The number of public school students requiring special Japanese-language instruction reached a record high of 84,759 in ...

TOKYO -- The number of public elementary, junior high and high school students requiring Japanese language instruction, due to reasons such as having ･･･ ...

According to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan, the number of foreign nationals living in the country as of the end of 2024 was 3,769,000. This represents an increase of 358,000 from the end of ...

When you see Japan’s PISA scores and world ranking, you might be impressed by Japanese education’s success in the world. But when you look at English test scores, Japan’s scores are less impressive ...

The education ministry plans to launch a model program in fiscal 2027 where children lacking Japanese-language proficiency will receive basic language instruction before and shortly after enrolling in ...

ISE, Mie -- Amid a worsening labor shortage affecting Japan's taxi, bus and trucking sectors, a driving school in this central Japan city is focusing on training foreign drivers by accommodating their ...

English books on the Japanese language are not in short supply, but this one is different. Being neither another monograph for specialists nor a how-to book for the airport reader, Mark Irwin and ...