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Japan’s School-to-Work Employment System: Mass-Hiring Survives Amid New ChallengesINSIGHT | Dec 16, 2025

Sports Heroes: Ohtani Shōhei Remains Favorite Athlete Among Young JapaneseCULTURE | Nov 27, 2025

Hometown Blues: Japanese Teens in Regional Areas Feel Future is Limited INSIGHT | Jan 24, 2025

Takamatsu Nana: Using Laughter to Engage Young People with PoliticsJAPAN LIFE | Jan 9, 2025

Japan’s Future in High School Eyes: An Interview with the Stars of “Happyend”CULTURE | Dec 23, 2024

Absenteeism: Solutions Meeting a NeedJAPAN LIFE | Jun 20, 2024

A Brief History of Juvenile Delinquency via Manga, from “Be-Bop High School” to “Tokyo Revengers”INSIGHT | Aug 31, 2023

Can Clubs Take On the Role of School Sports Teams?INSIGHT | Aug 21, 2023

Energizing Japan’s Future: International Children’s Peace Prize Winner Kawasaki RenaJAPAN LIFE | Jan 30, 2023

Survey Finds Young Japanese Have More Pessimistic Outlook than Peers in Other CountriesINSIGHT | Apr 27, 2022

Growing Up in the Post-Growth Era: What Makes Japanese Teenagers Tick?　INSIGHT | Apr 18, 2022

Why Are Japanese Youth Distancing Themselves from Social Activism?INSIGHT | Mar 30, 2021

Longing for Face-to-Face Learning: A Classics Scholar on Pandemic-Era EducationJAPAN LIFE | Dec 9, 2020

High Schoolers’ Opinions on Japan’s School ClosuresJAPAN LIFE | Jun 25, 2020

Survey Finds Most Late Teens in Japan Following Stay-Home RequestsINSIGHT | May 15, 2020

Japanese High Schoolers View Social Disparities as UnavoidableINSIGHT | Apr 21, 2020

Survey Finds Japanese 18-Year-Olds Short on Hope and AspirationsJAPAN LIFE | Dec 12, 2019

“Tarō the Fool” Star Yoshi Takes the World by Storm CULTURE | Oct 28, 2019