While Dr Catherine Conlon welcomes the hot school lunches for many reasons, she says other countries are doing much better on ...

Traditional methods and skilled craftsmanship come together to create durable Japanese school bags. From material selection ...

Just ahead of hay fever season's full onset, a Japan pharmaceutical company has released survey results showing that nearly ...

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

Direct primary care is an increasingly popular health care option. Patients at these clinics pay a fee of roughly $50 to $100 month and get easier, direct access to their ...

Japanese police said Friday they have arrested a Canadian national on suspicion of smuggling into Japan hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside large industrial machinery that he had ...

Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--The western Japan city of Settsu marked the 50th anniversary this fiscal year since starting to give out its originally designed “randoseru” traditional school backpack ...

The Saitama Municipal Government building housing the city board of education is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi/Asuka Ohira) SAITAMA -- An 11-year-old Turkish girl was mistakenly expelled from ...

who heads Muroto Haiko Suizokukan (an elementary school-turned-aquarium). Aquarium staff performed an autopsy on the turtle to examine the stomach contents, and found two plastic bags in its ...

(Mainichi/Tomohisa Yazu) OITA -- A high school in southwest Japan's Oita Prefecture gave extra points in its 2023 recommendation-based entrance exam to prospective students with achievements in ...

There is no such thing as being overly prepared when it comes to your children’s school emergency kit ... Apart from everyday survival items, grab or go bags for emergencies have become mandatory in ...