Many of the Fort Hayes Arts & Academic High School students already knew that; 25 of them who take Japanese went on a summer trip to help rebuild areas affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

The 29-year-old New Yorker was participating in a one-day mock school experience at "Kimino High School" for foreign tourists in Japan. It's designed to appeal to anime fans like Wu and his wife ...

In gym class, they play traditional Japanese sports day group competitions like tug-of-war or throwing bean bags high into a net basket. Like Japanese school children, they also practice ...