Articles from Japan
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 June 2021 G7 leaders commit to support girls’ education but fall short on financing the promise
During last weekend’s meeting, G7 leaders announced their support for theGirls’ Education Declaration and committed to addressing the setbacks brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, financial commitments announced for the Global Partnership for Education are below the amount needed to ensure the most vulnerable have access to education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 September 2020 Japan: Japan Teachers’ Union secures resources for safe school reopening and monitors their expenditure
The Japan Teachers Union (JTU) had several discussions and negotiations with the Ministry of Education concerning safe re-opening of schools during COVID-19. Although they succeeded in obtaining those funds from the national government, they followed up to monitor the use of those funds in cooperation with 17 affiliated unions. Municipalities...
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 March 2020 Japan: Teachers’ union in dialogue with government to address major challenges after country-wide school closures
Japan Teachers’ Union has voiced concern over students’ wellbeing during the school closures brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Temporary educators also face serious problems as classes are suspended. The union is working with the national Ministry of Education and Parliament to find solutions.
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Equity and inclusion 3 December 2019 “Beyond regret: what’s needed to stay together”, by Mitsunori Hoshina.
Mitsunori Hoshina
I have learned much from children during my career as a teacher. I would like to share a lesson on inclusive education I learned from what happened to a girl student.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 September 2019 “Copyright Issues and Teachers' Dilemma in Asia Pacific”, by Dr. Robert Jeyakumar.
Dr. Robert Jeyakumar
I woke up in Budapest on a fine summer morning to deliver a lecture using materials I had prepared in Malaysia in accordance with copyright exceptions allowed in Malaysia. Just before the lecture, I was informed that my materials did not conform to copyright laws in the EU. Dismay! This...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 29 May 2019 Japan: Grief following the attack on schoolchildren in Kawasaki
As people around the world express their shock and disbelief on the student stabbing in Japan, educators express their deepest sympathy and sorrow.
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Leading the profession 19 February 2019 “Evidence-based labour activities for gender equality and the rights to gender and reproductive health”, by Yoshiko Norimatsu.
Yoshiko Norimatsu
The Japan Teachers’ Union contributes to achieving gender-related rights through its programmes and policies focused on the rights of female educators. A recent JTU research, for example, has shown how terms of employment are interlinked with reproductive health and childcare challenges.
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Union renewal and development 25 September 2018 #EI25: “Education International and member unions: weaving fabric of justice”, by Masaki Okajima
Masaki Okajima
You might think that there is a great distance between the international trade union movement and your own union or country. But my experience as a member of the EI Executive Board has shown close links.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 August 2018 Statement to the G20 Education and Employment Ministers
As the voice of the world’s educators, we welcome the inclusion of education as a priority for the G20, and hope the commitment to education will be ensured moving forward into Japan in 2019.
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Union renewal and development 21 August 2018 Japanese, Chinese and Korean teachers raise their voices for peace education
Historical events are interpreted and taught differently, and many times in radically opposed ways, in different countries. When countries have been at war with each other, their national education systems, their textbooks and their collective memory often glorify the victors, hide the atrocities and deny the claims of the victims.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 July 2018 Educators in the EU and Japan demand education be left out of trade agreement
On the occasion of the signature of the European Union-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, Education International firmly supports its European and Japanese members, reasserting that education must be explicitly carved out of such international trade agreements.
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Union renewal and development 6 March 2018 Japan Teachers' Union reaches out
Getting involved in development cooperation represents a key way for the Japan Teachers' Union to express its core values, as well as gain and retain younger members, vital to union renewal.
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Leading the profession 13 February 2018 #WDR2018 Reality Check #14: Where is the World in the WDR 2018? An Appeal to Rename it the ‘American Development Report’ by Jeremy Rappleye & Hikaru Komatsu
Jeremy Rappleye, Hikaru Komatsu
The 2018 World Development Report “Learning to Realize Education’s Promise” provides deep insights into the worldview of the World Bank, the world’s most powerful development institution. Instead of critically questioning the Bank’s explicit claims – as most of the blogs thus far have done – it is also worth pausing...
#WDR2018 Reality Check #14: Where is the World in the WDR 2018? An Appeal to Rename it the ‘American Development Report’ by Jeremy Rappleye & Hikaru Komatsu -
Standards and working conditions 5 October 2017 Celebrating World Teachers Day in Japan
Yuuichiro Izumi
Japan Teachers Union celebrated 70th anniversary this year. We have worked to improve the working conditions of educators as well as rights to education for children.
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Standards and working conditions 9 June 2017 Japan: Union marks seven decades of commitment
The Japan Teachers Union celebrated its 70th anniversary on 8 June, highlighting the work of the union in improving the working conditions and status of teachers.
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Union growth 1 May 2017 This May Day, why not try solidarity?
As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.
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Climate action and literacy 13 November 2014 Japan: EI calls for teachers to be at the centre of education for sustainable development
The fundamental role of teachers in achieving quality education was the main message conveyed by Education International (EI) to the more than 1,100 delegates attending the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 10-12 November.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 November 2013 Japan: Ending tuition exemption a ‘bad decision’
EI has branded as a “bad decision” Japan’s move to introduce an income cap for its tuition-free programme for public high schools during the 2014 fiscal year. This “will destroy an education policy that has taken root after three years and is supported by parents and educators,” said EI’s Chief...
Japan: Ending tuition exemption a ‘bad decision’