Trends in Japan: Japan Continues Search for Academic Triumph

By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo

Japan’s education system has long been viewed as a model because of its strong performance on international-comparison tests and its celebrated mathematics curriculum.

But among its citizens, schooling in the nation is seen as inadequate, a sentiment that has led to significant changes over the past two decades. The insecurity has been driven more recently by a protracted economic downturn and increasing social...

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