On the top floor of a mall in south-central Japan, there exists a child care center modeled after a small American city: Carmel, Indiana.

An event here brought about 50 American and Japanese teens together for two days of cultural exchange activities meant to ...

Your correspondent takes a particular interest in Japanese education: her children attended pre-school in Tokyo, when she was ...

We also include the Recon in our guide to the best backpacks for students, as it makes a great confidence-boosting gift for pupils heading off to a new school. In terms of style, its minimal ...

Another teacher, Rukia Kikuchi, dreams of becoming a respected educator and often motivates her students with inspirational quotes from Japanese anime. In between classes, the school conducts disaster ...

You can now experience Japanese schools as seen in books and TV shows. For a price as low as Rs 17,000 (30,000 yen), foreign tourists in Japan can experience the local school culture under a "one ...

KIMITSU, Chiba -- Inbound tourists dressed in traditional Japanese uniforms experienced nostalgic school life in Japan during a unique one-day program at a former school building here ...

Renowned luxury UK brand Anya Hindmarch has partnered both food retailers to launch a new shopping tote, The Universal Bag, as part of its global food retailers initiative to encourage reusing.

The 44-year-old man had been in detention since he was apprehended near the Shenzhen Japanese School in Guangdong – the scene of the crime – on Sept 18, Japan’s Kyodo News cited unnamed ...

Umegawa is the youngest member of the group, and is currently in the sixth year of elementary school, corresponding to the age of 11 or 12 in the Japanese school system. With her tender age in mind, ...

The JLPT is an internationally known test, held worldwide, to evaluate and certify the proficiency in Japanese of non-native speakers. The test has been held since 1984. The JLPT is held in July ...