TOKYO (AP) — Growing up, Fumina Oka knew little about the mysterious university her Taiwanese grandfather attended in northern China's Manchuria during Japan’s occupation in the early 20th century.

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 ...

The average age of students taking these courses is 63 to 64. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

*Updated: An earlier version of this post said that The University of Tokyo does not offer undergraduate international exchange programs, when, in fact, it does. It also referred to the school as ...