At first, small children “act wild, like monsters!” says Satou Hiroshi, the genial head teacher. “Our job is to prepare them to enter society” by teaching them to collaborate, take initiative and ...

As the school bell rings in January, signalling the start of a fresh new school year, children, parents, and teachers are ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nic Lim, an author from New Zealand who moved to Japan for ... manga where kids draw on blackboards are accurate. In the school where I ...

The Children and Families Agency is working to have local government officials get more actively involved in efforts to eliminate school bullying. The agency has launched a pilot program to create ...

We even visited the new school in Japan before we moved. In the end, it was a smooth transition for him, and he loves living here now. One thing I've had to get used to is how independent kids are ...