ILEA000011798: Education ministry inspects Sakata Junior College

Japan Education Association estimates the cost of switching to September enrollment

The Japan Society for Educational Research (JSSER) (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo; Teruyuki Hirota, President; Professor, Nihon University, College of Letters, Science and Technology) has estimated the cost of the government's plan to switch to September enrollment, which totals more than 6 trillion yen. The government, local governments and households will have to pay more than 1.816 trillion yen to cover the cost of the change, which will lead to the improvement of not only emergency response to the new coronavirus infection but also long-term educational issues.Photo: Teruyuki Hirota (right), president, and Akio Inui, chairman of the special committee to study the issue of September enrollment and the first day of school, at a press conference on May 22, 2020, at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

IH heating and evaporation equipment of the Fukuoka Industry, Science and Technology Promotion Foundation

The Practical Application Development Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City) of the Fukuoka Industry, Science and Technology Foundation (Fukuoka IST, Hayara-ku, Fukuoka City) has developed a heating method for vapor deposition using induction heating (IH) as the heat source. In the future, the center aims to commercialize this method in cooperation with equipment manufacturers. The new method was developed for vapor deposition in the production of organic thin films, for which the center has abundant production know-how (photo). The characteristics and functions of the device have been confirmed by producing organic EL elements. The development is part of an effort subsidized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Regional Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Science and Technology Promotion Project Subsidy (Regional Innovation Ecosystem Formation Program). Photo taken on October 1, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Minister checks barrier-free environment at Narita airport

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitaka Sakurada, senior vice minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, rides a wheelchair to check the environment for physically disabled people at Narita International Airport on Aug. 19, 2014, prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Teacher vows not to let students die from disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Toshiro Sato (L), a teacher at Onagawa Daiichi Junior High School in the coastal town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, tells students at his school to come up with their own words as a "3.11 message" during an assembly for disaster prevention education on Feb. 15, 2013. Sato believes that not to forget what happened in the quake-tsunami disaster on March 11, 2011, is the best disaster prevention.

Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, representative and general manager of the Yomiuri Giants, wipes tears during a press conference at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011. Kiyotake criticized Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of the baseball club and an influential figure in Japanese baseball, for interfering in the club's personnel affairs.

First listed firm-run senior high school opened

TOBA, Japan - Students of Wits Aoyama Gakuen Senior High School in Iga, Mie Prefecture, get on-the-spot experience of how manatees are kept at the Toba Aquarium in the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture on Feb. 25.

Japan, EU aim to reach conclusion on ITER by July

TOKYO, Japan - European Comissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik speaks at a press conference after a meeting with Japan's Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Nariaki Nakayama on April 12. The two sides agreed to aim for a conclusion of talks on which country should host the Internal Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) by July.

(1)Honda offers ASIMO robot to promote science education

TOKYO, Japan - Primary school children attends a science program with Honda Motor Co.'s ASIMO humanoid robot at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo on April 6. The company said it will offer ASIMO for museum-based science programs for primary and junior high school students in Kyoto and Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, starting on April 19.

(2)Honda offers ASIMO robot to promote science education