“Seriously? So kids have no freedom of expression? This isn’t schooling,” read one Twitter post. There was similar scorn for the school on the Japan Today website, with one post ...

Japanese elementary school children in Japan have used traditional school satchels, or randoseru, for over a century. The square design is instantly recognizable and triggers feelings of nostalgia ...

Around 10,000 foreign children of compulsory school age in Japan are not receiving a formal education, according to an education ministry study that found the situation, while still grim ...

From director Ema Ryan Yamazaki comes the documentary The Making of a Japanese. Following the students of an elementary ...

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 ...

Japan’s parliament, the Diet, voted this week to make public high school free for all children. Tuition fees had been ...

Systemic challenges facing non-native school kids Eiren's experience reflects a growing reality in Japan's schools as the ...

School backpacks are seen in an unrelated photo taken in Sapporo on March 4, 2025. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka) SAPPORO -- In a number of cases, children in Japan are becoming victims of sexual ...

Himawari offers a monthlong intensive Japanese course to enable a smooth transition for elementary and junior high school children to local schools. A new class starts every month so applicants ...

They are finding it especially difficult to secure money to buy school uniforms, computers and tablet devices, a survey shows ...