Japan times wrote a response to this article: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/11/23/issues/teaching-quality-lesson-quantity-may-key-japans-top-math-m

Japan times wrote a response to this article: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/11/23/issues/teaching-quality-lesson-quantity-may-key-japans-top-math-marks/ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/11/23/issues/teac... Not mentioned is the Japanese preschool system: http://www.ernweb.com/educational-research-articles/mathematics-teaching-in-japan/ http://www.ernweb.com/educational-research-articles/mathemat... "Seventy percent of all children attend preschool for three years. Young children are gradually trained in important school-related behavior, practicing routines that will be used throughout elementary school." "Two traits pervade the culture and are taught by both parents and teachers: effort and persistence."