Editorial

16:38 JST, August 29, 2025

A survey by the central government has revealed a significant decline in children’s academic performance. Increased time spent on smartphones and playing games is seen as one contributing factor. It is hoped that society as a whole will share a sense of urgency and consider measures to address this issue.

The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry has released the results of the comparative analytical survey of children’s academic performance conducted in the 2024 school year. The survey covered 1,350 schools nationwide and examined the performance of sixth-grade elementary school students in Japanese language and arithmetic and third-year junior high school students in Japanese language, mathematics and English.

Average scores declined across all of the subjects compared to the previous survey conducted in the 2021 school year. In every subject except........

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