COCOROJOURNAL
Guidance for life and learning in Japan
Timely actions, Japanese schools, emotional well-being, and future pathways—written clearly for families in Japan and abroad.
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When Should My Child Join COCORO? Elementary, Junior High, or High School?
The Day Regret of the day I Received My Second-Semester Grades in 9th Grade
I worked hard to raise my middle school grades for high school admissions. But on the day I learned my final second-semester grades, I realized that I had waited too long to ask what I needed to improve.
What Is Hensachi? From a 20-Person Example to Choosing a University
How do we measure the difficulty of getting in schools in Japan? What is hensachi, and how does it work?
Not a Mistake, Just Different: Three Books to Grow With
"Different" Doesn't Mean "Wrong" — Three Films-and-Books, Sorted by Age
Behind the Facade of "No Language Problems": Realities of Foreign-Root Children from Survey Data
Examines hidden burdens and parent-child gaps despite high Japanese proficiency, based on survey data.