Kumamoto City Board of Education thinks robots can help ease kids with anxiety issues back into social interaction.
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Japanese TV issues heatstroke alert, says to avoid exercise, keeps showing high school baseball game
Kids’ bad behavior gets the whole school barred from the fast food restaurant down the street.
Student suffers fever after being told to take off extra layer on coldest day of the year.
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Every year all eyes are on the flashiest fashions at Kitakyushu, but there’s another side to the story.
Never get into pointless arguments on the Internet, especially if the other person is friends with a yakuza member.
System has no family income restrictions and will address low birth rate, politicians hope.
Kimonos and gangsta flair to celebrate freedom and individuality before conforming to Japanese society.
Starting next spring, going to school is going to mean going to Shibuya to play games for some Tokyo teens.
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