Man in news: Teacher cycles across Japan for after-school classes

Man in news: Teacher cycles across Japan for after-school classes

Jun Takahashi, a teacher-cum-cyclist visiting schools across Japan to offer free extracurricular lessons, stands next to his bicycle in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2015. He has visited more than 20 schools on his bicycle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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