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Is Japan's annual student achievement test worth the cost?

by Mizuho Aoki

Japan's elementary and junior high school students have strong basic academic skills but struggle to solve complex questions, according to this year's nationwide achievement test results, which were released Monday by the education ministry. Since its launch in 2007, the test has been drawing attention ...

Reference | EXPLAINER Aug 21, 2017

Color-coded map identifies potential nuclear waste sites in Japan but local governments may only see red

by Eric Johnston

On July 28, the central government released what it called a scientific, specialized map of the country highlighting areas where highly radioactive nuclear waste from the nation's power plants might, or might not, be safely buried underground for as long as 100,000 years. The multicolored ...