English is a mandatory subject in Japan. Students begin learning it in elementary school, often by the 3rd grade. By ...

For schools like Seibu Elementary, this means adapting to a more diverse ... The ministry has also issued guidelines to allocate one language instructor per 18 students needing Japanese support and ...

In a number of cases, children in Japan are becoming victims of sexual crimes committed by fellow students and need to change schools or ar ...

Japan’s Mainichi Kids Reporters Visit Guam on Education Tour & Interview Governor.

Suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students in Japan hit a record high in 2024 despite the overall number ...

In a rare opportunity, young journalists from Japan interviewed Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero as part of an educational tour, ...

A record high 527 students from elementary to senior high school age killed themselves in 2024, but the overall suicide rate in Japan declined, provisional figures of the health ministry showed ...

Boarding and international schools in Japan have been carving out new educational paths for students in recent years. They can provide an internationally enriched environment from an early age ...