Japanese people living here have negative feelings that “our education system is bad.” So, I wanted to tell Japanese people about things I noticed while living outside of the country.

First things first. Did you know that high school (for students between 15 and 18 years of age) is not mandatory in Japan?

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 ...

While I talk about the Japanese education system, especially at Tohoku University, it emphasises discipline and provides various tools to facilitate innovation. While the foundational knowledge I ...

For moviegoers outside Japan, the regimented aspect of the education system portrayed in the film has sparked fascination and admiration. Since its release in December 2023, the documentary has ...

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.

A new system to accredit Japanese language schools would see the education minister authorizing the schools, according to a draft plan the Cultural Affairs Agency presented on May 31 to a group of ...

Developed countries, including Japan and Canada, currently have some of the best education systems in the world.

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.

The Japanese Tokkatsu educational system is to be applied in public schools nationwide. Last week, Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel-Latif said the ministry aims to ...

In Japan, 89% said they never or hardly ever ... It's time we find ways to build a new education system or "hybrid learning" that combines traditional methods with digital learning, which ...

This system is debatable ... While the government aims for half a million Japanese students to pursue education abroad by 2033, these were just 58,000 in 2022. In a time of both misinformation ...