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OK kids, did you remember to finish your homework, brush your teeth, and smash every pot in the village?
Regardless if you’re a tea aficionado or simply in need of a break, unwind and de-stress at this cozy tea salon in the heart of Tokyo’s fashionable Harajuku district.
The boy’s case details intense, unpleasant customs at the school that made him too depressed to attend class.
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Guidelines from ministry say “any corporal punishment, no matter how light, is prohibited.”
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