The education ministry plans to launch a model program in fiscal 2027 where children lacking Japanese-language proficiency ...

When you see Japan’s PISA scores and world ranking, you might be impressed by Japanese education’s success in the world. But when you look at English test scores, Japan’s scores are less impressive ...

Based on all the gloom and doom that's been coming out of Japan amid the so-called lost generation, you might find it hard to believe, but Japanese language learning in America is booming. Although ...

To assist children who need Japanese language instruction, the education ministry plans to increase the numbers of language instructors by recognizing them as part of the school staff. The status of ...

According to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan, the number of foreign nationals living in the country as of the end of 2024 was 3,769,000. This represents an increase of 358,000 from the end of ...

English books on the Japanese language are not in short supply, but this one is different. Being neither another monograph for specialists nor a how-to book for the airport reader, Mark Irwin and ...