The lower-than-usual number of students points to both population-based and educational trends reflective of many other areas of the country.
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Radio calisthenics to encourage fitness are making a comeback with the help of a perpetually popular Pokémon.
On average, parents in Prefecture #1 are paying around five times more to send kids to school than parents in Prefecture #47.
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