JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM Soroban sensei Hideaki Oshima relished making no mistakes on a long soroban he obtained 30 years ago in his native Japan as student Jessica Lum recited numbers ...
Parents in Japan often try to give their offspring a leg up by ensuring they learn early on how to use the abacus. While the sound of sliding beads making clacking sounds on a small wooden frame may ...