2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (818+ words) By MIKI KOBAYASHI/ Staff Writer May 4, 2026 at 07: 00 JST An English lesson built around a game, with pupils advancing through play while carrying on a conversation, is conducted on Feb. 26 at Washinomiya Elementary School in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture. (Miki Kobayashi) The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (82+ words) By TAKEHIKO SAWAJI/ Senior Staff Writer January 30, 2026 at 17: 44 JST Japan's labor force population reached a record high 70. 04 million in 2025, buoyed by the continued influx of seniors, women and foreign nationals in the job market, an internal affairs ministry survey showed....

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (546+ words) April 21, 2025 at 07: 00 JST Hiromichi Endo, left, Kumamoto city's superintendent of education, receives a report from Yutaka Fujita, chairman of the city's council for educational administration, on March 28 in Kumamoto. (Ryutaro Ito) Kumamoto city's board of education is considering the unprecedented…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1270+ words) June 14, 2025 at 07: 00 JST U. S. influencer Ananya Donapati shares useful tips on learning English and Japanese with her 700, 000 followers on social media. Some of the headlines she has used include'English words that you could use to beat native speakers hollow," and five…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (397+ words) By YOSHIKA UEMATSU/ Staff Writer April 8, 2026 at 07: 00 JST More than 70 percent of public elementary and junior high schools use faxes while 91 percent still require "hanko" personal seals despite the government's accelerated digital transformation in school administrations, a survey showed. "Priorities…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (733+ words) By TAKANORI TSUJI/ Staff Writer April 5, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Shohei Ohtani, right, is congratulated by his teammates in front of the bench after hitting a grand slam during a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Japan and Taiwan on March…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1166+ words) April 2, 2026 at 18: 13 JST Ken Matsumura, left, teaches international students at Seigakuin University in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 16. (Michiko Yoshida) About 30 first-year international students were learning about corporations at Seigakuin University in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, on a recent winter day....

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (79+ words) By MITSUMASA INOUE/ Staff Writer March 28, 2026 at 07: 00 JST High school students spent a record 6 hours and 44 minutes online on average on weekdays in the final two months of 2025, 25 minutes longer year on year, a government agency said. [Read More] Spring…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (87+ words) By MAYUMI UEDA/ Staff Writer March 25, 2026 at 18: 05 JST Pupils from six elementary schools sing their school songs at a closing ceremony in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 24. (Kazushige Kobayashi) WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture'Closing ceremonies for the academic year also marked the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (761+ words) By MINORI OSHITA/ Staff Writer March 23, 2026 at 16: 55 JST University students listen to a presentation at a joint company information session on Feb. 17 in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. (Shin Matsuura) With the "job-hunting" season for university students now in full swing, more…...