Education

    21 October 2026
    Cybersecurity experts at a Bali conference on Oct. 20 discuss the challenges facing Indonesia amid the global rise of AI-powered cyberattacks. (Photo by Natsumi Kawasaki)
    Many English learners who use AI-based study materials seek opportunities to learn from human instructors. (RareJob)
    Artificial intelligence

    AI-savvy English learners in Japan want human instructors: Nikkei poll

    Students say tough negotiations at work require people, not artificial intelligence

    20 October 2026
    The campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee: The school's chancellor says universities must contend with real concerns about national security, "particularly on high-risk technology and dual-use technology."
    Interview

    AI and US-China rivalry put universities to the test: Vanderbilt head

    Daniel Diermeier discusses security compliance demands, says schools can endure change

    18 October 2026
    Leo from Taiwan, left, and Ikuko from Japan walk together on the campus of Harrow International School Appi Japan in Hachimantai, Iwate prefecture. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
    16 October 2026
    Human resources is Recruit's core business. (Photo by Nikkei)
    Education

    Japan's Recruit to sell Study Sapuri app, shrinking education business

    Move follows April sale of Philippine operator of learning platform Quipper to Singapore's Manabie

    14 October 2026
    Leo from Taiwan, left, and Ikuko from Japan walk together on the campus of Harrow International School Appi Japan in Hachimantai, Iwate prefecture. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
    Education

    Britain's elite schools bet on Japan's regions as Asia education hub

    Attracting Asian students drives expansion in country beset by declining population

    14 October 2026
    A student uses a digital textbook while another uses a paper version at a junior high school in Japan's Ibaraki prefecture on June 9.(Photo by Yohei Fukai)
    Opinion

    Classrooms should ban digital textbooks and AI

    Future generations must learn to think for themselves

    11 October 2026
    Education company Sprix is providing math and science textbooks to elementary schools, and physics and chemistry textbooks to high schools across Egypt. (Sprix)
    Business trends

    Japan turns academic success into an export industry

    Cram school operator Sprix and calculator maker Casio find success in Egypt

    10 October 2026
    A former security official told Nikkei Asia that British academia was deeply penetrated by the Chinese Communist Party.
    International relations

    UK universities review China ties after MI5 espionage alert

    Chinese Embassy rejects claim that collaborations are used to fund spycraft

    7 October 2026
    Toei Industry offers classes to its foreign workers taught by a Vietnamese employee, left, who may not be qualified under Japan's new immigration framework. (Photo by Eugene Lang)
    Japan immigration

    Japan faces wide language-teaching gap as new immigration scheme looms

    Foreign trainees may outnumber Japanese-learning slots by tens of thousands

    6 October 2026
    Students take German classes at recruitment company TERN Group's Yelahanka Language Institute in Bengaluru on Sept. 29. The lure of jobs with better pay and conditions than in India is encouraging Indians to pick up language skills for work in the European Union. (Photo by Selvaprakash Lakshmanan)
    Big in Asia

    Young Indians flock to EU as immigration curbs bite in US, UK

    Recruits scale language barriers to chase jobs, but anti-migrant clouds gather in Europe

    3 October 2026
    Premium Group, a company specializing in used-car loans, holds a job offer ceremony for new recruits on Wednesday in Tokyo. (Photo by Eri Watanabe)
    Work

    Japan students offered study abroad, grants as job sweeteners

    Intensified competition to land new hires fuels efforts to retain recruits

    2 October 2026
    Job seekers crowd a job fair in Jakarta on Sept. 3. The World Bank says there are fewer high-skill employment opportunities in Indonesia now, with the share of workers earning middle-class incomes falling sharply from 14.5% in 2018 to 7.1% last year.
    Economy

    Indonesian business doldrums leave a million university graduates jobless

    Companies postpone investment, expansion amid nation's rising regulatory uncertainty

    30 September 2026
    Yuko Fujigaki will become the University of Tokyo's next president in April 2027. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
    Education

    Scandal-hit University of Tokyo seeks change with first female chief

    Surprise choice of faculty vote runner-up reflects pressure for reform

    30 September 2026
    Yuko Fujigaki, a professor at the University of Tokyo, has been selected as the university's next president.  She has expertise in science and technology studies. 
    Education

    University of Tokyo selects 1st female president

    New pick Yuko Fujigaki has expertise in science and technology

    29 September 2026
    Students attend a graduation ceremony at Tsinghua University in Beijing on June 27: Ph.D. graduates from top Chinese universities are increasingly choosing to teach at junior and senior high schools.
    Caixin

    China's PhD glut drives top graduates to high school teaching jobs

    Shenzhen middle school bristles with high-level academic talent

    26 September 2026
    Kokuyo's flagship Campus notebook comes in more colors and patterns in China than typically found in Japan. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
    Consumer

    Japan's Kokuyo charms China's students with stylish notebooks

    Stationery maker sees 50% jump in attendance at summer PR events

    26 September 2026
    The new Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University in Turkey's capital Ankara has admitted students who came in the top 4% of their cohort in state exams. Ahmet Burak Kilic, left, is TJU's top entrant to its computer engineering department.(Photo by Sinan Tavsan)
    Education

    'Japan' factor draws Turkish students to new science college in Ankara

    Hopes of employment, internships, study in Asian country lure future engineers

    21 September 2026
    High school seniors study during night self-study sessions at No. 5 Middle School as China's annual national college entrance examination approaches in Gaomi, Shandong province, on May 27.
    Education

    China and Singapore lead Asian sweep of global student rankings

    Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong slip as regional rivals dominate OECD assessment

    8 September 2026
    Students work at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's lab in Guangzhou. Hong Kong's approval of foreign and mainland Chinese academic visas is back at its pre-COVID level.
    Immigration

    Hong Kong woos global scholars as West tightens China scrutiny

    Academic visa approvals have doubled since 2020 in recruitment push

    8 September 2026
    Queen Elizabeth's School Gurugram Founding Principal Craig Cook, right, with Head of Prep Sonal Chatrath, left. (Screenshot from the school's LinkedIn page)
    Education

    Top British state school opens branch near Delhi and in Dubai

    QE Barnet hopes to attract best with A-level results, music, sport offerings

    3 September 2026
    Japanese schoolchildren use the Minecraft game to recreate the streetscape of prewar Bunkyo ward in Tokyo, before it was destroyed by incendiary bombs in 1945. Educators are seeking new tools as firsthand memories of WWII fade. (Photo by Takashi Miyazaki)
    Society

    Learning about war via Minecraft: Bringing the Great Tokyo Air Raid to life

    Games can bring reality to children and other players as memories of WWII fade in Japan

    30 August 2026
    The new Batangas State University campus sits inside an industrial park of the Aboitiz conglomerate. (Photo by Yuki Fujita)
    Companies

    Philippine conglomerate bolsters industrial park with college campus

    Aboitiz aims to give manufacturers technical talent through tie-up with state university

    25 August 2026
    The Trump administration is moving to introduce a fee of more than $100,000 on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers that has been blocked by the courts.
    Trump administration

    Trump moves to impose $100,000-plus fee for H-1B worker visas

    Administration appealing judge's ruling that fee is unlawful

    24 August 2026
    A Thai national player begins a serve during a teqball match. Players return the ball with a maximum of three touches, using any body part except the hands and arms. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
    Video

    Teqball spreads across Asia

    Thailand nurtures players in new sport that combines soccer and table tennis

    21 August 2026
    Students walk on campus at Harvard University in Cambridge, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts: Tighter rules on accepting international students has Indians reconsidering where to study.
    Education

    Indians rethink study abroad, turn to higher education at home

    Trend spurred by tighter student, work visas rules in 'Big Four' nations

    16 August 2026
    Flowers are left outside the school which was the scene of a deadly shooting, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 9. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
    12 August 2026
    The Institute of Science Tokyo has expressed interest in working with startups strong in such areas as artificial intelligence. (Institute of Science Tokyo)
    Technology

    Japan helps universities commercialize new tech through global partnerships

    Government aims to link institutions with overseas startups, investors

    12 August 2026
    This AI learning device can scan a homework sheet, check answers and provide explanations. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)
    Artificial intelligence

    China's kids turn to AI-powered tutors over summer break

    Learning devices costing up to $1,800 find favor after cram school clampdown

    8 August 2026
    The University of Tokyo is expected to run a deficit for the second year in a row in fiscal 2026, raising questions over its financial viability. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
    Education

    University of Tokyo to run consecutive deficits in fiscal 2026

    Shrinking reserves threaten research at Japan's top university as staff cuts loom

    6 August 2026