Japan's education ministry says a record number of over 350,000 elementary and junior high school students missed school for ...

Japan's education ministry has found that bullying at schools across the country hit a record high in fiscal 2024 for the ...

Japan is grappling with a growing crisis of school absenteeism, as new education ministry data shows a record number of ...

The number of elementary and junior high school students in Japan who refused to go to school in fiscal 2024, which ended in ...

During the summers of 2008 and 2009, I attended a public elementary school in a Tokyo suburb. As an American, it was one of the coolest experiences of my life. Jen Adams/BuzzFeed For some context, I ...

Japanese teachers continue to work the most hours among educators in major countries and regions, according to a survey by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The weekly ...

The figure for those in their 20s also remained high, underscoring the need to beef up care for the younger generation.

Elementary school teachers watch out. Japan’s trying to make you obsolete! In lieu of a real flesh and blood person, one primary class in Tokyo is now getting a robot teacher named Saya. Saya has 18 ...

A new research program is underway in Japan which will introduce fifth graders to a 1.2 meter tall communication robot called Robovie over a period of 14 months. Researchers at the International ...

A classroom is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi/Buntaro Saito) TOKYO -- Teachers' working hours in Japan remained the longest among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ...

A bear was spotted early on the morning of October 29 at an elementary school in Nanyo, Yamagata Prefecture.At about ...