“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 ...

More than 8,000 foreign children of elementary and junior high school age in Japan were apparently not receiving a formal education as of May last year, figures show. Basic resident registers ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

TOKYO: It has been discovered that junior and senior high school students who became acquainted through online games had been ...

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.

Japan’s only omnibus legislation for the ... and similar devices out of the hands of elementary and junior high school children, except for emergency purposes. Initially it attracted ...