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We could all learn something from this Korean grade school music class’ Daft Punk cover【Video】
- Master Blaster
Jan 7, 2018 - Tweet
Watching this video makes me realize that I got ripped off as a kid.
- Korea
- (Daft Punk • education • electronic music • music • Something About Us • video)
“Scholar” tops list of what Japanese boys want to be when they grow up, “restauranteur” for girls
- Casey Baseel
Jan 6, 2018
Boy’s sporting ambitions slide in survey as girls stick with the same favorite for the 21st year running.
Japanese teacher wakes up sleepy students by whipping out realistic model pistol in classroom
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2017
Grabbing the attention of young minds with the implied power of hot lead.
- Japan
- (crazy • education • guns • model guns • Teachers • Teaching English in Japan • weird)
Students in Finland, the world’s best-educated country, react to Japan’s harsh school rules
- Scott Wilson
Dec 10, 2017
Would these Finnish students be as successful if they’d gone through the Japanese school system instead?
Manga’s touching take on pressuring non-black-haired kids to dye hair in some Japanese schools
- Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2017
Even if no one’s a straight-up villain, life can still give you a chance to be a hero.
- Japan
- (anime • dress code • education • hair • high school • manga • society)
Naturally brown-haired Osaka student sues government for forcing her to dye her hair black
- Master Blaster
Oct 28, 2017
Teachers felt student was disruptive to education with her wild brown hair.
- Japan
- (dress code • education • hair color • hair dye • high school • lawsuit • Osaka)
Principal of Japanese school where student attacked teacher gets blasted for half-hearted apology
- Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2017
Warnings about “the dangers of social media” have critics saying his statement appallingly misses the point.
Japanese high school student repeatedly kicks his teacher while class is in session【Video】
- Koh Ruide
Oct 2, 2017
Shocking video shows delinquent student physically abusing a teacher.
- Japan
- (bullying • education • high school • kick • outrageous • teacher • YouTube)
School in Tokyo lets students study with cute maids as they learn programming skills
- Casey Baseel
Sep 28, 2017
Institution aims to please maid fans and help maids prepare for eventual career changes.
- Japan
- (computers • education • maids • otaku • programming • schools • technology • Tokyo • weird)
Discrimination fears lead Japanese genetics society to replace words for dominant, recessive gene
- Casey Baseel
Sep 9, 2017
But a potential problem is lurking in its proposed revision.
- Japan
- (discrimination • education • genetics • Japanese language • kanji • linguistics • science • society)
Mie University to add “ninja section” on entrance exams
- Master Blaster
Aug 28, 2017
If you don’t know your mizugumo from your kunai, then I’m afraid you might not be Mie University material.
- Japan
- (college • education • entrance exam • Iga City • Mie Prefecture • Mie University • Ninja)
Students confused over Japanese school banning ponytails for “conjuring lustful feelings”
- Master Blaster
Aug 3, 2017
Students across Japan kindly ask any teacher who suggests this rule be looked into.
- Japan
- (dress code • education • ponytails • PTA • School Uniforms • schools • society • students • weird)
Japanese book teaching kids to reenact YouTube videos gets more hate on Twitter than it deserves
- Casey Baseel
Jul 25, 2017
Educational book’s value is getting buried under all the grumbling about kids these days.
Majority of Japanese kids in survey almost never take a dump at school
- Casey Baseel
Jun 27, 2017
Potential embarrassment and squat toilets among factors not conducive to pooping in educational institutions.
Japanese elementary school teacher gets drunk, visits student’s house and beats him with stick
- Oona McGee
Jun 10, 2017
The teacher used a drumstick from a drumming video game during the assault.
- Japan
- (crime • Drum Master • education • elementary school • Osaka • students • taiko • Taiko no Tatsujin • Teachers)
Japanese kid stuns Internet with awesome, rock star-like response to journal-writing assignment
- Casey Baseel
May 25, 2017
When asked to look back on his week, this kid got full marks for cool bravado, but probably only partial credit for the assignment.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • education • funny • Japanese language • kids • linguistics)
Japanese college students share four ways anime high school is different from real high school
- Casey Baseel
Apr 4, 2017
Anime isn’t like reality: High school days edition.
Dark anime magical girls show up in high school students’ English textbook in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Mar 25, 2017
The cast of hit anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica take a break from saving the world to help teens learn English by learning about France.
University of Tokyo students can show off school pride with new jacket boasting ID display pocket
- Krista Rogers
Mar 14, 2017
The upcoming product arose out of a collaboration between two University of Tokyo students and a Japanese fashion designer.
Failed your important entrance exams? That’s too bad–here’s a steak to make you feel better
- Krista Rogers
Mar 7, 2017
For the second year in a row, this chain of Kyoto butcher shops is offering a bittersweet deal to those whose dreams were dashed.
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- Japan
- (beef • education • entrance exams • exam season • Kyoto • moving • steak • touching • Yamamuraya)
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