Starting next spring, going to school is going to mean going to Shibuya to play games for some Tokyo teens.
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125-year-old Tokyo school wants its boys to think of proper grooming as part of their “gentlemen’s education.”
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Pressured to review outdated prohibitions, an entire prefecture says goodbye to “relics of the past”.
Logistical mishaps and contradicting guidelines hinder what could be one of the best ways to lower COVID-19 community transmission.
Kyoto’s mandate seems to be one of the most burdensome on families in light of national directives for equipping students with electronic devices.
Typically, students are encouraged to report bullying to the adults, but what do you do when the adult is the bully?
Top ten universities in the overall ranking are situated in nine different Japanese prefectures.
When the Ministry of Education said “pass the baton,” some folks threw it in the trash instead.
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