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Japan's government has adopted a bill to designate digital textbooks as official materials on par with printed versions and to make them eligible for free distribution in elementary and junior high schools. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/07/japan/digital-textbook-official/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #digitalization #education #textbooks #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #children

Nearly half of high school students in Japan use generative artificial intelligence online in their daily lives, a new government report shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/students-ai-internet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #children #ai #socialmedia #internet #highschools #juniorhighschools #elementaryschools

The Fukuoka High Court has rejected an appeal for a retrial for the 1992 murder of two 7-year-old girls in the city of Iizuka, for which a death row convict was executed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/crime-legal/fukuoka-murder-retrial-rejection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fukuoka #japanesecourts #supremecourt #deathpenalty #elementaryschools #children

Japan’s suicide death toll fell below 20,000 for the first time on record last year, although elementary, junior high and high school student suicides climbed to a new high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/suicide-figures-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #suicide #mhlw #children #mentalhealth #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

Liking children is the number one requirement for an educator. 1982. #education #publiceducation #teach #teacher #teachers #student #students #1980s #ltes #lacktuscaroraelementaryschool #elementaryschool #elementaryschools #teaching #educator #educators #countrykids

I taught 25 years at the Lack Tuscarora Elementary School outside Honey Grove. The Pennsylvania landscape provided ever changing beauty. 1995. #ltes #lack #lacktuscarora #lacktuscaroraelementary #lacktuscaroraelementaryschool #elementaryschools #elementaryschool #selvan

I taught 25 years at the Lack Tuscarora Elementary School outside Honey Grove. The Pennsylvania landscape provided ever changing beauty. 1995. #ltes #lack #lacktuscarora #lacktuscaroraelementary #lacktuscaroraelementaryschool #elementaryschools #elementaryschool #selvan

I taught 25 years at the Lack Tuscarora Elementary School outside Honey Grove. The Pennsylvania landscape provided ever changing beauty. 1995. #ltes #lack #lacktuscarora #lacktuscaroraelementary #lacktuscaroraelementaryschool #elementaryschools #elementaryschool #selvan

I taught 25 years at the Lack Tuscarora Elementary School outside Honey Grove. The Pennsylvania landscape provided ever changing beauty. 1995. #ltes #lack #lacktuscarora #lacktuscaroraelementary #lacktuscaroraelementaryschool #elementaryschools #elementaryschool #selvan

I taught 25 years at the Lack Tuscarora Elementary School outside Honey Grove. The Pennsylvania landscape provided ever changing beauty. 1995. #ltes #lack #lacktuscarora #lacktuscaroraelementary #lacktuscaroraelementaryschool #elementaryschools #elementaryschool #selvan

A total of 281 teachers and staff at kindergartens, public elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan were disciplined for sexual offenses in fiscal 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/crime-legal/sexual-misconduct-educators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mext #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools #children #sexcrimes #kindergartens #teachers #surveys

More than half of cases of sexual deepfakes targeting those under 18 and reported to Japanese police were created by classmates of the victims, National Police Agency data have shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/crime-legal/half-deepfake-classmates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #japanesepolice #ai #children #socialmedia #deepfakes #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

“Politics and daily life in Japan are very separate” — Chinese expats recount their parenting challenges and the conversations on identity they’ve had with their Japan-raised children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/12/15/issues/chinese-children-raised-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #immigration #china #chinajapanrelations #mixedrelationships #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

Teachers in Japan are paying out of their own pocket to prepare teaching materials and other supplies that are supposed to be covered by the schools’ budgets, according to a nationwide survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/school-teacher-payment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #hiroshima #education #teachers

The education has highlighted issues with third-grade junior high school students answering description-type questions in a national achievement test. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/japanese-description-tests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #children #education #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools

The average correct answer rates in the Japanese language and math sections of a national achievement test for students in Japan fell from the previous year, with students particularly struggling with writing tasks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/japan-national-achievement-tests-math-japanese-language/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #students #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools

Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested two elementary school teachers for allegedly taking "upskirt" photos of children and sharing them through a private social media group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/crime-legal/teachers-arrest-photos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #juniorhighschools #elementaryschools #children #aichi #socialmedia

Personal computers and tablets allocated to elementary and junior high school students across Japan for classroom use are now reaching the end of their service life, prompting questions about disposal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/06/japan/student-device-renewal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #education #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #computers #tablets #recycling #localgovernment #privacy

The competition rate of employment examinations for public school teachers in Japan hit a record low in fiscal 2024, reflecting the mass departure of teachers who reached retirement age and a decrease in applicants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/27/japan/school-teachers-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #schools #teachers #education #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

With extreme heat affecting both health and study, schools in Japan are racing to plug air conditioning gaps while experimenting with creative, cheaper solutions to keep students’ minds focused on textbooks and not high temperatures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/16/japan/society/extreme-heat-education-cooling/ #japan #society #climatechange #heat #heatwaves #heatstroke #schools #education #children #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #nerima #airconditioners

All elementary and junior high schools in the hardest hit areas of the Noto Peninsula had resumed classes as of Monday, just over three weeks after a massive earthquake pummeled the area, in a sign that some aspects of life were returning to normal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/schools-in-noto-resume-classes/?utm_content=buffer52790&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #notopeninsula #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #students #children

The proportion of Japanese elementary, junior high and high school students with less-than-normal visual acuity have reached record highs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/28/japan/society/japan-children-poor-eyesight-survey/?utm_content=buffere7af5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #children #tablets #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

Davis District pulls Bible from elementaries, junior highs 'due to vulgarity or violence'

https://www.ksl.com/article/50657730?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=utah&utm_content=education

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