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 ...

The decline reflected the mass departure of teachers who reached retirement age, which led to increased demand for new ...

Six of them are between the ages of six and ten, which means they should be attending elementary school under Japanese law. NHK recently conducted a study with experts to estimate the number of ...

Japanese elementary and junior high school students continued to get high science and math scores in an international survey in 2023, the education ministry said Wednesday. Japan's average score ...

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 ...

Matsuo, N. and Nakawa, N. (2024) A Proposed Early Childhood Mathematics Program in Japan. Creative Education, 15, 2553-2573. doi: 10.4236/ce.2024.1512155 .

A "win at all costs" mentality that led to harsh measures by coaches and abusive parents has forced the All Japan Judo Federation to cancel a national tournament for elementary school students.