education

SOCIETY

Japanese Student and Others Speak Out Over US School’s Mushroom Cloud Logo

Japanese people wonder: Why does a school in America revel in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people by calling themselves…

SOCIETY

Rumors of “Deploying” Schoolkids to Tokyo Olympics Fuels Heat Stroke Fears

As Japan's summer heat claims victims, a rumor raises fresh health fears around next year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

CULTURE

10-Year-Old School-Skipping “Revolutionary” Goes Viral in Japan

An Okinawan boy's anti-school rant continues to rack up hits - and criticism of both the boy and his parents.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Japan’s New Currency: Who’s On the 2024 Yen Notes?

Japan may be pivoting to a cashless society, but cash is still king - and the figures chosen for its new currency…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Unseen Japan Kaiwa 2: Teacher, Teacher – Reader Response to Teacher in Japan Who Hit Student

English language YouTuber and former Japanese schoolteacher teacher Misaki joins Unseen Japan to discuss our reader's top comments about the teacher who…

FEATURED

Hikikomori: A Path Forward for Japan’s Recluses?

Why does Japan drive some to remain secluded their entire lives? A look at Japan's hikikomori and how some are working to…

SOCIETY

After Teacher Slugs Student in Japan, Many Sympathize with…the Teacher

Learn why, after a teacher hauled off and hit a student, many are calling for the STUDENT to be punished.

WOMEN

Yamamoto Yae: The Warrior Woman Who Never Stopped Serving

From defending castles to outraging society, Yamamoto Yae never met a battle she didn't pick. Alyssa Fusek on one of Japan's most…