A documentary film that records the daily lives of children at a Japanese public elementary school has lessons for both domestic and overseas audiences.

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 teacher, who was working at Pfluger Elementary School in Buda, had been employed in the district since 2018.

A teacher in South Korea is in recovery after fatally stabbing an 8-year-old girl to death this week then attempting to take ...

Junko Yokota is legally blind in one eye. At first, her parents thought she was just a clumsy child who occasionally bumped ...

In 1911, 13-year-old Juhei Kono arrived in Tacoma from Japan. His memoir is the inspiration for "Voyages," a new album from ...

Fusako Goto was a toddler in Fukuoka, Japan, when she started using chopsticks to eat. At age 65, she now teaches elementary school students in Litchfield how to use the Japanese eating utensils.

Exams, crushes, after-school hijinks — these school anime explore all the ups and downs of life as a student — in ordinary or ...

The American soldier and teacher, who grew up in the plains of Kansas and made his way to the hills of Cavite, lived a rich ...

The Japanese School ... the two,” Japanese School of Guam President Saeko Tokito said in a statement. “Our commitment to our community extends beyond the classroom—we strive to nurture ...

For this program students will visit Waseda Jitsugyo, a Waseda University-affiliated elementary school, and participate in a special English lesson. It’s a great opportunity to see what Japanese ...