https://www.scmp.com/rss/522232/feed The latest news and top stories on Chuo University. A prominent Tokyo-based private research university, Chuo University is dedicated to fostering the ability to apply knowledge to practice, nurturing individuals who contribute to society. Established in 1885 as an English Law School, it has evolved into a comprehensive institution with faculties spanning law economics commerce science and engineering. Recognised as one of Japan’s oldest and most prestigious universities, it is notable for... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Julian Ryall Julian Ryall Japan’s education ministry has launched a campaign to combat sexual misconduct by teachers and revised regulations against voyeurism, following the arrest of seven male educators for filming students without consent and sharing the footage on social media. A law aimed at preventing sexual misconduct in schools took effect in 2022, but the offences prompted further revisions. The ministry intends to update teachers on the rules, including the dismissal and prosecution of those who take... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3347065/japan-gets-tough-against-teachers-sexual-misconduct-voyeurism-after-arrests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3347065/japan-gets-tough-against-teachers-sexual-misconduct-voyeurism-after-arrests?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:00:08 +0000 Julian Ryall Julian Ryall A record number of people under the age of 20 in Japan were arrested for cannabis offences last year, with experts on social norms attributing the sharp rise to growing despair about the future and the influence of celebrities known to use drugs. According to the National Police Agency (NPA), 1,373 people under the age of 20 were arrested for cannabis offences in Japan in 2025, an increase of more than a fifth from the previous year. The figure is the highest since age-specific drug offence data... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3345251/japans-under-20s-are-getting-high-never-social-morals-are-dying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3345251/japans-under-20s-are-getting-high-never-social-morals-are-dying?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Julian Ryall Julian Ryall Recent viral clips in Japan of bullying, including one which later led to a mass murder revenge threat, have sparked concerns in the country about school violence. The latest case centres on an email message sent to the board of education in Oita city, in Kyushu, at 11pm on January 11 warning of an imminent attack. “On Thursday, January 15, I will intrude into the junior high school where the bullying video spread, together with several accomplices, and carry out a mass killing of students and... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3340191/viral-bullying-clips-mass-murder-threat-sound-alarm-japan-over-school-violence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3340191/viral-bullying-clips-mass-murder-threat-sound-alarm-japan-over-school-violence?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:30:13 +0000 Julian Ryall Julian Ryall Masato Watabe made no effort to hide the killing. A little over an hour after he held his hand over his victim’s mouth until she was no longer breathing, he called the emergency services. Taken into custody, 79-year-old Watabe admitted to police that he alone was to blame for her death. Instead of blanket condemnation, however, Watabe has attracted sympathy in Japan, which is struggling to come up with solutions to a rapidly ageing population and growing pressure on families to take care of the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3334930/greying-japan-killings-parents-elderly-children-spur-soul-searching?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3334930/greying-japan-killings-parents-elderly-children-spur-soul-searching?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 02:00:15 +0000 Julian Ryall Julian Ryall When the cherry blossoms fail to bloom on cue or a lunch menu falls short of expectations, teachers in Japan know what to expect: a barrage of late-night emails, angry phone calls and, increasingly, a sense of despair. The problem has reached such proportions that authorities in Tokyo are planning official guidelines intended to protect educators from parental harassment and establish boundaries around what schools can be asked to do. According to a draft released this month by the Tokyo... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3332864/japans-monster-parents-heap-misery-teachers-absurd-demands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3332864/japans-monster-parents-heap-misery-teachers-absurd-demands?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:15 +0000 Julian Ryall Julian Ryall Two nude statues of girls in a public park in western Japan are the latest casualties in what critics call an overly cautious purge of post-war art once hailed as symbols of peace and cultural sophistication. The statues in question – designed by sculptor Seiichi Abe to mark the 1988 opening of the Seto Ohashi Bridge connecting Kagawa and Okayama prefectures – are to be removed from a park in the city of Takamatsu at the end of August when redevelopment work is carried out. City officials said... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3322820/are-nude-statues-offensive-japans-post-war-art-battles-surge-political-correctness?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3322820/are-nude-statues-offensive-japans-post-war-art-battles-surge-political-correctness?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:22:05 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk A 25-year-old unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing a woman in a random attack at a convenience store in Osaka prefecture, the latest in a string of unsettling knife assaults that have rocked Japan. The incident took place at around 7.40pm on Sunday at a 7-Eleven in a residential district of Suita city, just north of central Osaka. Police said the suspect entered the store and immediately attacked a 28-year-old female customer who was standing in line at the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3320843/man-japan-stabs-woman-randomly-convenience-store?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3320843/man-japan-stabs-woman-randomly-convenience-store?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:58:38 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Thailand’s pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, leaving behind the animal infancy which boosted her to worldwide internet fame for her cute antics. Crowds have been invited to a four-day festival at Khao Kheow Open Zoo where Moo Deng – meaning “Bouncy Pork” in Thai – frolicked to stardom and amassed five million social media fans. The first day of the extravaganza falls on a Thai public holiday and the agenda includes a lecture on “Moo Deng’s cheekiness” while a skincare... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3317634/pygmy-hippo-moo-deng-thailands-viral-internet-sensation-celebrates-first-birthday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3317634/pygmy-hippo-moo-deng-thailands-viral-internet-sensation-celebrates-first-birthday?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jul 2025 03:52:31 +0000