Each month we introduce kids or kids' groups that have hit the news for their activities in a particular field somewhere in Japan. Some have won prizes or awards, while others simply deserve to have their stories told to other kids around the world.

January 2007

• Young Inventor Gets Patent for His "Umbrella Ghost"

December 2006

• The Internet TV Station Run by Kids

November 2006

• The World's Biggest Paper Airplane

March 2006

• Graduation Art

February 2006

• Thirty-one-legged Race

January 2006

• Japanese and Korean Kids Talk in Pictures

December 2005

• The Autistic Boy Who Writes Fairy Tales

November 2005

• The Girl Who Trains Falcons

October 2005

• Young Japanese Judges at a Film Festival in Korea

September 2005

• Dancing with Robots!

August 2005

• The Star of the Kyoto Gion Festival

July 2005

• Drawing the Ideal School

June 2005

• Kids Who Play Jazz Music Just Like the Pros

May 2005

• Young Writers Tell Tales from the Heart

April 2005

• Learning to Cope with Natural Disasters

What's school life like in Japan? This section will showcase a number of schools to give you a glimpse of the kind of classes, club activities, and annual events school kids take part in and what they like to talk about with their friends. Step inside the virtual school gates!

Otaki Elementary and Middle School; Nagano
Meikei High School; Ibaragi
Kanagawa University High School; Kanagawa
Kojimachi Middle School; Tokyo