Japan

Japan and South Korea's international liberal arts programs face challenges merging Western education with national, non-English traditions. Local contexts heavily shape English-language liberal education, despite global aims, affecting both institutions and individuals.

Japanese higher education shifts to vocational subjects, portfolio admissions, and professional management. Driven by declining domestic enrollment and demand for international students, these changes challenge traditional concepts of university education.

This article explores some aspects of their personal identities, their motivations, work roles, and contributions, as well as the challenges that they face, compared with international faculty employed at Japanese universities.

The number of degree programs and courses taught in English at Japanese universities has increased considerably over the past ten years. However, there are concerns about the sustainability of such programming.

This article explores the responses, prospects, and challenges of Japanese universities selected for the two recent government grants for internationalization, the Inter-University Exchange Project (IUEP) and the Top Global University Project (TGUP).

US actions to restrict research collaboration with China in key high-tech science and technology fields is increasingly recognized as part of a tech war, if not an ideological war.

In order to bring innovation to society and industry, Japan needs to enhance the attractiveness of its doctoral programs with stable and long-term support.