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HIGH SCHOOLS

Japan's annual national assessment of academic ability and learning situation was conducted in April and May, administered to sixth-grade elementary and third-year junior high school students.
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Jul 16, 2026
Japan school achievement test flags gaps in proportional reasoning and reading
The annual national assessment of academic ability and learning was conducted in April and May, administered to sixth-grade elementary and third-year junior high school students.
The members of TV Tairiku Ondo ¡ª (from left) Harea Togari, Ryuji Chiyotani, Kotaro Suzuki and Hiroto Yanagawa ¡ª met as high school students in Sapporo and went viral in 2024 with an energetic 90-second track.
CULTURE / Music
Jun 12, 2026
TV Tairiku Ondo channels the chaotic creativity of youth
After going viral with a 90-second track in 2024, the rock quartet from Hokkaido has been hitting stages big and small and working hard on a debut album.
High-school students Ai (Anna Yamada, left) and Yu (Yuzu Aoki, right) fight back against a hive mind in Yuta Shimotsu¡¯s ¡°New Group.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Jun 12, 2026
¡®New Group¡¯ has big ideas but wobbly foundations
Human pyramids and other gymnastic formations become an ominous metaphor in Yuta Shimotsu¡¯s sophomore feature, but the film¡¯s reach exceeds its grasp.
Students from the Hiroshima Institute of Technology Senior High School's dance club learn from each other's dance styles.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
May 11, 2026
More Hiroshima schools opt for coeducation to keep student numbers up
The private secondary schools adopting the measure in the face of falling student numbers are seeing both merits and challenges to the transition.
Transport ministry officials enter Kanbara Tetsudo in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, on Thursday to conduct an on-site inspection.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
May 8, 2026
Microbus driver arrested after crash kills student in northeastern Japan
The vehicle was carrying 20 members of a school soft tennis club from Niigata Prefecture.
The central government plans to launch a new subsidy program from fiscal 2027 onward to support public high schools nationwide.
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May 7, 2026
Public high schools to receive more aid after private tuition made free
The initiative comes amid concerns full funding of private high school tuition from April could reduce applications to public high schools.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police officers stand guard outside the home where suspect Teruyuki Takabayashi temporarily took refuge in Fussa, Tokyo, on Wednesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Apr 30, 2026
Police search for Tokyo man on the run after hammer attack on students
The suspect, Teruyuki Takabayashi, is alleged to have struck two students who were loitering around his home with a hammer on Wednesday.
Among the 99 people subject to action by Japanese police, 25 junior high school and high school students were involved in cases including their sharing explicit images of classmates with friends.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Apr 28, 2026
99 accused in Japan in international crackdown on child sexual abuse material
Of the 99 people, 25 are junior high school and high school students involved in cases including sharing explicit images of classmates with friends.
Many high school textbooks to be used from fiscal 2027 have descriptions about generative AI.
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Mar 25, 2026
High school textbooks to teach various aspects of generative AI
A total of 220 textbooks for 11 subjects have passed the second round of screenings conducted under the current curriculum guidelines.
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2026
High school baseball players suspected of spreading obscene images
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the possibility that an obscene video of a 15-year-old girl might have been disseminated to dozens of people.
Students of Uwajima Fisheries High School lay flowers at a memorial ceremony for those who died in the Ehime Maru accident, on Tuesday in the city of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture.
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Feb 10, 2026
Nine Ehime Maru tragedy victims remembered 25 years on
About 260 people attended a memorial ceremony held at a high school in the city of Uwajima in Ehime Prefecture.
According to a court ruling, Tomu Fujinuma transported a high school student from Thailand to Myanmar in January 2025 after the boy was kidnapped from Miyagi Prefecture, and forced him to take part in fraud at a scam hub in Myanmar.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jan 20, 2026
Man found guilty of sending student to Myanmar for fraud
A judge said that transporting the student, including by ship, to a place from which he could not return by himself was ¡°a malicious act.¡±
A video of a student assaulting another at a high school in Tochigi Prefecture is circulating on social media, prompting investigations by the local board of education and police.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2026
Video of student assault triggers probes in Tochigi Prefecture
Tochigi police have questioned students related to the incident while the prefectural board of education have pledged to prevent a recurrence.
As the cost gap between public and private high schools is expected to narrow significantly, public school educators worry private schools will become more popular, potentially meaning fewer junior high students choosing public high schools.
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Jan 8, 2026
Public high schools fear shrinking tuition gap will benefit private rivals
Public school educators worry the popularity of private schools will only grow as Japan moves to effectively eliminate high school tuition.
Bilateral relations between China and Japan may be tense, but life goes on for the hundreds of thousands of Chinese people in Japan. ¡°Politics and daily life are very separate,¡± says Zhang, a mother of three.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Dec 15, 2025
Japan-raised Chinese children navigate complex cultural terrain
Despite bilateral tensions, daily life goes on for the hundreds of thousands of Chinese people who call Japan home ¡ª including the children and teenagers who have grown up here.
Otani Junior and Senior High School apologized on Monday after confirming several students stole items from a store in Bali during a school trip.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2025
Kyoto high school confirms students shoplifted during Bali study trip
A video circulating online appeared to show a group of male Japanese students putting T-shirts into their bags and leaving the store without paying.
The education ministry plans to create ?300 billion in funds across all 47 prefectures to strengthen financial support for public high school reform.
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Nov 16, 2025
Japan to set up ?300 billion funds for high school reform
The funds will be spent mainly on measures to make public schools more attractive, such as hiring outside experts as lecturers and procuring 3D printers and information devices.
Ruka Ogura (from front row left) Mitsuki Komatsu and Yumeto Hirama attend a discussion marking the 10th anniversary of World Tsunami Awareness Day at the U.N. Headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
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Nov 6, 2025
Students from tsunami-hit Sendai speak at U.N. headquarters
The high school students emphasized the significance of disaster prevention education.
A meeting of officials from the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan Innovation Party and Komeito is held at the Diet building in Tokyo on Wednesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
Japan parties agree to make high school education free in fiscal 2026
The Liberal Democratic Party, the Japan Innovation Party and Komeito also agreed to raise the upper limit for existing subsidies for private high school students.
Officials of the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and Nippon Ishin no Kai hold talks on the tuition-free program for high schoolers at the parliamentary building on Friday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Oct 3, 2025
Ruling bloc and Nippon Ishin affirm foreigners¡¯ tuition-free ineligibility
Whether foreign students are eligible for the program will be decided on the basis of their respective residence status.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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