The administrator in chief of Korea University, Kwon Mun Ju, is sitting in the middle of a row of empty armchairs under framed pictures of Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader, and his father, the ...

Filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki offers a unique lens to this question by playing observer to the Japanese education system, carefully uncovering the cultural intricacies that define what it truly means to ...

With 127 million people, Japan according to the OECD is one of the most developed and wealthiest countries in the world, albeit with record debt (debts equivalent to 250% of GDP) and a low birth rate ...

The policy debate over free high school tuition is drawing considerable attention in Japan. Compulsory education ends in junior high school but the high school enrolment rate already reached nearly 98 ...

I for one like my shop employees cold and uncaring as long as I don't walk up to them with a request/question so the Japanese system grated my nerves quite a bit. Click to expand... The perfect ...

Education systems worldwide vary dramatically in their intensity and demands. Some countries have built reputations for extraordinarily rigorous academic standards, where students face relentless ...