Printing and publication of books increase; education becomes available to the urban population ... As Americans, how will your lives be affected by Japan? Draw on your knowledge of Japan's geography, ...

A war heritage researcher says such buildings are valuable as a "negative legacy" reflecting Japan's prewar education ... is versed in wartime educational history, told the Mainichi Shimbun ...

Literacy and education were by no means monopolized by the elite in Tokugawa Japan ... and cultural legacy to modern Japan. One cannot properly understand Japan’s modern history without understanding ...

It is one of the "Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara" for which Japan is seeking a UNESCO World Heritage listing. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government recommended on Tuesday ...