Children from financially struggling families are more likely to feel that school is not fun, a survey of some 6,000 parents ...

The judges also felt it would help children become “more courageous”, as randoseru (sturdy backpacks with rounded lids like ...

A record 346,482 children in Japan were absent from school for 30 days or more at national, public and private elementary and ...

Students in Japan learn to follow rigid routines, focus on test scores, and often sacrifice their own interests to meet these ...

Miss Haruko Ota, a third grade teacher, peeks over the shoulder of Brenda Sheets, 10, daughter of Master Sgt. and Mrs. W. G.

The government, its makeup in flux after the governing party lost seats this week, will soon need to make decisions that will ...

The U.S. Army in Japan community wrapped up another successful Red Ribbon Week with senior leaders speaking directly to ...

As the number of truant students continues to rise, the Education Ministry aims to secure more support personnel.

One reason major securities firms are expanding financial education programs for Japanese elementary school children is to teach the importance of responsible money management. The programs are ...

A government report on Tuesday showed that the number of suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students in ...

A 45-year-old man serving an indefinite prison sentence for the 2004 murder of a girl in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, has ...