Instruments of a Beating Heart” follows a group of first graders in Japan who form an orchestra to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” as part of a welcoming ceremony for the incoming class of 6-year-olds.

As the weather becomes increasingly chilly, you might want to consider the Japanese home practice for warmer winter nights.

With inflation taking hold in Japan after a generation of stagnant prices, many consumers are facing a similar plight, and ...

An elementary school here with a growing population of foreign students -- now accounting for over 40% of its roll -- has ...

In the Suzhou case, a Chinese court said that Zhou Jiasheng, 52, had carried out the attack outside a Japanese school after he lost the will to live, following the loss of his job and subsequent ...

Many schools are offering subsidised tuition fees, with some providing full-fee scholarships that cover 100 per cent of costs. More than 116 private schools are offering scholarships in 2026 in a ...

A Chinese district court is set to sentence a man next week over a knife attack in June last year, in which a Japanese woman and her child, and a Chinese woman were attacked, sources at Japan's ...

Sasaki starred in Summer Koshien, a prominent Japanese high school tournament, and was taken No. 1 overall in the NPB draft in 2019. The Lotte Marines handled him carefully, restricting him to ...

Anime fans, have you ever imagined stepping into the shoes of your favourite high school characters? In the rural town of Kimitsu, Chiba prefecture, a former junior high school has been transformed ...

Typically Japanese players are drafted or sign with teams in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball after high school, then later come to MLB as free agents or through the posting system (like Sasaki).

“Shotaro is our first and one of the very few Japanese high school players to sign directly with a Major League team. … We are anxious and excited to watch Shotaro both pitch and hit as he begins his ...

The best and worst-performing primary schools in Fenland have been ranked in government league tables. The Department of Education released the figures, which assess the overall performance of each ...