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Japan’s most prestigious university adds its first new department in nearly 70 years as it strives for greater internationalization.
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Blessed Wearable Blankets all receive prayers that wearers will pass their entrance exams.
Report says schools are looking at alternatives to the traditional top school trip destination.
Board of Education doesn’t want students to be penalized for times when missing school is necessary.
School is back in session in this Ehime mountain town, where the student body has dramatically expanded to a very small size.
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