An article in the New York Times reports on Japanese universities such as Akita International University that are bucking tradition by implementing innovative internationalization strategies. Such strategies are particularly timely, as "Japanese corporations need more graduates capable of helping them globalize, and as the universities themselves look to draw more students as the Japanese population ages."

To read the full article, please visit: www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/world/asia/30iht-educlede30.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all.