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In an age of instant answers, educators say there's a case for letting kids struggle a little
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (733+ words) September 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Developmental experts and educators say children need chances to struggle with everyday problems because figuring them out is a skill that has to be practiced. The challenge for parents is knowing when to help and when to…...
More Tokyo police boxes unattended at night as officer shortage deepens
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (957+ words) September 12, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Neighborhood police boxes are closing one after another at night in the Japanese capital. The reason is painfully simple: not enough officers. Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) currently has 3,060 vacancies out of an authorized strength of…...
News in Easy English: Library in Japan lets people get chatty
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (383+ words) September 10, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) AKASHI, Hyogo -- A city library here is now a busy place for local people. It opened in April 2025. It does not ask all people to be quiet all the time. People can talk, play smartphone games and…...
Yokohama panel deems 'die' note to preschooler 'equivalent to bullying"
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (519+ words) September 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) YOKOHAMA -- The Yokohama Municipal Government on Sept. 8 released a third-party investigative panel report on the case of a boy at a day care in this city's Naka Ward who developed post-traumatic stress disorder after being bullied repeatedly....
News in Easy English: Education gap seen in low-income homes
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (308+ words) September 8, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- A survey by Chance for Children says some children in low-income homes in Japan have fewer chances to learn outside class. Read the full English article Read the original Japanese article Chance for Children is a…...
Japan researchers testing paper-and-plastic wine bottle as greener alternative to glass
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (295+ words) September 7, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) KOFU -- The Institute of Enology and Viticulture at the University of Yamanashi and its partners are testing a paper-and-plastic wine bottle as an environmentally friendly alternative to glass. The lightweight container is easy to sort for disposal,…...
Japan's student newspapers fight to keep reporting as costs, staff shortages mount
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (448+ words) September 6, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) SAPPORO -- Student newspapers, edited and published by university students, began emerging at universities across Japan before World War II and have recorded campus events and the voices of students ever since. Today, Generation Z members carrying on…...
1 in 4 low-income Japan households did not offer children experiential activities: poll
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (242+ words) September 6, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- A survey by a private organization found that 24.8% of low-income households with elementary school children in Japan didn't take part in any experiential activities over the course of a year, nearly three times the rate among…...
News in Easy English: Japan plans more AI study at school
1+ week, 1+ day ago (347+ words) September 5, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Japan's education ministry made a draft plan for the next school curriculum guidelines. It released a short version of the draft on Aug. 31. The plan talks about artificial intelligence, or AI, in many school subjects. The…...
Students from across Japan drawn to a Hokkaido high school's 'space education' program
1+ week, 1+ day ago (991+ words) September 5, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TAIKI, Hokkaido -- A public high school in this northern Japan town of about 5,000 people on Hokkaido's Tokachi Plain is offering a "space education" program rarely found elsewhere in the country. Taiki High School has about 60 students. Surrounded…...