Instruments of a Beating Heart” follows a group of first graders in Japan who form an orchestra to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” as part of a welcoming ceremony for the incoming class of 6-year-olds.

The capital's Shinagawa Ward has announced it will offer free uniforms for all students entering ward-run junior high schools from the 2026 a･･･ ...

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

HOKOTA, Ibaraki Prefecture--Orders are being accepted for a limited edition of the popular Licca-chan doll wearing the uniform of a school in Ibaraki Prefecture for the first time. The project was ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Rebecca Tabakoff wouldn’t normally drive her kids to their school in Sydney’s inner eastern suburbs. And they wouldn’t ...

The daily frequencies of death were plotted against the Japanese school calendar, which has little regional and temporal variations. We also estimated a Poisson regression model to uncover the ...

From gummies to drops to tablets, our dietitians evaluated the best vitamins for kids. Their top picks come from Llama Naturals, SmartyPants, and Hiya. Most kids get adequate amounts of nutrients ...

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 battery life is impressive, lasting through a full school day without needing a recharge, which is ideal for kids who may forget to plug in their devices. The Chromebook Spin 314 runs on ...

(Mainichi/Tomohisa Yazu) OITA -- A high school in southwest Japan's Oita Prefecture gave ... to enroll and took the entrance exam, a uniform 30-point "overall evaluation score" which was not ...

Ross takes pride in watching his children grow into “who they are going to be,” telling Miami Living Magazine in 2020 that he doesn’t "put a lot of pressure on my kids" because they are ...