Helen on August 6th, 2009

Kyoko Aizawa of Otherwise Japan writes to inform us about a concern in her country with this article from The Japan Times:
“The number of NEETs (people Not in Employment, Education or Training) now totals 640,000 people in Japan, according to a government white paper released in July. At the current rate of increase, NEETs [...]

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Helen on July 24th, 2009

At the HEM News & Commentary, Mary Nix addresses Escalating Home Visits by Authorities in Japan and elsewhere. In Japan, longtime homeschooling advocate Kyoko Aizawa has legitimate concerns, and there are alarming comparisons in the United States.

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