Esaki eyes 'custom-made' education

Esaki eyes 'custom-made' education

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Physics Prize winner Reona (Leo) Esaki, who will head a new government education reform panel, says he will aim to create a ''custom-made'' education system to meet the needs of different students. ''There are ready-made clothes and custom-made clothes, but people look better in outfits tailored to fit their needs,'' he told Kyodo News in an interview March 10.

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