As more people settle in Japan from abroad, the need to provide Japanese language classes for the children of foreign ...

The Japanese education ministry plans to launch a model project in fiscal 2027 to provide basic Japanese-language instructions for school life and classes to foreign national children. In response to ...

Japan's ruling party Liberal Democratic Party is proposing the government establish a blueprint for beginner Japanese language classe ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Introducing children to not just English but other languages from a young age might help them grow into internationally minded adults. After watching young children who are adept at mimicking ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for May 30 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...