The “Konkatsu killer” case invites a deep reflection on the weight of societal expectations on gender and appearance in Japan.

But Sasaki had arrived just as long-entrenched Japanese training norms were starting to give way to less dogmatic American ...

A public elementary school in rural Japan has done away with homework — and after one year, some students say they are more motivated to learn. The principal of Yamagata Prefecture's Nisshin ...

Japan has enacted a series of legislation for ... it is the obligation of judges and other legal experts to work to create better norms. There are a number of challenges other than how to estimate ...

A government screening is expected to take place for the new textbooks in fiscal 2028. THE JAPAN NEWS/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK ...