She and her husband, the onigawara workshop's president, eat udon noodles for lunch virtually every day. The quick and easy lunch allows for Naoko to spend her time honing her skills. We also ...

Japan is not the easiest country to travel to, especially with kids. Despite being one of the ... then had our late lunch ...

In response to a rising number of children with foreign roots, the government of this Gunma Prefecture capital has started ...

Students from Koshu City, Japan visited Ames last month as part of the Ames International Partner Cities Association (AIPCA) ...

While genres like J-Pop, city pop and hardcore punk get all the attention, Japanese rap is a hidden gem. It might be fast and ...

UTO, Kumamoto Prefecture--Kids caught napping in the classroom at ... a voice comes over the intercom system toward the end of the lunch break at 1:17 p.m. to announce “Utouto Time is about ...

A shortage of students willing to work at bars, restaurants or karaoke joints in the busy year-end season — even as pay rises ...

On one of the first days, I packed a sandwich, potato chips, fruit, and cookies in a lunch box featuring ... Not only were my kids poorly nourished and badly educated — by Japanese standards ...

Japan. “It has been so much fun,” said Elaina Bust, a seventh grader whose family has been hosting Kokomi Oikawa during her ...

quizzing children on economic history and playing games to check the stock prices of companies familiar to the kids. Against the backdrop of the 2014 launch of the Nippon Individual Savings Account -- ...

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Financial education for children in Japan has taken on greater urgency ... the stock prices of companies familiar to the kids. Against the backdrop of the 2014 launch of the ...