Japanese rice fish can dive over 10 meters deep, high school students in Nara Pref. find
KASHIHARA, Nara -- High school students here found that the Japanese rice fish, commonly known as medaka, can voluntarily dive more than 10 meters dee
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Baseball: Giants draft 14-yr-old junior high student as development player
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Yomiuri Giants selected 14-year-old junior high school catcher Rentaro Seki with their fifth pick in Thursday's developmental dra
Education ministry to offer one-year teaching license course for working adults
The ministry is aiming to secure more teachers in Japan by making it easier for working adults to switch careers to teaching.
Japan to set up curriculum to obtain teacher's license in 1 year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government plans to establish a new postgraduate curriculum enabling people without prior teacher training to obtain a t
Student who met Sagamihara killer seeks lessons from mass stabbing
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kazuaki was a second-year junior high school student when he sat across an acrylic partition from Satoshi Uematsu, the man accused of
Japan considering paper-digital hybrid textbooks as standard
The education ministry's plan calls for placing more emphasis on paper-based materials while giving a supplementary role to digital materials.
Student's 'shoulder throw' seriously injures teacher in Japan's Tokushima Pref.
TOKUSHIMA -- A male teacher at a public junior high school in southern Tokushima Prefecture suffered serious injuries when a student assaulted him dur
Youth org urges new Japan curriculum wording that doesn't discourage sex ed
TOKYO -- A youth organization has urged education officials to ensure that revisions to Japan's national curriculum guidelines do not discourage teach
Japan to expand language education for foreign residents
The education ministry plans to help local governments strengthen their teaching programs through subsidies and expert guidance.
In tourist-weary Kyoto, U.S. college targets deeper ties between students and residents
Pepperdine University's new year-round Japan program aims to give students an immersive experience while they continue their usual areas of study.
Colored crosswalks spread as school-route safety measure in Japan
Colored pavement is gradually becoming more common on crosswalks along school routes across Japan, with the spaces between the white stripes painted i
Japan to raise youth awareness about Northern Territories
Such efforts will include attracting school trips to areas close to the islands and sharing relevant information on social media.
Star high school pitcher Oda to skip NPB draft, move to US
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Japanese high school pitching phenom Shoki Oda announced Thursday he will skip the Nippon Professional Baseball draft and begin pu
Turkish-Japanese science university opens in Ankara
At Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University, about 100 Turkish students will study artificial intelligence, earthquakes and other fields.
Japanese-language classes begin at select schools in Egypt
The schools, established under a 2016 agreement, incorporate Japanese school practices such as classroom cleaning and student duty rotations.
Anti-sexual assault certification set for Japan’s cram schools
The move comes ahead of the Dec. 25 launch of a Japanese version of Britain's Disclosure and Barring Service.
'Rights over meat': Yakiniku King restaurant workers in Japan unionize, win rehiring deal
TSU -- Thirty-two part-time workers, mainly university students, at the Tsu Kamihama branch of the nationwide Yakiniku King barbecue restaurant chain
Int'l schools boom in Cambodia as Japanese firms join market
PHNOM PENH (Kyodo) -- Demand for English-language international schools is surging among Cambodia's wealthy as families seek better educational oppor
As I See It: Japanese society needs to reach consensus on how children should use AI
A draft revision of Japan's national curriculum guidelines, which set out the standards for what elementary, junior high and high school students shou
Japan university students create card game to make disaster preparedness fun
ICHIKAWA, Chiba -- A group of students at the Chiba University of Commerce has created a disaster preparedness card game whose name roughly translates
Teacher mental health leave rises in Japan, burdening principals
TOKYO -- More than 7,000 public school teachers in Japan took leave due to mental illness in both fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024, according to the educat
Hiroshima’s rural high schools attract students from across Japan
Hiroshima's experiment is part of a broader national trend that sees small, rural high schools recruiting students from outside their prefectures.
Meiji University returns Indigenous remains kept on campus to Alaska
TOKYO -- Meiji University said Sept. 30 that it had returned Indigenous human remains kept on campus after they were taken from two locations in Alask
Changing perceptions: Japanese schools embrace sunglasses beyond fashion
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- As strong August sunlight beat down outside, seven students at a private girls' secondary school in Tokyo gathered around a classroo
'GariGarikun' ice treat coming to school lunches in east Japan city
FUKAYA, Saitama -- The government of this east Japan city will offer popular "GariGarikun" ice treats from Akagi Nyugyo Co. for school lunches at 29 p
University of Tokyo's president-elect hopes for more female academics
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The University of Tokyo's president-elect, who will become the school's first female head in its history, on Tuesday expressed hope t
University of Tokyo’s first female president vows to restore trust in scandal-hit school
Yuko Fujigaki, 64, told a news conference that she thinks being chosen to lead the 150-year-old institution "sends a big message to society."
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Japan overwhelmed by surge in language proficiency test applicants
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government has asked Japanese-language schools nationwide to consider using alternatives to the commonly used exam known
Schools buck coed trend to remain as women's universities in Japan
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Amid a nationwide shift in which women's universities in Japan are either going coeducational or closing due to the country's shrink
How students in Japan strive to escape the international school bubble
With a life spent outside the public school system, some students at international schools struggle to integrate into broader Japanese society.
A Gifu City’s Japanese-Language Training Gets Foreign Kids Up to Speed for School
The industrial city of Kani, Gifu, has seen a constant rise in its foreign population. For more than 20 years the city’s Bara Kyōshitsu, or “rose classroom,” program has worked to integrate newcomers into the local community and education system with patient instruction in the Ja...
Foreign students outnumber high school slots in Tokyo, 3 prefs.
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Applications for special admission quotas at public high schools for students with foreign backgrounds exceeded the numbers available
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Students in Japan see ability to read quickly and accurately decline in PISA survey
TOKYO -- Japanese students' ability to read quickly and accurately is declining, according to the results of the 2025 Program for International Studen
Japan Ranks Top Among OECD Countries in Global Student Assessment
Japan ranked first among OECD countries in all three categories (reading, science, and mathematics) of the Program for International Student Assessment in 2025, maintaining steady performance while average scores in other nations declined....
Schoolgirl passes top level of Japan's 'Eiken' English proficiency test as a 4th grader
FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi -- A fifth-grade girl from this central Japan city passed Grade 1 of the "Eiken" English language proficiency test, a diffi
Japan’s September surge in student suicides: What are the key drivers?
The increase in the number of young people deciding to take their own lives is particularly alarming given how adult suicide rates are in decline.
A child's lesson on 'Susen Bee' prompts a Japanese parent to study US history
WASHINGTON (Mainichi) -- One day in mid-May after arriving home from school, my eldest son, 8, informed me, "Today we learned about 'Susen Bee.'"Our f