Education
Students attend Okinawa schools on alternate days
NHK - Jan 08
Students at public schools in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa have begun attending school on alternate days amid a surge in coronavirus infections.
Pounding Mochi | How to make rice cake | Traditional year-end events
Kimono Mom - Jan 08
In Japan, make traditional rice cakes (Mochi) at the end of the year.
We Became Japan's WORST Michelin Star Chefs
Trash Taste - Jan 08
Welcome to another Trash Taste special.
12 Secret Steps to Open this Japanese Puzzle Box
Newton Makes - Jan 07
I made a 12 step, 4 Sun Japanese Puzzle Box! It took a lot of tricky woodworking techniques to pull off.
What's next for English-language education in Japan?
Japan Times - Jan 05
Across the country, university hopefuls are now gearing up for the standardized entrance exam that will greatly impact their post-secondary options.
Favorite Miniature Toshikoshi Soba Recipe For Japanese's New Year
Tiny Cakes - Jan 04
Good morning guys. Do you like Japanese dish? Let me tell you about our specials today. I make Toshikoshi Soba for Japanese's New Year.
Happy Eating Challenge 2022 | 5 Japanese Diet Secrets | How to keep you full longer?
Kitchen Princess Bamboo - Jan 04
Happy Eating Challenge 2022| 5 Japanese Diet Secrets| How to keep you full longer?
Mochitsuki: Making Mochi with Monks for Japanese New Year
Japan by Food - Jan 02
A Japanese New Year tradition, Shizuka learns all about mochitsuki (mochi making) at Enpukuji Temple in Chiba Prefecture with the help of the head monk, Ibaraki.
Japan's age of majority to drop to 18
NHK - Jan 02
2022 is bringing with it a revision to Japan's laws that will lower the official age of adulthood for the first time in some 140 years.
Record low number of youths coming of age in Japan
NHK - Jan 01
A record low number of 1.2 million people in Japan will celebrate New Year's Day as new adults at the age of 20, the legal start of adulthood in the country.
Japanese minimalist: 5 benefits of being a minimalist
Samurai Matcha - Jan 01
Hi, I'm Aki, a minimalist who is a school teacher living in a small village in Japan.
Healthy life expectancy in Japan hit record highs
NHK - Dec 29
Japan's health ministry says healthy life expectancy for men and women in the country has hit record highs.
The Lead-Up and Aftermath of Fukishima | Modern Japanese History
Wondrium - Dec 28
When the earthquake and tsunami of Fukushima struck Japan in March 2011, the devastation was compounded by resulting explosions and radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Nearly all Japan's school boards scrap gender field on applications
Kyodo - Dec 27
Students applying to enter public high schools from next spring will no longer be required to specify their gender on the application form in all of Japan's 47 prefectures except Tokyo, local education boards said as of Sunday.
Japan's college graduate employment rate down for second year amid pandemic
Japan Times - Dec 26
A total of 74.2% of those who graduated from college in Japan this March found jobs, down 3.5 percentage points from the previous year for the second straight yearly fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to government data.
