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The abacus, for centuries an essential computation tool, has today largely been replaced by electronics. In Japan, though, it remains in use as a way to teach children basic arithmetic and to keep ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Students from Defense Department schools at Yokosuka Naval Base watched in amazement as their Japanese counterparts rapidly calculated nine-digit numbers using a traditional Japanese ...

Under fire for easing standards and creating a generation of educational slackers, some Japanese schools are finding a new use for a tool from the days of the samurai. The abacus is making a comeback.

Parents in Japan who are having their children start early on learning the abacus hope that it will improve both calculation and concentration. A survey conducted by the abacus education organization ...

TOKYO -- An app developed in Japan for people to learn the abacus-method of math calculation skills is gaining global popularity, with more than 8,000 students at home and abroad using the app to ...

HAEBARU TOWN, Okinawa — A 6-year-old Japanese girl stood with her back to Defense Department students gathered Thursday to learn about the Japanese abacus, or soroban, at the Tsukazan Community Center ...

A Sydney-based Japanese mum worked over her plan of opening a school during her pregnancy. When her child turned one, Akiko decided to make a move. A Sydney-based Japanese abacus teacher Akiko (left) ...

It is often said that the reason Alfred Nobel did not endow one of his prizes in mathematics was because his wife was having an affair with a mathematician. While this story has been debunked it is ...