When the last class of the day is over, students get up from their seats and put their chairs on their desks. Then, the students break into small groups, boisterously grab dust cloths and brooms, and proceed to clean the whole school. They clean the bathrooms and the hallways too. This scene is ingrained in the Japanese psyche. This daily ritual is called tokuiku...
Everyone looks forward to lunchtime. At Japanese elementary schools, lunch is full of variety, from fish to curry rice to hamburgers. Meals are nutritionally balanced. And students take turns serving lunch to their classmates. They’ll change into the proper uniform and deliver lunch to the other students. This is how Japanese children first learn about hospitality. Sometimes the servers may sneak a little extra...
Kyoto Seika University appointed Professor Oussouby Sacko president of the university spring 2018, marking the first time a person from the African continent was appointed president of a Japanese university, according to Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The historic appointment marked the latest achievement by the 51-year-old Professor Sacko in what is an incredible life story. He was born in...
