Child allowances, tuition-free schools bills pass lower house

Child allowances, tuition-free schools bills pass lower house

TOKYO, Japan - A plenary session of the House of Representatives passes a bill to make tuition free for public senior high school students in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. The government expects the bill, along with a bill to provide monthly allowances to families raising children, to clear the House of Councillors by the end of the month. (Kyodo)

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