Director's Blog

In this Director's Blog, Dr. Yoichi Sakakihara, CRN director, writes on topics related to children, his views and his daily activities.

Something's Strange: Education in Japan (9) 14% of Children Have Borderline Intelligence? Stop Categorizing and Tagging! (2025.05.29)
My Purpose in Life is to Be a Basic Doctor (2025.05.22)
Something's Strange: Treatment of Developmental Disorders in Japan (11) The Diagnosis of Developmental Disorder is Not Permanent (2025.03.07)
You're Really a Good Girl, You Know (2025.01.17)
Something's Strange: Education in Japan (8) Concerns Regarding the Five-Year-Old Health Check-up: Turning Away from Inclusive Education? (2024.12.06)
Something's Strange: Education in Japan (7) Regarding School Avoidance (2) (2024.05.24)
Something's Strange: Education in Japan (6) Regarding School Avoidance (1) (2024.04.19)
As We Enter 2024 (2024.01.09)
The Wannsee Conference (2023.12.08)
Social Sensitivity to Sexual Abuse (2023.10.20)
Something's Strange: Treatment of Developmental Disorders in Japan (10) Gray Zone, Bumpy Development, and Pseudo-Developmental Disorders—A Flood of Ambiguous Words! (2023.06.30)
Something's Strange: Treatment of Developmental Disorders in Japan (9) Experts Are Also Responsible for the Vague Understanding and Concerns Surrounding Developmental Disorders (2023.05.26)
Thoughts on Inclusive Education: The Significance of Creating Places where Children Can Escape (2023.03.31)
Something's (Very) Strange! Inclusive Education in Japan (12) What was the True Intention behind Schools Requiring Parental Consent Only for Parents of Special Needs Children? (2023.01.27)
Something's (Very) Strange! Inclusive Education in Japan (11) A Groan for MEXT Minister's Response (2023.01.13)
Director's Blog for the New Year (2023.01.06)
Something's (Very) Strange! Inclusive Education in Japan (10) Should We Allow Segregated Education to Expand? (2022.12.02)
Something's (Very) Strange! Inclusive Education in Japan (9) United Nations Survey Reveals Japan's Distinctive Interpretation (2022.11.18)
Nobody's Wearing a Mask! Amazing Athens at the OMEP International Conference (2022.09.30)
War and Children (2022.09.16)