This article explores the growing industry in Japan offering services to complete students’ summer homework and dives into the implications of such practices. Parents concerned about their children's heavy academic workload or lack of initiative have turned to these services, sparking heated discussions about responsibility, learning integrity, and the state of the education system. The article shines a light on these debates amid growing concerns over the detrimental effects this may have on the students' learning process.

In Japan, summer homework is viewed as a vital component of education, fostering students' responsibility and self-discipline. With the rise of such services, there is worry over a possible erosion of these cultural values as the service circumvents the learning process. Additionally, there are legal concerns as the practice may breach intellectual property rights when commercial services complete assignments intended for individual students.

Homework services have also surfaced in countries like the US and the EU, primarily at the university level. This trend raises the same ethical and educational integrity concerns as in Japan. However, the cultural significance of summer homework in Japan makes the issue more contentious in comparison to its Western counterparts.