Scenarios about 'juku'
Educational cram schools in Japan that provide supplementary instruction to students outside of regular school hours. Juku became particularly prominent during Japan's post-war economic growth period, reflecting the intense academic competition within Japanese society. These institutions represent the cultural emphasis on educational achievement in East Asia and feature prominently in alternate histories exploring different educational systems or Japanese societal development.
What If East Asian Cram School Culture Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where supplementary educational institutions like hagwons, juku, and buxiban never became a dominant feature of East Asian education systems, potentially reshaping academic pressures, family dynamics, and economic development across the region.