Police have served third arrest warrants on two elementary school teachers linked to an online chat group sharing secretly taken images and videos of girls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/crime-legal/third-arrest-girls-images/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #nagoya #children #elementaryschools #childporn #sexcrimes #yokohama
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
Since the age of 7, Japanese schoolboy Shun Sasaki has been offering free guided tours to foreign visitors at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, ensuring the horrors of nuclear war do not fade with the passage of time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/hiroshima-schoolboy-guide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #schools #elementaryschools #children #atomicbombings #wwii #english #volunteers
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