A new program that teaches how to prepare for natural disasters in “easy Japanese” has been created for foreign residents, many of whom are inexperienced in those disasters. The Osaka Municipal ...

BOONSBORO, Md. (AP) -- Ayako Shiga knows how difficult it can be to learn a foreign language. When she was growing up in Tokyo, she failed her first semester of English in middle school. During a ...

Australian Natasha Steele, left, and Kristen Moon from the U.S., second from left, were among the Nova teachers who joined a demonstration against unfair practices toward foreign workers by Japanese ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nic Lim, an author from New Zealand who moved to Japan for four years to work as an English teacher. It has been edited for length and clarity.

The TEFL Institute Group has announced the expansion of its certification and career support ecosystem in response to the ...

Teaching English is a popular and relatively easy way for English speakers to move to Japan and many other countries. However, not just any native English speaker is qualified to teach English. Japan ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Early Saturday morning, forty participants of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program will take off from Nashville International Airport for Japan to teach English for ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government announced Tuesday it is revising official teaching manuals to emphasize Japan’s territorial rights to islands that are also claimed by China and South Korea. The ...

Teaching East Asia: Japan has been providing services to K-12 educators and schools since 1985 through grant-funded projects that sponsor summer institutes, study tours, one-day workshops, and ...

KAWAMATA, Japan—In many countries, the United States included, students’ economic backgrounds often determine the quality of the education they receive. Richer students tend to go to schools funded by ...