Nearly 70 percent of local governments and schools that hired teachers from April 2023 did not make proper use of a nationwide database of educators dismissed due to sexual misconduct introduced the ...

A former schoolteacher armed with a radio and a force of Solomon Islander scouts became one of World War II's most legendary coastwatchers, killing more than 50 Japanese soldiers and providing ...

TOKYO – Nearly 70 per cent of local governments and schools that hired teachers from April 2023 did not check a nationwide database of educators dismissed due to sexual misconduct, a study by the ...

Japan's education ministry says 7,087 public school teachers took sick leave for depression and other mental health issues in the last academic year through March 2025. The number was down 32 from the ...

An expert panel meets at the Children and Families Agency in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nearly 70 percent of local governments and schools that hired teachers from April 2023 did ...

NAGOYA, (Japan): A former male teacher in Nagoya was indicted Friday (Dec 5) for allegedly possessing sexually explicit images of young girls created using generative artificial intelligence based on ...

This photo taken on May 26, 2025, shows Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai, left, receiving a report on the name change for Tottori University's teacher certification program. (Kyodo) TOTTORI (Kyodo) -- On a ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Education revealed that 22 teachers from Maker and Tech recently traveled to Osaka, Kyoto, and other parts of Japan to study how AI technology is being ...

When the cherry blossoms fail to bloom on cue or a lunch menu falls short of expectations, teachers in Japan know what to expect: a barrage of late-night emails, angry phone calls and, increasingly, a ...

Police in Niigata City have arrested a 62-year-old man on suspicion of violating the Child Prostitution and Pornography Prohibition Act for allegedly soliciting a 16-year-old high school girl for sex.

Jayson Donor Zabala was my student at De La Salle University, where we met at the university’s preservice teacher training program. He is admirable for his passion to teach English, to inspire ...

TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian English teacher living in Yokohama has gone viral in Japan after sharing photos of a hate-filled message taped to his front door and car, sparking both outrage and an ...