Associate Professor Yoshimi Kojima of Aichi Shukutoku University says the main reason foreign children don't attend schools is because Japan's compulsory education system does not cover foreign ...

The expansion will be applied to 100 public schools total across 16 governorates within the 2024-2025 school year.

Japan's education system is often a daunting prospect for children of foreign descent. The language barrier can be an insurmountable hurdle for those wishing to enter high school or university.

The education ministry plans to consider reviewing the country's teaching license system to make it easier for people who pursue graduate studies in the middle of their careers to become teachers.

At this time of year, children all over Japan endure the pressure of entrance ... model sentences for reading and speaking tests. This system is debatable. The focus on test-driven English ...

TOKYO -- Japan's elementary and middle schools could shed five minutes per period under curriculum guideline revisions the education minister has asked a ministry advisory body to deliberate.