As an increasing number of students choose not to attend school in person, a large online university will be established in April 2025 to help them continue their education.
Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said school lunches should be free for all public school students aged 6 to 15, a comment that baffled government officials.
Desperate for funds to cover their spiraling electricity bills, national universities have sold off properties and shut down facilities that are needed for education and research.
An increasing number of universities have introduced a special quota for female students majoring in engineering to strive for a proper gender balance in the traditionally male-dominated field.