”Even among the educated elite, Americans` knowledge of Japanese language, culture and politics is abysmally poor,” observes a recent study from Johns Hopkins University. The conclusion… ...

Computer programming seen as key to Japan's place in 'fourth industrial revolution' Computer programmer Emi Morikawa, 17, who launched her own company, is interviewed in Shibuya Ward, ...

Those who find the lack of women in computer science concerning probably won’t be happy to hear that in a recent survey, 44.7 percent of Japanese elementary school-age girls said they’re not even ...

Programming tool Petit Computer — known in Japan as SmileBASIC — is getting a new 3DS version in Japan this month.. Developer SmileBoom Co.Ltd confirmed the release today, and also announced ...

TOKYO -- Starting fiscal 2022, the Ministry of Justice will hold programming lessons at juvenile detention centers as part of career guidance to help ...

TOKYO -- Computer programming will become a mandatory subject in Japan's elementary schools from April 2020, as the country seeks to train a new gener ...

In Japan, as in many countries, science and technology tend to be predominantly male pursuits, at both the academic and professional levels. Critics argue, ... Almost half of Japanese grade-school ...