Elementary and junior high school teachers in Japan still work the longest hours among their peers worldwide, according to an OECD report released on Tuesday. While the 2024 results by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development showed working hours had fallen by around four hours per week compared with the previous survey in 2018, Japan’s teachers still far exceeded their global counterparts.
The Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education has dismissed a 39-year-old junior high school teacher from Nagaokakyo City who was arrested on suspicion of secretly filming a female student in his classroom.
Learning Japanese as a beginner feels a bit like standing at the foot of Mount Fuji — exciting, but a little daunting.
Reskilling, the process of acquiring new skills to adapt to social and technological changes -- often referred to as “relearning” -- is attracting growing interest among Japan’s older population.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the early modern era and history of Japan. (Kings and Generals)
A terror plot in 1949 changed Japan forever. But who really did it? (Spectacles)
Getting stopped by police and charged with driving without a license can feel overwhelming.
Parents of a young girl victimized in a voyeurism case at a swimming school in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, have filed for mediation, seeking stronger measures to prevent recurrence.