Gov't asks panel to consider education law revisions

TOKYO, Japan - Education minister Atsuko Toyama (L) asks Yasuhiko Torii, chairman of the Central Council for Education, her advisory panel, on Nov. 26 to recommend within a year whether Japan's 1947 Fundamental Law of Education should be revised. Toyama said a study of revisions to the law is necessary to deal with changes in the times and society, nurture creativity, and foster respect for tradition and culture.

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