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In this podcast, we hear two students comparing 3 aspects of education in Japan and the US. One student is a returnee that has had lots of experience in the US, the other is a traditional Japanese student. Find out what they think about each of the systems.

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Host:Today,we are going to talk about some differences [...]

There are about 100 girl’s-only universities in Japan, and quite a few boy’s-only universities. Many more of these for Junior High and High School. Find out if they are still popular and why, in this podcast about Japanese Education.

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Student C:    Please listen to this short dramatization about boys’ and girls’ schools in Japan.
Student A:    [...]

Listen to this dramatization of a family arguing about Entrance Exams and preparation for their children. It does cause a lot of social disharmony here in Japan.

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Hello, today we’re going to introduce one aspect of the Japanese educational system.
Here we have a family, the father and mother talking about the education for their child.
M:you’re [...]

Most of the foreign language classes in Japan are for English, but there are others as well. Find out the details of how these are taught and what kinds there are in this new podcast about Japanese Education.

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Group E “Foreign Language Education”
A:Saya
B:Younosuke
B:Shyunya

C:Hello everyone. My name is Shyunya. In today’s discussion, we will be talking about [...]

English education is notorius in Japan for being ineffective, even though all students spend 6 years learning it in high school and junior high. Find out what students think about the current system in Japan.

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Learning English for Tomorrow

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Thank you very much for downloading our 5-minute podcast program “Thinking about Japanese society”. I’m the anchor on [...]

Surprisingly, a true liberal arts education is very rare in Japan. One of the few places it is practiced is at the University of Tokyo. Find out why the students like it and dislike it in this new podcast on education.

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Hello, everyone. This is a podcast report about Educational Systems, especially in Japan. Today’s topic [...]

Yutori Education is a system introduced in Japan to give students more freedom to study what they want. Find out if it is working and how university students feel about it.

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<Script about ‘YUTORI’ education>

Narrator:  One day in 2005 in one town in Japan…..
Child:  The area of a circle is…ah, its radius squared, times 3!!
Mother:  [...]

School uniforms are very popular here. Listen to two students argue about their benefits and drawbacks. Find out if perceptions are changing among young people.

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N: As you know, in Japan, many junior high and high schools adopt a school uniform system. Even public schools do. It’s very unique compared to many other countries, where [...]