Thousands of Japanese children in Tokyo are skipping the traditional school system — and heading instead to international ...

More and more university students are teaching children with foreign roots the Japanese language, and working to create ...

Takeru Segawa continues to prove that he's more than just a fighter. The Japanese kickboxing legend is still working hard to ...

Whenever we come across pictures of Japanese school kids, we might have noticed something unique about their school bags.

Education experts in Japan have long called for similar programs to be implemented to support very bright children both in and outside school. Some children with a very high intellect tend to ...

Takeru Segawa has accomplished much in his legendary kickboxing career. However, he also has a burning desire to give back to ...

While this is an important issue, to maintain Japan’s school lunch system, we also need to think about what makes for good meals for children. I am the director of the School Lunch History ...

OTSU -- The first "democratic school" in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, opened here this month, amid a growing trend in the ...

A new study led by Professor Sayaka Nakamura from Sophia University in Japan and Professor Shiko Maruyama from Jinan University in China published in the journal Health Economics reveals the ...

A membership guidebook for an elementary school's PTA in west Japan has sparked criticism for its "intimidating" passages, ...

Many needy households in Japan are considering reducing their living expenses to cover the necessary spending for their children enrolling in junior or senior high school in April, a survey has found.