Their choice to do so is seen as a violation of compulsory school attendance, since free schools are regarded as places for ...

Recent elementary school starters aged 7 years old accounted for the highest proportion of pedestrians injured or killed in accidents over five years through 2024, Japan's National Police Agency said ...

Our members in Japan are scared. They’re apologizing for something they didn’t do. They are worried that their families will ...

TOKYO: Junior and senior high school students who became acquainted through online games have been committing crimes using ...

Randoseru, the traditional Japanese school bag, dates back to the Meiji era and symbolizes discipline and educational growth.For Japanese kids, the randoseru is more than just a bag—it’s a ...

A small truck drove into a group of four elementary school girls on bicycles in central Japan on Monday, killing one and ...

Professor Sakurai Aiko of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies has a unique background, pursuing a career ...

Lee and Fukudome, with Cubs mascot Clark in tow, were serving as ambassadors for their old team on their elementary school ...

Derrek Lee can still recite some of the chants that fans created to cheer on his dad during his days playing baseball in ...

Not only do Japanese children do well academically; they also show remarkable independence at a young age. Six-year-olds walk or ride the metro unaccompanied to school. (It helps that the country ...

American and Japanese youths fostered friendship through their shared love of basketball over two weekends of friendly, ...

Such households grapple with economic hardship, 'time poverty' and social isolation, according to a nonprofit that provides financial aid to children.