japanese education system

Japanese Schools Ban Ponytails Claiming It “Sexually Excites” Male Students

March 15, 2022 by Japan Informer

Japan is an advanced and modern country, but it still respects and holds its old traditions. The major leading political party of the government is also known to be more than just a little conservative. Thus arise some absurd rules and restrictions.One of the most criticized restrictions consists of routine checking of students' socks, the color of their underwear, and their … [Read more...] about Japanese Schools Ban Ponytails Claiming It “Sexually Excites” Male Students

9 Japanese School Rules That Are Shocking, But True

October 9, 2020 by Japan Informer

Schools differ a lot from each other, but schools from different countries are a total mass of varieties. While Japanese people are beautiful and fashionable, like the little girl who is an Instagram fashion star, they cannot be fashionable at school. Japanese schools have pretty strict rules, and you must obey them if you want to remain a student. That’s why they have … [Read more...] about 9 Japanese School Rules That Are Shocking, But True

Adorable Shiba Inu Takes Over Toddler’s Toy

Owaki describes Ringo-kun as the older “brother” Shiba Inu who is more addicted to toys than his own daughter. Ringo-kun lives with Owaki, his wife and their one year old daughter. He became a big brother following the birth of Owaki’s daughter in March 2019. Recently, the Owaki family bought a new toy for their […]

Hiroshima : Just after the atomic bombing 1945

At the time of its bombing, Hiroshima was a city of both industrial and military significance. A number of military units were located nearby, the most important of which was the headquarters of Field Marshal Shunroku Hata’s Second General Army, which commanded the defense of all of southern Japan, and was located in Hiroshima Castle. […]

Cellphone SIM cards can no longer be locked by Japanese Companies!

JAPAN| When buying a phone we usually lookup for global variants so we can take the phone wherever we want and use any carriers we need to. But if you’ve got a carrier-locked phone you will definitely want to get it unlocked for the various advantages you get from an unlocked phone. However in Japan, […]

Japan Has Invented A Way Of Making Trains Safe For… The Photos Explain Everything.

Japan is known for being an incredibly safe, clean, and respectful country to live and travel in — and now, those perks don’t just apply to humans. The West Japan Railway Company and Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, Japan have recently joined forces to make trains safer — not for humans, but for turtles. According […]

Young Japanese women in survey more likely to pee in shower than any other age

JAPAN| Japan is an extremely clean society, and part of that is thanks to people’s unabashed enjoyment of bathing.Result also show a huge gap in in-shower urination attitudes between men and women for one age set Whether it’s a leisurely soak in a steaming hot spring or a quick shower at home to make sure […]

11 things Japanese women want men to know about their breasts

But all that ardent admiration still doesn’t mean you actually know anything about the moon, does it? That’s not too far from the relationship some men have with women’s breasts, according to this list of 11 things Japanese women wish more men understood about their chests.Internet portal My Navi Woman recently polled its female users, […]

More than 40 Dolphins Found Beached in Japan

Sources disclose that eight dolphins have been found beached around the Tokyo beaches during sunrise on Tuesday. These dolphins have a couple of nicknames, such as melon-headed whales, little killer whales, and Electra-dolphin. According to the locals, they were found in a state where they struggled to breathe. “I felt sorry for all those weak […]

10+ Life Conditions and The Japanese way of thinking

1. Ganbatte Ganbatte is a common phrase in Japanese that means “do your best!” Japan has great respect for effort and pushing oneself. This can be seen in the way that people work or in Japan’s passion for physical challenges such as carryingmikoshi at festivals that can weigh several tons. 2. Shoganai Shoganai is an important idea in Japan that can […]

At least 51 people have been injured and an additional 25 people are missing, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan. (PHOTOS)

Heavy rain continued to lash western Japan on Saturday, leaving at least 17 dead and more than 50 missing in landslides and flooding that smashed homes and swept away cars. Around 48,000 members of the Self-Defense Forces, police and firefighting service took part in searching for trapped, wounded or dead people. Heavy rainfall had damaged […]

The beautiful cosplayers of summer Comiket 2019【Photos】

The 95th iteration of Comiket, Japan’s largest independently produced dojinshi manga event, took place at Tokyo’s Big Sight convention center, and once again cosplayers were out in full force. The die-hard fans of comic from all over the world have been following every detail of the comicket. But as interesting a season it was, there […]