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In conversations about Japan’s children, one theme keeps surfacing: the result often looks impressive, but the real story begins much earlier at home. Japanese parenting is not perfect, and it should ...

In the minds of many people, math lives in the classroom—on blackboards, in textbooks, and in tests. New research from Amber Simpson, associate professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and ...

Here's a number that might make you put down that second donut: In the United States, around 40 percent of all adults are considered obese. In Japan, the obesity rate is only one-tenth of that. We're ...

It's one of the more special sights in sports, but not for any traditional reasons. After Japan's soccer team plays at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, their fans will go around the stands, cleaning up ...

Second-generation immigrant children have higher average attainment in mathematics by 6th class, a study on child learning outcomes and wellbeing at primary level has found. It is one of a number of ...

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Irish children became less accomplished in reading and mathematics after the Covid-19 pandemic, with children from poorer backgrounds falling further behind their better-off peers. This is according ...

Despite years of efforts to curb the crime, upskirting remains one of Japan’s most common sex offenses. But what’s changing is who’s committing it.