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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 ...

“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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Japan’s parliament, the Diet, voted this week to make public high school free for all children. Tuition fees had been abolished in 2010, but then reinstated in 2013. The new measure, approved in ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- The "randoseru" traditional Japanese school backpack sales season is starting earlier, with some parents of children ...