SAITAMA—Parents and children of Chinese heritage are an increasingly common sight at entrance exam venues for competitive ...

For a lot of kids in Japan, the first thing they do when they get to school in the morning isn’t to sharpen a pencil, take out a sheet of paper, or open a textbook and stand it up on their desk in ...

Instruments of a Beating Heart” follows a group of first graders in Japan who form an orchestra to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” as part of a welcoming ceremony for the incoming class of 6-year-olds.

Japanese parents of the growing number of children attending international school in Japan often feel overwhelmed due to a ...

The number of people who killed themselves in Japan fell to 20,268 in 2024 ... Elementary, junior high and high school students accounted for 527, the highest level since records began in 1980 ...