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Reference | EXPLAINER Feb 6, 2017

State-backed scholarship program to open doors to university

by Mizuho Aoki

The government will soon launch the first state-backed scholarships in an effort to make universities more accessible as more students face financial difficulties to pursue higher education. The move is considered a big step forward in a country where the government has to date only ...

Reference | EXPLAINER Jan 30, 2017

Japan breathes new life into regional, non-U.S. trade pact

by Eric Johnston

With U.S. President Donald Trump's formal decision to withdraw from the long controversial American-led Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, attention in the Asia-Pacific region is turning toward making renewed efforts to complete a separate multilateral trade agreement that excludes the U.S. — the Regional Comprehensive Economic ...