In his policy speech on January 18, Japan’s Prime Minister raised concern over the continued stagnation of research power for nearly 20 years and committed the country to improve…

The Japanese government plans to contribute as much as 10 trillion yen to establish a fund in fiscal 2021 to strengthen university research by allocating profits from…

The University of Tokyo plans to raise 20 billion yen bonds with a maturity of 40 years in early October this year. It will be the first of its kind after conditions of such…

The University of Lausanne UNIL is expanding its partnerships in Japan. On August 13, 2020, a new university-wide agreement with Keio University was announced, promoting both the…

The University of Tokyo plans to raise 20 billion yen ($189 million) from its first ever bond issue, possibly in early October. The 40-year bond will be the first debt to be…

The University of Zurich and Kyoto University are entering into a strategic partnership. Japan’s second-oldest university and UZH are stepping up their cooperation in research and…

Composer and pianist Takashi Niigaki and others will launch an online music college on Aug. 8, with artists suspending music performances amid the novel coronavirus pandemic…

As part of strategies adopted Tuesday to promote Japanese-language education, the government is aiming to improve its outreach to foreign children so as to provide them with…

Japan took another step toward building technology-enabled "super cities," with legislation set to pass that will help advance local plans by lowering regulatory hurdles.

Japan's private education providers are scrambling to go online as a prolonged state of emergency is set to paralyze brick and mortar classrooms.