Nearly half of high school students in Japan use generative artificial intelligence online in their daily lives, a new government report shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/students-ai-internet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #children #ai #socialmedia #internet #highschools #juniorhighschools #elementaryschools

Comedian Nana Takamatsu has held a class at a junior high school in Tokyo to teach students the importance of elections and democracy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/japan/politics/comedian-election-importance-student/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #children #juniorhighschools #education #tokyo #comedy

Japan’s suicide death toll fell below 20,000 for the first time on record last year, although elementary, junior high and high school student suicides climbed to a new high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/suicide-figures-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #suicide #mhlw #children #mentalhealth #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

A video shared on social media showing a student assaulting another student at a high school in Tochigi Prefecture has sparked probes by the prefectural board of education and police. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/crime-legal/video-students-assault-tochigi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #socialmedia #students #highschools #oita #juniorhighschools #japanesepolice

A total of 281 teachers and staff at kindergartens, public elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan were disciplined for sexual offenses in fiscal 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/crime-legal/sexual-misconduct-educators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mext #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools #children #sexcrimes #kindergartens #teachers #surveys

More than half of cases of sexual deepfakes targeting those under 18 and reported to Japanese police were created by classmates of the victims, National Police Agency data have shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/crime-legal/half-deepfake-classmates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #japanesepolice #ai #children #socialmedia #deepfakes #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

“Politics and daily life in Japan are very separate” — Chinese expats recount their parenting challenges and the conversations on identity they’ve had with their Japan-raised children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/12/15/issues/chinese-children-raised-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #immigration #china #chinajapanrelations #mixedrelationships #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

Teachers in Japan are paying out of their own pocket to prepare teaching materials and other supplies that are supposed to be covered by the schools’ budgets, according to a nationwide survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/school-teacher-payment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #hiroshima #education #teachers

Students at Haebaru Junior High School in the town of Haebaru, Okinawa Prefecture, experienced a unique peace-learning workshop about two weeks before Memorial Day marked the end of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/japan/okinawa-peace-education/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #wwii #students #highschools #juniorhighschools #education

The education has highlighted issues with third-grade junior high school students answering description-type questions in a national achievement test. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/japanese-description-tests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #children #education #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools