Rural towns offer cram school lessons via teleconferencing system

Elementary school students attend a cram school class offered via a teleconferencing system at a community center in Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, in July 2015. Some rural and island municipalities are adopting teleconferencing in the hope of providing better educational opportunities so that families with young children stay instead of moving to bigger cities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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