Introduction: Why is Japanese education uniform nationwide?The Japanese education system has the strength of ensuring that a ...

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Filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki offers a unique lens to this question by playing observer to the Japanese education system, carefully uncovering the cultural intricacies that define what it truly means to ...

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When Honolulu’s McKinley High School began offering Japanese language classes in 1924, the program wasn’t introduced only to accommodate the needs of migrant workers’ children. The curriculum—a first ...

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