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 ...

*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 ...

As the government aims to welcome 400,000 foreign students, universities are at the center of this effort, balancing tradition with innovation to meet labor shortages and foster cultural integration.

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 ...

TOKYO -- National universities across Japan are increasingly scaling back their affiliated schools, apparently due to a sharp ...

Nearly half of Japan’s national universities which offer humanities and social sciences will drop the courses after the government asked them to, Times Higher Education reports. A government request ...

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 ...

Ten of Japan’s national universities have cut their presidents’ salaries, in an attempt to promote efficiency and display their new financial powers. In some cases the pay cuts, ranging from 5 percent ...