今週の日本 Japan Admits POW Labor at Aso Mine New York Times Living With In-Laws Linked to Heart Risks in Japanese Women New York Times Rapist guilty of mutilating British hostess Lucie Blackman Guardian Trio avoid prison in sumo killing Japan Times Japan predicts zero growth in fiscal 2009 Washington Post Trouble at Toyota--Spreading Shockwaves The Daily Yomiuri Japan ends five-year Iraq mission BBC Jun Ichikawa - An Appreciation Midnight Eye Why the Club World Cup is one big mess Times on Line Teacher fired over 1997 groping case Asahi Man Utd overpower Gamba in 5-3 classic Yahoo! Sports Last week's Japan news Japan Statistics Average mathematics scores of fourth- and eighth-grade students, by country: 2007 Fourth Grade (Average Score: 500) 1) Hong Kong: 607 2) Singapore: 599 3) Taiwan: 576 4) Japan: 568 11) USA: 529 Eighth Grade (Average Score: 500) 1) Taiwan: 598 2) South Korea: 597 3) Singapore: 573 4) Hong Kong: 572 5) Japan: 570 9) USA: 508 Source: International Center for Educational Statistics |