*THREAD*
Right now at Japanese universities, the big debate is whether to take classes online.
Some related resources:
First, this doc lists 44 Japanese universities that have decided to go online - important precedent (前例) for convincing your school. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cRThT358URSrIQCJfU9_1OapKknESzBhc25FwOTb0NE/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/...

A common concern is whether students will be burdened if they don& #39;t have wifi / have to use phone data.
NTT, KDDI and Softbank have announced that they are lowering rates for students now specifically for this reason. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO57607290T00C20A4MM0000/?n_cid=BMTR2P001_202004030836">https://www.nikkei.com/article/D...

For more in the precedent category, here is information about Japanese universities that are using Microsoft Teams for distance learning. https://blogs.windows.com/japan/2020/02/21/microsoft-teams-spreading-in-education/">https://blogs.windows.com/japan/202...

For Japanese professors unfamiliar with / nervous about adopting Zoom, this is a resource in Japanese on using Zoom in education. https://wanizemi.com/zoom/ ">https://wanizemi.com/zoom/&quo...

Also, the Ministry of Education has formally recommended that schools use distance education, so there is that sanction from the top (this was in a directive issued on 3/24, so people should have known about it by now). https://www.kyoiku-press.com/post-214487/ ">https://www.kyoiku-press.com/post-2144...