Japanese Lesson Study is a collaborative professional development tool that encourages teachers to work in groups of four to six educators each, usually at a specific grade level, to plan, observe, ...

Miss Haruko Ota, a third grade teacher, peeks over the shoulder of Brenda Sheets, 10, daughter of Master Sgt. and Mrs. W. G.

Perhaps some of these Japanese readers find it a source of comfort or reassurance to feel that they are, after all, ‘different’ from other peoples of the world. For many Western writers ...

OSAKA--A group of parents of schoolchildren with disabilities is seeking legal redress over the education ministry’s new classroom policy ... Under Japan’s education system, disabled children ...

Bob Hope Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Tameko Kekiwi, left, works with Futenma Daini Elementary School teacher Kotono Arasaki to prepare a lesson at her school on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, on ...

UTO, Kumamoto Prefecture--Kids caught napping in the classroom at prefecture-run Uto ... Goto, noting a deep-rooted tendency in Japan to admire those who forsake sleep to study, work or exercise ...

How do you feel about automated vehicles? What effects do you think they will have on your generation? Read this article and post your comments and questions for Matt Richtel by Nov. 14. By The ...

What is a virtual classroom? Classrooms are essentially a system of communication, which help facilitate a dialogue between teachers and students. Traditional classrooms and virtual classrooms achieve ...

We visited a McDonald's outlet in Tokyo, Japan. Here's everything we tried on the menu. 1. There are two different "Teriyaki" burgers on the menu — a standard Teriyaki burger. 2. And a Chicken ...

Key Points The 5S approach is a tool best used within an organization at every stratum. LSS practitioners don’t typically adhere to the 5S approach beyond a basic introduction. Using 5S in your ...