Ashley Peters departed Los Angeles International Airport at the beginning of this year, less than one year after graduating from University of California, Irvine. The 23-year-old left behind four ...

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It’s hard not to have a sinking feeling when you hear about a middle school teacher being reprimanded for inappropriate behavior. Was the educator involved in some sort of sexual impropriety involving ...

By Nathaniel Reed For 16 years, I have worked in education in Japan -- from kindergartens to universities, conversation ...

In one of his last diary entries, Japanese teacher Yoshio Kudo lamented workdays that started early and could last until nearly midnight. Two months later, he suffered "karoshi" -- death from overwork ...

Anyone who has taught English in Japan will be familiar with the routine departure of teachers and students that occurs in March, the end of the school year. However, if you’re teaching at a school as ...

Considering a teaching job in Japan or are having some problems in the classroom? It can be hard to keep a cool head when you have a student who just won’t behave. You may be thinking, “Positive ...

Shuto Mika, 54, loves her job as a Japanese language teacher for many reasons. Shuto Mika, 54, loves her job as a Japanese language teacher for many reasons. It is a job she graduated and mastered in.