The government decided Tuesday on draft legislation to screen and certify Japanese-language schools to ensure their quality by setting standards including the number of teachers and educational content. In the legislation, eyed for enforcement in April 2024 after its enactment in the current parliament session, the government also requires instructors at certified schools to obtain a new national qualification for teaching Japanese. The government's strengthened surveillance over the Japanese-language schools follows cases of questionable management, such as with one operator which was found to be allegedly making illegal job arrangements for foreign students in 2017. This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software. Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.

AI adoption is critical for business success in the changing, competitive market. A HIMMS and IBM study found that 64% of respondents said their organizations placed a “critical” or “high” strategic priority on AI. However, many organizations are still reluctant to fully adopt AI into their processes and decision-making for fear of the unknown. “To many who aren’t data scientists, AI is still a black box and that scares us,” says Kelly Combs, Director of Emerging Technologies Risk Services at KPMG. So how do organizations go about establishing trust in their AI? The answer lies in leadership buy-in, automated checks and balances, and access to clean and complete data. Here are three ways organizations can work to establish trust in their AI: 1. Unite your people and processes around strategic AI through education and information architecture Culture and strategy often trickle from the top of an organization down. This is why it is important to rally leaders and…

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