Japan not planning to shut schools despite record daily virus cases
The minister urged schools to exercise "maximum vigilance" as the number of daily coronavirus cases in Japan surpassed 2,000 for a fifth straight day on Sunday.
Japan to help schools for foreign nationals with multilingual virus info
The plan is part of preparations for a possible cluster of infections as schools not licensed by Japanese authorities could be left out from various forms of official support.
Safe, near and short: The new normal for school trips in Japan
Some schools began to reconsider trip cancellations on the back of growing calls by the government and others for the schools to help students create good memories.
Local governments consider using AI to rate severity of bullying cases
In the past, the Otsu Board of Education was not able to properly handle some bullying cases as its officials had to check one by one hundreds of reports.
School trips in Japan go virtual during pandemic
With fears over the coronavirus continuing, students are taking part in remote excursions from the safety of their classrooms.
Japanese schools struggle with sports days in the age of COVID-19
The need to maintain social distancing and enforce sanitizing measures has seen numerous changes to the traditional event.
Record 612,000 bullying cases logged over last school year in Japan
Bullying was found to have led to 10 suicides among schoolchildren during fiscal 2019.
FTC raids 14 firms over bid-rigging for school PCs in Hiroshima
The Fair Trade Commission has conducted on-site inspections of 14 companies on suspicion of repeated big-rigging for contracts to supply personal computers to public schools in Hiroshima Prefecture, it was learned Wednesday. The firms raided by the commission for their alleged violations of the anti-monopoly ...
How the pandemic is affecting what babies and toddlers learn
Without preschool and playgroups, young children around the world are missing out on important educational opportunities.
Suicide spike in Japan shows mental health toll of COVID-19
The numbers hint at what may be going on around the world as countries grapple with the fallout from mass unemployment and social isolation.
People with Minamata disease offer life lessons for Oita students
School students learn about mercury pollution and related stigma that are associated with the illness.
The trailblazing Vietnamese beauty queen pushing girls to stay in school
Skin-whitening, child marriage, a curtailed education: Vietnamese model and literacy campaigner H'Hen Nie has defied traditional expectations laid on her — and is now determined to show the next generation a different way. The 2017 Miss Universe Vietnam winner, who hails from the Ede ethnic ...
