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

A man in Osaka Prefecture was handed a list of private information on his daughter and students from a stranger claiming to ...

A complaint by a PTA member at an elementary school in this west Japan city led to the association's dissolution in 2020 and ...

The suicide rate among elementary school pupils has surged in recent years and tends to spike in the April to June period, ...

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 ...

Suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students in Japan hit a record high in 2024 despite the overall number ...

Critics say students may get distracted in classrooms and use their devices for other purposes. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...