elementary school

Gearing Up for Class: Essential School Supplies for Japanese Elementary StudentsJAPAN LIFE | Jun 23, 2026

Japan’s First Graders Want to Be Bakers and Police OfficersINSIGHT | Apr 22, 2026

Tamaire: A Classic Japanese Sports Day GameCULTURE | Sep 29, 2025

Pâtissier or Police Officer: Japanese Children’s Dream JobsJAPAN LIFE | Apr 16, 2025

“The Making of a Japanese”: Ema Ryan Yamazaki Movingly Documents Elementary School Life in JapanINSIGHT | Feb 17, 2025

By the Numbers: A Day in the Life of a Japanese Elementary School StudentJAPAN LIFE | Jan 24, 2025

Japanese Children Dream of Becoming Pâtissiers and EngineersINSIGHT | May 16, 2024

All Homework, No Play: Summer Vacation Tasks Pile Up for Japanese Elementary School Students JAPAN LIFE | Aug 19, 2022

First Graders Dream of Being Bakers and Police Officers in 2022 INSIGHT | Apr 19, 2022

Japanese Elementary School Kids Pick Book Reports as the Hardest Summer Vacation TaskJAPAN LIFE | Aug 17, 2021

Childhood Dreams: First Graders in 2021 Want to Be Police Officers and BakersINSIGHT | May 21, 2021

“Randoseru” Backpacks Shed Childish Image as They Win Global FansCULTURE | Jul 7, 2016

The Tightly Regulated “Independence” of Japanese ChildrenINSIGHT | Nov 21, 2015

Declining Birthrate Changing Japan’s SchoolsINSIGHT | May 7, 2012

Education in Japan: The View from the ClassroomINSIGHT | Feb 7, 2012