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There was a time when Japan was gaga for all things western, but in recent years that fascination has turned to Korea, and now India. If you look at the best-sellers in a Japanese bookstore, you might well see a few books teaching kids mathematics, the Indian way. As far as Japan is concerned, Indi read more »
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For the second time, I attended my school's taikusai(sports day) which is an annual event where every student in the school goes insane. Or something. I tried to sum it up as best I could in a video, so have a look. :) read more »
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We all know that there's no such thing as a free lunch. True enough, but do you know how much it costs to get lunch to kids on a rural island in Japan? Do you want to laugh on the way to finding out the answer? Read my buddy Nick's funny, exasperated take on the issue. read more »
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Japan has lost the plot. According to this Mainichi news article, junior high school libraries will get copies of a textbook teaching the "ins and o read more »
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Princess Aiko is about to start elementary school, and security has been ramped up. All the children will have new ID cards with IC chips, high walls will be built, and for good measure, Aiko's classmates have been chosen based on family lineage and height! The comments on Japan Today showed that read more »
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A post about my favorite pic on my blog. read more »
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