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Early in the morning, a small figure just 155 centimeters in height swiftly ascended a mountain trail, and soon disappeared into the distance･･･ ...

We thought we had created a perfect lifestyle, one that included our children walking to and from school until they graduated from high school ... always keeping her backpack on her lap to ...

As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the leading and cherished ... As the narrative unfolds, flashbacks reveal the girls’ shocking pasts, including a canceled high school ...

and more for all your school needs. This base-model iPad is the best option for most students, and Apple recently reduced the price to a more affordable $349. It offers almost the same high-end ...

Why it is one of the best Japanese horror movies: Suicide Club is another film from writer and director Sion Sono in which school girls suffer grisly fates, but in a comparatively more tasteful ...

For the uninitiated, sorting one's rubbish can be a convoluted process in Japan - a country that boasts one of the world's strictest waste disposal rules. But in the city of Fukushima, things are ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man being held in a Missouri jail is charged in the Dec. 9 robbery of an Overland Park middle school student's backpack. Kory Atkinson is charged in Johnson County District ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man in a Missouri jail is wanted in the Dec. 9 robbery of an Overland Park middle school student's backpack. He is also a suspect in the burglary of a vehicle that happened ...

Shining on the world stage, Nadeshiko Japan’s dedication to the game is a symbol of Japanese women’s football. With the vision of “Becoming the World’s Nadeshiko”, Japan Football Association (JFA) has ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - A 13-year-old student at Azalea Middle School was arrested Tuesday after a gun and kitchen knife were found in his backpack, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.