On March 10, 13 years ago, no one knew a disaster would strike the next day. Yet, an elementary school held an assembly warning that an earthquake might occur, saving the lives of 90 children.
The government has finalized a bill to introduce a system similar to the UK's Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to ensure that individuals working with children do not have a history of sexual offenses.
In a bid to increase the enrollment of female students in science and engineering fields, more universities in Japan are introducing "women-only" admission quotas.
In Dengeki's feature "Difficult-to-Read Kanji," today's challenge is "和煦." This character is used to describe the warmth of a person's heart.
A male student in Nagoya paid approximately 930,000 yen to his classmates over eight transactions. What exactly happened?
Have you ever submitted a report like this? A report hidden inside a fortune cookie that can't be read until you've eaten the whole thing, a report entrusted to a pigeon-shaped wood carving named "Kurukkoo-chan" and tucked inside a tube tied to its leg, or a report that can't be read at all without using infrared light, among others.
Corporate briefings for students graduating in the coming spring have commenced, marking the start of the job-hunting season.
A growing number of young people are unaware of their blood type, in many cases because it wasn't tested at birth, whereas in the past, it was an essential indicator for horoscopes and compatibility checks.