A teacher at an elite national elementary school in Japan hid bullying in their class, causing the victim to abandon his plan ...

The number of suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students exceeded 500 for a third consecutive year in ...

A public elementary school in rural Japan has done away with homework — and after one year, some students say they are more motivated to learn. The principal of Yamagata Prefecture's Nisshin ...

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 ...

A documentary film that records the daily lives of children at a Japanese public elementary school has lessons for both domestic and overseas audiences. “The Making of a Japanese,” directed by ...

2. There are no school buses in Japan. In Japanese public kindergartens, mothers take their kids to school, often by bicycle. Public elementary schools and junior high schools are close enough for ...

But are uwabaki really necessary? Though they’ve been the norm at Japanese elementary, middle, and high schools since the 1950s, they’re falling out of favor in Tokyo’s Minato Ward, where out of the ...

Ryori Elementary School could stick to its long-held tradition of holding its entrance ceremony on April 1 despite dealing ...

It's a cold and drizzly October day, but the atmosphere is warm and lively inside the second-grade classroom at Takasaki ...

Background In Japan, the ministry has emphasized that safety management is important for PE instructions. Objective The purpose of this study is to clarify the relationship between the injuries in ...