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Equity and inclusion 28 March 2025 Empowering educators with disabilities: The Japan Teachers' Union's commitment to inclusive education
Mariko Takamatsu
Oshima Island, where I work, is a 25-minute ferry ride away from the Fukuoka port, has a circumference of about 15 km, and a population of about 700. Surrounded by the sea on all sides, the island is blessed with abundant marine resources and a thriving fishing industry. The school...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 December 2024 Japan's education crisis: New survey calls for urgent action
In liaison with Education International (EI) “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign, the Japan Teachers’ Union (JTU) unveiled a new survey which shows the country's educators are grappling with long working hours, additional extracurricular activities, and no significant improvement in working conditions.
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Go public! Fund education 2 July 2024 Go Public! G7 milestone achieved by Education International and member solidarity
Education International (EI), alongside member organisations from G7 countries, sent a powerful message about the fundamental role of education unions and social dialogue ahead of the G7 Italy 2024 Ministerial meeting on Education.
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Equity and inclusion 27 May 2024 Fostering peace through education: A priority for Japanese and Korean unions
In a world overrun with conflict and war, the story of education unions in Japan and Korea is an example of how education can be used to build peace. The two nations share a complicated history. They have fought on and off since at least the 7th Century. In 1910,...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 16 May 2024 Japan: Union demands changes to address teacher workload and well-being
As Japanese educators face daunting workloads and extended hours, the Japanese Teachers’ Union has launched the campaign, "Schools in Crisis! Sustainable School System for Quality Education and Educators' Well-being," to advocate for comprehensive reforms, including increased funding and systemic changes in public education.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 23 January 2024 Japan: Education union calls for government action as teachers average daily workload exceeds 11 hours
During their national assembly, the Japan Teachers’ Union (JTU) called on authorities to implement seven recommendations to improve the situation of the public education system and educators.
Japan: Education union calls for government action as teachers average daily workload exceeds 11 hours
Development Cooperation Projects
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PROJECT FOR THE PROMOTION OF AN ACTIVE HEALTHY LIFE STYLE (AHLS) IN CHILDREN STARTING FROM THE ECCE SECTOR,
- Cooperating organizations
- SAKU- SRI LANKA FRIENSHIP ASSOCIATION (SSLFA), GUIDED BY RURAL HEALTH TRAINING CENTRE (RHTC), NAGANO, JAPAN
- Countries
- JAPAN
- Start date
- 1 May 2017
- End date
- 30 April 2020
Affiliates
Japan Teachers' Union
JTU (NIKKYOSO)C/O Japan Education Hall, Nihon Kyoiku Kaikan 2-6-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-Ku 101-0003 Tokyo