PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly two decades ago, Miwako Sakabayashi opened the doors to her Portland-area Japanese Abacus Math School. Today, Sensei Miwako continues to teach local kids how to tackle math ...

The abacus itself, a simple wooden frame with beads, has been around for centuries as a calculation tool. Over time, it has ...

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 ...

Sometimes, old fashioned things are better. I understand the arguments of those who prefer taking pen and paper notes to typing for example, or even people who prefer analog, vinyl recordings to ...

SAN ANTONIO — A middle schooler from East Central ISD is making national headlines for his impressive math skills. Fabian Rodriguez, a seventh grader at Legacy Middle School in San Antonio, was ...