De: Japan Update: Nikkei
Asian Review
Subject: Walking away from traditionm Japan Update
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TOKYO -- As the coronavirus
pandemic forces long-term
school shutdowns, calls are
growing to ditch
Japan's April
school start that dates back a
century to make the academic
year in line with the
international norm.
Junichi Hamada, a former
president
of the University of Tokyo,
has
been a
long advocate of a
September school start.
"For both politicians and the
public, the question will be
how to
shape Japan after the
coronavirus," Harada told Nikkei.
He sees
the
school-year debate
being promoted as part of
bold ideas
needed for a
post-pandemic Japan.
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