Schools for foreign children decreasing amid serious recession

Schools for foreign children decreasing amid serious recession

NAGOYA, Japan - Carlos Shinoda, principal of the Colegio Brasil Japao, a Brazilian school, notifies guardians of the suspension of some classes at his school in Nagoya's Minato Ward in January 2010. (Kyodo)

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