Japan expected to lose 140,000 students by mid-century

Yukio Yuzawa, president of Fujita Health University

Yukio Yuzawa: dealing with demographic decline

The Fujita Health University president discusses shrinking birth rates, Japan‘s medical school scandal and why more Japanese students should study abroad

By Rosa Ellis

31 May

Martial artists practice kung fu on the cliffs at Mount Song, Dengfeng, Henan Province of China

Asian higher education at the demographic cliff edge

With East Asia’s governments failing to reverse falling birth rates, how should universities adjust to declining numbers of local students? Joyce Lau reports

By Joyce Lau

3 June

Hunkering down: Japan’s higher education sector

Japan’s combined budgetary crunch and demographic squeeze has raised questions about the sustainability of its huge university sector. John Ross visits the country to investigate

By John Ross

22 November

Enrolment cap puts pressure on Tokyo universities

Government attempts to protect regional institutions by restricting growth in capital

By John Ross

13 November

Japan expected to lose 140,000 students by mid-century

Tokyo could use figures to justify more heavy-handed sector intervention, academics say

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