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Kyushoku: The making of a Japanese school lunch

Ever since 1954, kyushoku (school lunch) has been an official part of the Japanese school curriculum. Over the years, the laws and menu items have changed, from adding the role of a nutritionist to ...
Business Insider

I went to school in the US and Japan. Japan gave me a sense of community, but the US taught me to have my own opinions.

For six years of my early life, I had the fortune of partaking in a unique educational journey that spanned two countries, giving me a bicultural perspective of public school systems in Japan and the ...
Reuters

Foreign tourists get taught the Japanese high school experience

KIMITSU, Japan, April 30 (Reuters) - With his black uniform jacket slung rakishly over his shoulders and his feet propped up on a Japanese school desk as he held court with his crew, Jason Wu was ...
NBC News

10-year-old student at Japanese school in China dies after being stabbed

TOKYO — A 10-year-old student at a Japanese school in China died Thursday after he was stabbed on the way to school the day before, Japanese officials said as they demanded that Beijing do more to ...