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 ...

Photo Caption: This fully functioning Japanese abacus is actually an interactive image on a smart phone. The number shown is 5,236. Screen image by Forrest M. Mims III. A year after the U.S. soundly ...

ABACUS was imported to Japan in the 14th century. ‘Soroban’, the Japanese abacus, provides a visual and tangible tool that allows students to see and manipulate a physical representation of abstract ...

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 ...

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.

The correct resources may make learning mathematics engaging and dynamic, and the abacus is one such resource that aids kids in developing their computation abilities. The ancient counting device ...