Commentary / World Mar 20, 2020
A silent hero of the coronavirus crisis
by Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
Were it not for technology, the battle against COVID-19 would be lost by now.
Business / Tech Jun 28, 2019
Basketball robot Cue3 and B. League's Alvark Tokyo join Olympic effort to teach students math
by Kazuaki Nagata
In an unusual combination of disciplines, a basketball-shooting robot created by Japan's leading automaker helped students at a Tokyo elementary school on Friday to learn math. [video_embed number="1"] The physically active math lesson was joined by professional players from the B. League's Alvark Tokyo basketball team ...
National Jan 18, 2019
'Teaching without teaching': Creator of KenKen puzzles cultivates young minds through math and fun
by Dave Hueston
Mathematics teacher and puzzle creator Tetsuya Miyamoto says he's probably watched Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" at least 20 times. Miyamoto, whose numerical and logical puzzle KenKen has achieved worldwide success over the past decade, was inspired as a teacher by the iconic scene in ...
National Aug 27, 2018
Japan to nurture young scientists by integrating high school, university education programs: sources
Plans are afoot to help talented Japanese math and science students grow into leading researchers by integrating some of the nation's high school and university programs from the next academic year, sources said Monday. The move, sources familiar with the matter say, comes as concerns ...
Issues | LEARNING CURVE Nov 23, 2014
Teaching quality, not lesson quantity, may be key to Japan's top math marks
by J.J. O'Donoghue
Japan spends less on education than most OECD countries, so why do its students continue to outperform their Western counterparts in math?
World / Science & Health Dec 18, 2013
Children as young as 3 can understand the meaning and value of multidigit numbers and might be more ready for direct math instruction when they begin formal schooling than previously believed, according to new research by developmental psychologists. "Contrary to the view that young children ...