Japan's school absences have hit a record high, according to an education ministry survey. The total has been increasing for ...

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

The policy debate over free high school tuition is drawing considerable attention in Japan. Compulsory education ends in junior high school but the high school enrolment rate already reached nearly 98 ...

A nation respectful of centuries-old traditions, Japan is also the well-spring of the world’s future. The high-speed train, the Walkman and humanoid robots are just a few Japanese inventions that have ...

TOKYO – Private-sector members of the Japanese government’s advisory panel urged on April 27 a review of the country’s education system, proposing shifting the focus from memorisation and correct ...

Filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki offers a unique lens to this question by playing observer to the Japanese education system, carefully uncovering the cultural intricacies that define what it truly means to ...

For six years I lived with my grandparents in Okinawa for a couple of months. I learned so much about music when I was in school in Japan. I think a mix of both educational systems would be ideal. For ...