Of the students who used academic acceleration in Japan so far, 88 attended Chiba University. As the forerunner, Chiba University is said to offer a better curriculum — including small group teaching and personal training by professors — compared with the other six universities that use the academic acceleration system.

Still, the university says the number of applicants for the program has remained at around 20 each year on average. Iwanaga said the low applicant rate is attributable to the fact that people seldom see value in entering university earlier, and tend to care more about getting into more prestigious universities. Most students who skip grades, therefore, continue studying in graduate schools.

At Chiba University, among the total of 71 students who completed undergraduate studies under the academic acceleration program, 61 entered graduate schools and 17 have received a doctorate.

To open up more flexible choices to talented students who are eager to study at advanced levels, Iwanaga said the Advanced Placement AP program that is widely used in the U.

The AP program was created in the U. The new system is seen as benefiting both high school students wishing to receive specialized education and universities seeking to secure talented individuals from an early stage. Kurabe said he believes Japan needs more advanced education choices for students in order to compete in the age of globalization. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.

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At school, they teach. I think it's natural for a fiction writer to want to write about something s he barely knows. That's the fun about writing fiction, and a lot of popular professional manga writers in Japan do that, too. But usually, the procedure would go the other way around.

For example, rather than to ask the A to Z about a theme, you first build a vague idea about the theme by doing research by yourself. And using that vague idea you have, you make up a story. THEN you use forums like these to ask, for example, "Is it natural for my character to be doing this and that while attending this and that class? I want to read you manga when it gets to some shape. Good Luck! As for the way to write names, it is a confusing but very interesting point.

To begin with, while most names have Kanji for it, some names doesn't have designated Kanji for it. Not designating a Kanji for someone's name and make Hiragana the formal spellings is a way to look the name "soft", and this way of naming is to be seen mainly for girls.

Another interesting cases are that, 1 names with same Kanji have chance to be read different, 2 names with different Kanji have chance to be read samely. To give two characters names of same Kanji 1 above or same reading 2 above is a technique often used in stories or manga. Whether to write a name in its formal Kanji form or its Hiragana reading form is up to the writer's choice and there are no strict rules, but usually writing in Hiragana or Katakana makes it look softer.

I am nervous about changing schools, especially that it will be in another country. I'm 14, going 15 in Oct, currently enrolled in grade Is it hard to get accepted as a newcomer in the middle of Sr High 1? Do the kids hang out in cliques? Also if a teacher notices that my eyes are not where they are supposed to be on a test, will she pretend not to notice or will she punish me? But firstly, are you sure you're going to be enrolled in an ordinary Japanese public school?

Perhaps your parents are thinking about sending you to an international school or a private Japanese school. Either way, being hard or not to get accepted as a newcomer in the middle of a term depends on the indivisual or class. Generally speaking, in October, public school 3rd graders will be very busy thinking about senior high school entrance exams or school events usually held in autumn, and I'm sure you will be busy participating in all of that, too, if you enrol to one of these schools.

Some kids hang out in cliques, some don't. If a teacher notices that you are cheating during a test, s he has the duty to punish you. Punishing doesn't mean anything like whipping your or slapping you these things are strictly against the law , but the teacher will call your parents and discuss what they should do about you and your grades. If you are simply looking out the window or something, that doesn't necessarily mean you're doing something wrong, so the teacher might just give you a simple warning to be focused on the test or tell you to turn the answer sheet over if you're done.

I just started sr high 1 grade 10 and I will go crazy if they make me repeat for no reason. Worst comes to worst, if I have no other choice but enroll in jr high 3, then I am better of not enrolling at all. During the sitting out period, it's best for me to take intensive japanese lang.

My Japanese literacy reading, writing is maybe primary 3 lvl. I owe it to my deceased Japanese mother. Being half Japanese, my no. Attending a public school is the best way to achieve my goal, but I am afraid the books will be too hard to read.

If I spend 6 months in intensive Japanese oct mar , then start sr high 1, do you think I will be able to handle the reading material?

I hope my teachers in Japan are not that mean. I have always felt that sharing answers with seatmates shows sharing is caring. Thank you again. Plus, you say so yourself. You may not be able to keep up with others if you suddenly enroll to senior high school here. And since skipping grades is not basically allowed in Japanese public schools, you will be the only little kid if you go to ordinary senior high now. Also, I'm not sure if "attending a public school is the best way to achieve your goal".