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Students surround Japanese teacher for autographs

BEIJING, China - Autograph-seeking students surround Koji Oikawa, a charismatic Japanese-language teacher in China, after his lecture at a university in Yinchuan, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China, in April 2014. Oikawa, a former comedian, is visiting 555 universities nationwide to teach Japanese to Chinese students.

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Charismatic Japanese-language teacher in China

BEIJING, China - Koji Oikawa, a popular Japanese-language teacher in China, relaxes with a massage machine aboard a plane in April 2014. Oikawa, a former comedian, is visiting 555 universities and high schools nationwide to teach Japanese to Chinese students.

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Charismatic Japanese-language teacher in China

BEIJING, China - Koji Oikawa (C), a popular Japanese-language teacher in China, gives a speech to students at a university in Beijing in January 2014. Oikawa, a former comedian, is visiting 555 universities and high schools nationwide to teach Japanese to Chinese students.