japanese school expenses(tuitions and school meals) for a child from kindergarten to high school is about 2.23 million yen($28,403) for public schools, while private schools cost 11.5 million yen($146,475) in total.

Educational expenses outside schools
Public Elementary School Student
Grades
1st: 83,881 yen($1,068)
2nd: 42,974 yen($547)
3rd: 51,102 yen($651)
4th: 84,005 yen($1,070)
5th: 87,566 yen($1,115)
6th: 161,123 yen($2,052)

Public Junior High School Student
Grades
1st: 162,725 yen($2,073)
2nd: 206,211 yen($2,626)
3rd: 320,740 yen($4,085)


塾にかかるお金　―マイナビニュース
http://news.mynavi.jp/c_career/level1/yoko/2012/07/post_2044.html