INTERVIEW/ Ema Yamazaki: Documentary highlights the pros and cons of Japanese schools

A documentary film that records the daily lives of children at a Japanese public elementary school has lessons for both domestic and overseas audiences.
Yahoo

Here's How Different The Japanese Elementary School System Is Compared To The US, As Told From Someone Who's Experienced Both

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During the summers of 2008 and 2009, I attended a public elementary school in a Tokyo suburb. As an American, it was one of the ...
Virginia Connection Newspapers

Herndon: Speaking Japanese at Fox Mill Elementary

Two hundred forty-six first through sixth graders at the Herndon school are enrolled in the Japanese Immersion program at Fox Mill Elementary. That 246 represents an impressive 40 percent of the ...
U.S. News & World Report

Strain-Japan Elementary

Strain-Japan Elementary is a public school located in Sullivan, MO, which is in a distant rural setting. The student population of Strain-Japan Elementary is 84 and the school serves PK-8. At ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Honoring Japanese roots, Muraoka Elementary opens in Chula Vista

The first public school in the county named for a Japanese-American opened in eastern Chula Vista this week. Saburo Muraoka Elementary School is the newest campus within the Chula Vista Elementary ...
KGW8

32 years of Japanese language program at Portland elementary school

PORTLAND, Ore. — As the Olympic Games get set to start in Tokyo, we're reminded of the undeniable connection between the Pacific Northwest and Japan. One example of that connection is the Japanese ...