Talk of shifting start of Japan's academic year to Sept.

Talk of shifting start of Japan's academic year to Sept.

Teruyuki Hirota, head of the Japanese Education Research Association, speaking at a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2020, calls on the government to avoid making a quick decision when it discusses the idea of shifting the start of the academic year to September from April due largely to a delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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