A nation respectful of centuries-old traditions, Japan is also the well-spring of the world’s future. The high-speed train, the Walkman and humanoid robots are just a few Japanese inventions that have ...

TOKYO – Private-sector members of the Japanese government’s advisory panel urged on April 27 a review of the country’s education system, proposing shifting the focus from memorisation and correct ...

Filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki offers a unique lens to this question by playing observer to the Japanese education system, carefully uncovering the cultural intricacies that define what it truly means to ...

Ms. Yamazaki is a documentary filmmaker. Update: This documentary short is nominated for the 97th Academy Awards. What makes Japanese people distinctively Japanese? For me, the key lies in what we are ...