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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 ...
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64% of Japan elementary, 56% of junior high school teachers claim staff shortage: survey

A school classroom is seen in this unrelated photo. (Getty Images) TOKYO -- Some 64% of public elementary school teachers in Japan say there is a teaching staff shortage, according to survey results ...
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INTERVIEW/ Ema Yamazaki: Documentary highlights the pros and cons of Japanese schools

A documentary film that records the daily lives of children at a Japanese public elementary school has lessons for both domestic and overseas audiences. “The Making of a Japanese,” directed by Ema ...
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Japan elementary school teacher tied student's legs to chair with adhesive tape

Shizuoka Municipal Board of Education superintendent Fuminobu Akahori, right, and another official apologize at a press conference at Shizuoka City Hall on May 23, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichi Tanno) ...