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.

A teacher in South Korea is in recovery after fatally stabbing an 8-year-old girl to death this week then attempting to take ...

Fusako Goto was a toddler in Fukuoka, Japan, when she started using chopsticks to eat. At age 65, she now teaches elementary school students in Litchfield how to use the Japanese eating utensils.

A documentary film that records the daily lives of children at a Japanese public elementary school has lessons for both ...

Pursuing a career as an English teacher is one of the fastest ways to live and work in Japan—provided you meet the ...

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

Jayvion Mclean, 11, son of Jazmine McLean, is in fifth grade at E. Melvin Honeycutt Elementary School.

A survey of Japanese children revealed that the vast majority of kiddos want to be internet stars instead of pursuing ...

American teachers from a Defense Department school sampled Okinawa delicacies and explored Japanese teaching methods during a ...

An elementary school here with a growing population of foreign students -- now accounting for over 40% of its roll -- has ...

Learning another language can improve critical thinking, brain development, cultural sensitivity, and career development.

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – As the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire in Castiac continues to burn with 14% containment, several school districts in areas impacted by the blaze will be closed on Thursday.