Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An English teacher living in Japan highlighted how Japanese schools have a very different approach to education compared to ...

Australian Natasha Steele, left, and Kristen Moon from the U.S., second from left, were among the Nova teachers who joined a demonstration against unfair practices toward foreign workers by Japanese ...

This image from a press release by the Eiken Foundation of Japan shows the learning level associated with each Eiken proficiency test grades. TOKYO -- Two new basic levels are set to be featured in ...

Every year EF Education First, a Switzerland-based company that provides language learning services and assistance in countries around the world, prepares its English Proficiency Index (or EF EPI) ...

TOKYO -- Japan's national achievement test for sixth-year elementary school and third-year junior high school students began ...

“Language is not a genetic gift; it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club––the community of speakers of that language.” –Frank Smith Smith’s quotation speaks to ...