The abacus is a computing device on which arithmetic calculations are performed by sliding counters (beads, pebbles, or flat discs) along rods, wires or lines. The instrument may have originated in ...

Parents in Japan often try to give their offspring a leg up by ensuring they learn early on how to use the abacus.

For example, let's say you're going on a road trip with a friend and you want to pitch in for gas. 03:58 You might hand them some cash and say, "Gasorin-dai no tashi ni shite." (Let me pitch in ...

Yuko Takashima, principal of Takashima Soroban School in Tokyo. The abacus is enjoying a resurgence after surveys have repeatedly shown that children proficient in old-school soroban techniques can ...

The abacus is a computing device on which arithmetic calculations are performed by sliding counters (beads, pebbles, or flat discs) along rods, wires or lines. The instrument may have originated in ...