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Here's How Different The Japanese Elementary School System Is Compared To The US, As Told From Someone Who's Experienced Both

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During the summers of 2008 and 2009, I attended a public elementary school in a Tokyo suburb. As an American, it was one of the ...

Japan city to try avatar robots to help students struggling to attend school

SHIMOTSUKE, Tochigi -- The municipal government in this eastern Japan city will introduce avatar robots as part of a new ...
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How Japan’s schools teach life lessons beyond the classroom

There’s far more to Japanese schools than rote learning and cramming. Our Tokyo bureau chief explores the country’s best-in-class ...
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Japan mandates devices that detect young students left behind on school buses

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Military parents who send their children to Global Step Academy, a pre-school and kindergarten for international students, said they’re relieved that Japan now requires an ...