This is assignment of one class. Wrote about Japanese education's issue. This is first time to make a document for presentation written in English. I'm confused gradually because of depth of education problems. There are infinity kind of ways. Same as many problems, also this problem is not only which is better. If I get more opinion, idea, view, I'm happy.

1. Should Japanese Education Be
Vocational Training School?
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Department: Information Science
Grade: 3rd
(2014/10/30)

2. One Man Proposes
Japanese Universities
Should Be Training
School For A Job
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3. Outline
• 2014, Oct 7 (Tue.) Kazuhiko Toyama, the CEO of
Keiei Kyoso Kiban, Inc. , did presentation in council
about higher education.
▫ The corporation and he does marketing consulting
▫ Ministry of Education, …’s source
http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/shingi/chousa/koutou/061/gijiroku/__icsFiles/afieldfi
le/2014/10/23/1352719_4.pdf
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4. Argument
• He explains Japan has 2 types economic area.
▫ G ( global ) area
▫ L ( local) area
• L area is less worker, wage, satisfaction.
• A solution is increasing L area productivity.
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5. Argument
• Then changing “L area” university system is required.
▫ Almost all universities are “L” except “top level”
▫ Depending on level, even the Tokyo Univ. is.
• So, Japanese “L” University Should Be
Training School For A Job（！？）
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6. Argument
What “L” Universities should learn(example) (p7)
Shakespeare
Introduction to Literary
Michael Eugene Porter
Strategy: the indirect
approach
The Constitution
The Criminal law
Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics
English about travel industry
Explaining ability about
history, culture
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How to use accounting
software
Road Traffic Law
Getting driver's license for
large size vehicles
How to use machine used in
TOYOTA
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7. Part of Responses (agree)
• Nowadays, university with academic education
is almost nothing.
• For learning liberal arts, network video is enough.
• Job training is better than useless education.
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8. Part of Responses (disagree)
• Changing almost all universities is overdone.
• Universities might lost its value.
• Ability like an example become useless soon
▫ So university should teach “how to get ability”
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9. Compliment
• Before this, in May 6, Shinzo Abe made a speech in
OECD council of ministers
▫ He said “Rather than deepening academic research
that is highly theoretical, we will conduct more
practical vocational education that better anticipates
the needs of society.”
• So the government wants more practical education??
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10. My Opinion
• We all need better education & systems
so we should think deeper about how to reform.
• But the proposal is too extreme.
▫ There’re many differences
 E.g. words definition, majoring, purpose, region etc..
• …What is the University for?
• What is “Good University” ?
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11. References (2014/10/27 accessed)
• Original:富山和彦| 我が国の産業構造と労働市場のパラ
ダイムシフトから見る高等教育機関の今後の方向性
http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/shingi/chousa/koutou
/061/gijiroku/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/10/23/135271
9_4.pdf
• OECD Ministerial Council Meeting - Keynote Speech by
Prime Minister Abe (Speeches and Statements by Prime
Minister) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet
http://japan.kantei.go.jp/96_abe/statement/201405/o
ecd.html
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12. What do you think about this?
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