students

Denny’s Japan launches a giant customizable crepe for students

Sweet or savory? With a whole 25 toppings to choose from, after school is getting a lot more delicious.

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Japanese teenagers have impossible, inspiring picks for who they want next prime minister to be

One top pick has no chance, and another has nothing but potential.

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Teacher stares down bear at school in Japan, saving students from harm

The glare of a vice-principal is enough to make a bear run away.

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Elementary and junior high students speak out on Japan’s strangest school rules


Underwear must be a certain color, or if in gym class, removed entirely.

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Japan’s Rental High School Student Project is more wholesome than it sounds, good for its community

Program creates connections and offers help for senior citizens.

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Number of foreign students in Japan hits record high, one country accounts for over 35 percent

More students from abroad than ever before are studying in Japan, with a massive surge between the last two reporting periods.

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School suddenly changes field trip from 2025 Expo to Universal Studios Japan over safety concerns

Will more follow their lead?

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The number of entrance exam takers at a top public high school in Okayama falls short, all pass

The lower-than-usual number of students points to both population-based and educational trends reflective of many other areas of the country. 

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Japanese samurai randoseru backpack lets you carry the bushido spirit with you wherever you go

Award-winning warrior knapsack now available for sale.

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Eating “adults-only” potato chips sends over a dozen Tokyo high schoolers to the hospital

“These chips are for adults only” sounds like a joke, but it turns out it’s a legitimate warning.

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Nagoya elementary students caught defrauding classmate for nearly 1 million yen

Money spent on souvenir tokens and Canadian currency.

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All-Japan Pillow Fighting Tournament brings fun and games to onsen town【Photos】

The one place in Japan where pillow fighting is a competitive sport.

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Tokyo makes high school free for all families, even the rich ones

Even public high schools charge tuition in Japan, but that’s going to be ending soon in the nation’s largest city.

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Japanese educators want to allow students to use robot substitutes to attend school

Kumamoto City Board of Education thinks robots can help ease kids with anxiety issues back into social interaction.

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Japanese TV issues heatstroke alert, says to avoid exercise, keeps showing high school baseball game

Baffling mixed messages during this year’s coverage of the Koshien tournament.

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Over half of Japanese students in nationwide test score zero percent in English speaking section

But that number might not tell the whole story of why so many were at a loss for words.

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Japanese schoolgirl talks foreigner out of suicide attempt on her way to class【Video】

17-year-old’s quick thinking and compassion save a life.

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With entrance exams looming, “ads that only students can see” appear in Tokyo train stations

To the naked eye, these ads look like gibberish, but students cramming for entrance exams can see through the mystery.

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That time our reporter’s classmate became possessed by a dead child at school

Kokkuri-san is a Japanese ouija board that shouldn’t be messed with.

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Blackboards in the west, hallways in the north: Japanese school layouts spark discussion online

Are all Japanese schools designed the same way???

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