Akatsuki Junior High School says the activity can help students strengthen their Japanese by practicing skills such as speaking and listening.

While debate rages in the U.S. about the merits and risks of AI in schools, it a state-mandated part of the curriculum in China, as the authorities try to create a pool of AI-savvy professionals.

Yusei Kikuchi and Shohei Ohtani. Two players who rose from Iwate Prefecture to the global stage are set to represent Japan in ...

Japanese elementary school mornings follow a clear and consistent routine. This video shows how children prepare for the day ahead. From organization to responsibility, every step has a purpose. A ...

The Shutoken Moshi Center, an organization providing mock junior high school entrance examinations in Tokyo and surrounding areas, released data showing that some 52,300 sixth graders took tests to ...

Loved by children in Japan for decades for its colorful covers featuring photographs of insects and plants, the Japonica Gakushucho school notebook series has gone through a revamp to now feature ...

Japan's program to effectively eliminate high school tuition from fiscal 2026 is heightening concerns among public high schools about a greater shift toward private education. Under the government's ...

The Tochigi Prefectural Police headquarters is seen in the city of Utsunomiya. (Mainichi) UTSUNOMIYA -- A video appearing to show a male student assaulting another male student at a Tochigi Prefecture ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The “2025 CTBC Taiwan–Japan High School Baseball Exchange Games” concluded on December 27, drawing nearly 15,000 fans to Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium despite the winter ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — An American high school on this base southwest of Hiroshima has formalized years of informal exchanges with a Japanese public school, signing a sister-school ...

A new study reveals that even brief class closures in Japan can widen learning gaps, with low-income boys losing the most ground in math, while strong teachers help bridge the divide. Study: Do class ...

Satomi Mitarai, 12, was killed by her classmate at Okubo Elementary School in Sasebo, Japan, on June 1, 2004 Shutterstock Nobody suspected anything sinister when a sixth grader at Okubo Elementary ...