An examination of a nation’s elementary schools can offer insights into its business and cultural practices. In Japan, foreign executives may wonder, “Why is decision-making such a multi-staged, ...

Japanese schools in 2011 began the staged introduction of a series of new academic guidelines designed to improve basic academic skills. To learn more about the new guidelines and better grasp the ...

TOKYOTOKYO — Japan’s robot teacher calls roll, smiles and scolds, drawing laughter from students with her eerily lifelike face. But the developer says it’s not about to replace human instructors.

PAXTON – There aren't a lot of Japanese children in Paxton. But lots of children in Paxton are learning about Japan. That's because today Peggy Chandler, a fourth-grade teacher at ...

All the talk in Japan about classroom collapse, where teachers have lost control and students wander in and out, brings back memories of my junior high in the United States. There was no such thing as ...

Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology mandates the curriculum and approves textbooks for the entire nation, while in the United States, learning materials and how they ...