Japan’s economic story is a rollercoaster of triumph and cautionary tales. From the ashes of World War II to global dominance in the 1980s, and then a prolonged stagnation, Japan’s trajectory offers ...

Correction Appended: March 12, 2009 Wandering the streets of Tokyo’s Roppongi district on a wet night, you know where film director Ridley Scott got the inspiration for his dystopian Los Angeles in ...

In their new book Teaching Better, Brad and Genevieve Ermeling describe their first-hand experience with Japanese lesson study and the important lessons they learned from collaborating with colleagues ...

Japan affords a preview of what the future of the United States, Australia, and Western Europe will become unless meaningful steps are taken to ensure that a nation’s relevance is measured by how it ...

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Christian Galan, an expert on the Japanese education system, explains in an op-ed for Le Monde that less time in school does not necessarily mean more freedom or equality for children, when private, ...

The Japanese proverb “If you are in a hurry, go the long way around” offers a timeless lesson on patience, planning and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Interest in Japan among global investors and policymakers is abysmal.

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