This is a beautiful article, with a short movie, about many things: the article focuses on the pressure in Japanese schools, with an underlying negative connotation. But I also see more positive messages: the care of Japanese teachers for their young pupils, the love for music, and the goal of having as many children as possible participating in a – even if modest – musical performance. It is also stunning – and inspiring – to see how children in Japan are educated about caring for their environment. They clean their classrooms, they serve the meals to their classmates. They learn to respect each other.

Read the full article here and watch the short doc below.