From Japan - Child Research Net

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From Japan

In this page, you will find articles covering "information on childrearing, childcare, and education in Japan" published within the CRN website, brought together on this webpage for easier access.

Research Data from Japan
This section provides the results of childrearing surveys, primarily conducted by Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute (BERD) , CRN's main supporter and one of the most trusted educational R&D institutes in Japan.
Projects about the Latest Children's Issues in Japan
Here we introduce a wide variety of projects related to issues involving children in Japan.
Reports about Child-Rearing and Education in Japan
This section contains reports written by researchers from various fields about childrearing and education in Japan.
Useful Links
Useful sites run by local governments and educational institutes in Japan, providing information related to childrearing, education, and health.

Research Data from Japan

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Projects about the Latest Children's Issues in Japan

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[Data-based Discussion on Education and Children in Japan]

Data-based Discussion on Education and Children in Japan 2: Analyzing Juku--Another School After School (2018.November.22) 2018:11:22:15:23:20
Data-based Discussion on Education and Children in Japan 1: Bukatsudou--A Puzzling Activity that Most Students Join (2018.November.02) 2018:11:02:14:23:56

[Declining Birth Rate and Child-rearing in Japan]

Helping Mothers and Children at the Beginning of Childrearing: Continuous Support for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childrearing (3) (2016.July.01) 2016:07:01:10:06:03
Helping Mothers and Children at the Beginning of Childrearing: Continuous Support for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childrearing (2) (2016.July.01) 2016:07:01:10:05:08
Helping Mothers and Children at the Beginning of Childrearing: Continuous Support for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childrearing (1) (2016.June.24) 2016:06:24:15:40:47

[Q&A about Children's Health]

New Facts about Egg Allergy (2016.November.04) 2016:11:04:10:17:01
The Mechanism of Food Allergies (2016.October.14) 2016:10:14:13:47:32
Children's Fever at Night: When do I see a doctor? (2016.September.16) 2016:09:16:10:09:03

[Child Science and Great East Japan Earthquake]

Radioactive Iodine and the Effect of Consuming Seaweed (2012.April.01) 2012:04:01:18:27:55
Radiation and Children Section 5: How can We Recognize the Effect on Human Health Caused by the Quake-stricken Fukushima Nuclear Plants? (2012.April.01) 2012:04:01:11:51:07
Report from the Disaster Area Part 8: Six Months after the Disaster - Authentic Voices on-site - (2011.October.01) 2011:10:01:23:39:02

[Youth Projects: Essays written by junior/senior high school students in Japan]

[YRP Students' Essays] Can You Imagine? (2018.January.26) 2018:01:26:14:02:10
[YRP Students' Essays] Silent Language from Inaudible Voices (2017.February.17) 2017:02:17:17:06:09
[YRP Students' Essays] The Result of Demanding a Better Life (2017.January.27) 2017:01:27:17:03:09

Reports about Child-Rearing and Education in Japan

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[Early Childhood Education and Care]

Leadership Tasks in Early Childhood Education in Finland, Japan, and Singapore (2018.March.30) 2018:03:30:10:33:58
[Japan] An Anthropologist's Perspective on 0-3 Early Childhood Care and Education (2018.February.23) 2018:02:23:15:27:49

[Parenting]

What Is A Happy Life? Views of Happiness Related to Children's Education among Mothers in Osaka, Japan (2017.August.04) 2017:08:04:14:13:09
Declining Motor Abilities in Children: Promoting Physical Movement in Prekindergarten Children (2017.April.07) 2017:04:07:11:47:01

[Pregnancy & Prenatal Care]

Aiming for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Handbook with no one left behind--Report on "The 10th International Conference on MCH Handbook" (2017.May.19) 2017:05:19:11:54:26
Increasing Use of the Japanese-Born "Maternal Child Health Handbook" around the World! (2016.October.28) 2016:10:28:10:51:12

[School & Teachers]

Active Learning in a Tight Frame: ICT and Active Learning in Japanese Elementary Education (2017.March.10) 2017:03:10:10:18:45
Anatomy of Child Bullying in Japan 9: What Does the Number of Bullying Reports Imply? An Analytical Study Based on Data from across Japan (2016.February.26) 2016:02:26:15:27:21

[After-School & Community Activities]

Learning to Question - Children's University Kawagoe - 3. Start of classes asking "why?" (2009.January.01) 2009:01:01:17:41:43
Learning to Question - Children's University Kawagoe - 2. Opening (2009.January.01) 2009:01:01:17:41:43

[Children in the Digital Age]

Field Survey on the Use of Smartphones by Junior and Senior High School Students - Part 3 (2015.April.03) 2015:04:03:10:25:01
Field Survey on the Use of Smartphones by Junior and Senior High School Students - Part 2 (2015.March.27) 2015:03:27:11:11:06

Useful Links

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