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Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

A child heads to an elementary school escorted by a guardian in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on Dec. 16, 2024, with a man believed responsible for stabbing two junior high school students in a local McDonald's restaurant two days earlier remaining at large. One of the two, a 15-year-old girl, died. ==Kyodo

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Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024, shows a McDonald's restaurant in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka, where two junior high school students were stabbed by a man the previous day. One of the two, a 15-year-old girl, died while the man remained at large following the incident.

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Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024, shows a McDonald's restaurant in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka, where two junior high school students were stabbed by a man the previous day. One of the two, a 15-year-old girl, died while the man remained at large following the incident.

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Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2024, shows a McDonald's restaurant (back) in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka, where two junior high school students were stabbed by a man earlier in the day. One of the two, a 15-year-old girl, died while the man remained at large following the incident.

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Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2024, shows a McDonald's restaurant (back) in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka, where two junior high school students were stabbed by a man earlier in the day. One of the two, a 15-year-old girl, died while the man remained at large following the incident.

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Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

Photo taken in the small hours of Dec. 15, 2024, shows a McDonald's restaurant (back) in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka, where two junior high school students were stabbed by a man the previous day. One of the two, a 15-year-old girl, died while the man remained at large following the incident.

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Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

Photo taken in the small hours of Dec. 15, 2024, shows a McDonald's restaurant in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka, where two junior high school students were stabbed by a man the previous day. One of the two, a 15-year-old girl, died while the man remained at large following the incident.

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Stabbing attack in fast-food restaurant

Photo taken in the small hours of Dec. 15, 2024, shows a McDonald's restaurant in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka, where two junior high school students were stabbed by a man the previous day. One of the two, a 15-year-old girl, died while the man remained at large following the incident.

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ChineseToday | A teacher's lifelong dedication to education

(240801) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ma Rusong shows the triangle ruler that he has used throughout his teaching career at home in Shenyang Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 30, 2024. Ma Rusong, 84, used to be a teacher at Dalun junior high school in Taizhou. He returned to his hometown Shenyang Village in the city upon retirement in 2001. In view of the many left-behind children in the village, he decided to offer free tutoring sessions for those children at his residence. He held tutoring sessions in mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends and school vacations, and also took care of the children's mental health. Thousands of students have benefited from Ma's noble actions over the past two decades. Ma said he himself used to be an orphan, and he would not be able to become a teacher without social support. He wanted to reciprocate whenever his service is in need. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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ChineseToday | A teacher's lifelong dedication to education

(240801) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ma Rusong (R) and his wife Huang Nan read newspapers at home in Shenyang Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 31, 2024. Ma Rusong, 84, used to be a teacher at Dalun junior high school in Taizhou. He returned to his hometown Shenyang Village in the city upon retirement in 2001. In view of the many left-behind children in the village, he decided to offer free tutoring sessions for those children at his residence. He held tutoring sessions in mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends and school vacations, and also took care of the children's mental health. Thousands of students have benefited from Ma's noble actions over the past two decades. Ma said he himself used to be an orphan, and he would not be able to become a teacher without social support. He wanted to reciprocate whenever his service is in need. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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ChineseToday | A teacher's lifelong dedication to education

(240801) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ma Rusong drinks water during a class break at home in Shenyang Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 31, 2024. Ma Rusong, 84, used to be a teacher at Dalun junior high school in Taizhou. He returned to his hometown Shenyang Village in the city upon retirement in 2001. In view of the many left-behind children in the village, he decided to offer free tutoring sessions for those children at his residence. He held tutoring sessions in mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends and school vacations, and also took care of the children's mental health. Thousands of students have benefited from Ma's noble actions over the past two decades. Ma said he himself used to be an orphan, and he would not be able to become a teacher without social support. He wanted to reciprocate whenever his service is in need. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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ChineseToday | A teacher's lifelong dedication to education

(240801) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ma Rusong (1st R) gives a class to left-behind children at home in Shenyang Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 31, 2024. Ma Rusong, 84, used to be a teacher at Dalun junior high school in Taizhou. He returned to his hometown Shenyang Village in the city upon retirement in 2001. In view of the many left-behind children in the village, he decided to offer free tutoring sessions for those children at his residence. He held tutoring sessions in mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends and school vacations, and also took care of the children's mental health. Thousands of students have benefited from Ma's noble actions over the past two decades. Ma said he himself used to be an orphan, and he would not be able to become a teacher without social support. He wanted to reciprocate whenever his service is in need. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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ChineseToday | A teacher's lifelong dedication to education

(240801) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ma Rusong (C) gives a class to left-behind children at home in Shenyang Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 30, 2024. Ma Rusong, 84, used to be a teacher at Dalun junior high school in Taizhou. He returned to his hometown Shenyang Village in the city upon retirement in 2001. In view of the many left-behind children in the village, he decided to offer free tutoring sessions for those children at his residence. He held tutoring sessions in mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends and school vacations, and also took care of the children's mental health. Thousands of students have benefited from Ma's noble actions over the past two decades. Ma said he himself used to be an orphan, and he would not be able to become a teacher without social support. He wanted to reciprocate whenever his service is in need. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Yingjing)

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ChineseToday | A teacher's lifelong dedication to education

(240801) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ma Rusong (L) tutors a student at home in Shenyang Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 31, 2024. Ma Rusong, 84, used to be a teacher at Dalun junior high school in Taizhou. He returned to his hometown Shenyang Village in the city upon retirement in 2001. In view of the many left-behind children in the village, he decided to offer free tutoring sessions for those children at his residence. He held tutoring sessions in mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends and school vacations, and also took care of the children's mental health. Thousands of students have benefited from Ma's noble actions over the past two decades. Ma said he himself used to be an orphan, and he would not be able to become a teacher without social support. He wanted to reciprocate whenever his service is in need. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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ChineseToday | A teacher's lifelong dedication to education

(240801) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows a view of Shenyang Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Ma Rusong, 84, used to be a teacher at Dalun junior high school in Taizhou. He returned to his hometown Shenyang Village in the city upon retirement in 2001. In view of the many left-behind children in the village, he decided to offer free tutoring sessions for those children at his residence. He held tutoring sessions in mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends and school vacations, and also took care of the children's mental health. Thousands of students have benefited from Ma's noble actions over the past two decades. Ma said he himself used to be an orphan, and he would not be able to become a teacher without social support. He wanted to reciprocate whenever his service is in need. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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ChineseToday | A teacher's lifelong dedication to education

(240801) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ma Rusong (R) and his wife Huang Nan have dinner at home in Shenyang Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 30, 2024. Ma Rusong, 84, used to be a teacher at Dalun junior high school in Taizhou. He returned to his hometown Shenyang Village in the city upon retirement in 2001. In view of the many left-behind children in the village, he decided to offer free tutoring sessions for those children at his residence. He held tutoring sessions in mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends and school vacations, and also took care of the children's mental health. Thousands of students have benefited from Ma's noble actions over the past two decades. Ma said he himself used to be an orphan, and he would not be able to become a teacher without social support. He wanted to reciprocate whenever his service is in need. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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ChineseToday | A teacher's lifelong dedication to education

(240801) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ma Rusong prepares for classes at home in Shenyang Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 30, 2024. Ma Rusong, 84, used to be a teacher at Dalun junior high school in Taizhou. He returned to his hometown Shenyang Village in the city upon retirement in 2001. In view of the many left-behind children in the village, he decided to offer free tutoring sessions for those children at his residence. He held tutoring sessions in mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends and school vacations, and also took care of the children's mental health. Thousands of students have benefited from Ma's noble actions over the past two decades. Ma said he himself used to be an orphan, and he would not be able to become a teacher without social support. He wanted to reciprocate whenever his service is in need. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Yingjing)

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ChineseToday | A teacher's lifelong dedication to education

(240801) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ma Rusong gives a class to left-behind children at home in Shenyang Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 30, 2024. Ma Rusong, 84, used to be a teacher at Dalun junior high school in Taizhou. He returned to his hometown Shenyang Village in the city upon retirement in 2001. In view of the many left-behind children in the village, he decided to offer free tutoring sessions for those children at his residence. He held tutoring sessions in mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends and school vacations, and also took care of the children's mental health. Thousands of students have benefited from Ma's noble actions over the past two decades. Ma said he himself used to be an orphan, and he would not be able to become a teacher without social support. He wanted to reciprocate whenever his service is in need. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Yingjing)

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ChineseToday | A teacher's lifelong dedication to education

(240801) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ma Rusong organizes desks and chairs after class at home in Shenyang Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 31, 2024. Ma Rusong, 84, used to be a teacher at Dalun junior high school in Taizhou. He returned to his hometown Shenyang Village in the city upon retirement in 2001. In view of the many left-behind children in the village, he decided to offer free tutoring sessions for those children at his residence. He held tutoring sessions in mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekends and school vacations, and also took care of the children's mental health. Thousands of students have benefited from Ma's noble actions over the past two decades. Ma said he himself used to be an orphan, and he would not be able to become a teacher without social support. He wanted to reciprocate whenever his service is in need. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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American student delegation's visit to Shanghai promotes China-U.S. friendship

STORY: American student delegation's visit to Shanghai promotes China-U.S. friendship SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 26-29, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the delegation touring 2. various of activities 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MACY JAME HAYES, Student at Muscatine High School, the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AARON MICHAEL SMITH, Teacher of Muscatine High School, the U.S. 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JENNIFER LEE FRIDLEY, Leader of the delegation, Principal of Susan Clark Junior High, the U.S. STORYLINE: From January 26 to 29, a delegation of 24 students from Muscatine High School in the United States visited China's Shanghai to promote friendship between youths of the two countries. In addition to the city landmarks of Shanghai, the delegation also visited some local high schools and participated in various activities. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MACY JAME HAYES, Student at Muscatine High School, the U.S. "We are all very excited to brin

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

(231024) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two students from Ngamprah No.3 Junior High School look into a model of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train in Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway EMU train carrying hopes, heading for the future" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

(231024) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two students from Ngamprah No.3 Junior High School pose for photos with a model of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train in Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway EMU train carrying hopes, heading for the future" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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2014 Nobel winner Nakamura in 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Nakamura (R), a Japan-born professor at UC Santa Barbara, conducts an experiment using light-emitting diodes before junior and senior high school students in Sakae village, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in July 2005. Nakamura was announced as a winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 for the invention of efficient blue LEDs along with two other Japanese scientists in October 2014.

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Junior high schoolers from disaster-hit areas hold summit

KOBE, Japan - Two students (far R) of Yotsukura junior high school from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, talks about the degree of recovery from the 2011 earthquake that hit northeastern Japan during a "summit of junior high school students in disaster-stricken areas" in Kobe, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2014. The gathering was joined by 13 schools from six prefectures, including Nagasaki where pyroclastic flows from Mt. Unzen killed scores of people in 1991.

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Female junior high school student finds asteroid

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 26, 2013 in Kanagawa Prefecture shows Akiko Takahashi, one of the first female junior high school students in Japan to have discovered an asteroid. In July 2013, the International Astronomical Union listed as a new astral body the asteroid discovered in 2009 by Takahashi and two other girls.

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Kesennuma students thank SDF members

KESENNUMA, Japan - Students of Kesennuma Junior High School in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, show their appreciation on May 11, 2011 for work carried out by Self-Defense Forces members following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, two months after the disaster. The cards held by the students read, ''We feel relieved at the presence of the SDF members.''

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Hiroshima children call for peace

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Junior high school students offer paper cranes at the Children's Peace Monument in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on July 23, 2010, prior to the 65th anniversary of the atomic-bomb attack on Aug. 6. The monument was built in memory of Sadako Sasaki, who was exposed to the bombing at age two and died ten years later with leukemia, and other young victims.

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Hokkaido school actively recruits out-of-town students

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Two out-of-town students (3rd and 4th from R) and other students at Senhoshi Junior High School on Rishiri Island, Hokkaido, dry seaweed on Oct. 10.

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Elementary, junior high schools in ex-Yamakoshi reopened

NAGAOKA, Japan - Elementary and junior high school students of former Yamakoshi village, Niigata Prefecture, which was hit by a deadly earthquake two years ago, return to their newly built school in Nagaoka on Oct. 30.

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Children's Diet calls for better human relations

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) delivers a speech before elementary pupils and junior high school students taking part in the second day of a two-day mock Diet session at the House of Councillors building in Tokyo on Aug. 3. Participants at the ''Children's Diet'' adopted a declaration calling for efforts to create better human relations and a cleaner environment.

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Poison 'medicine' sample mailed

A junior high school student in Tokyo falls ill Aug. 26 after trying a ''diet medicine'' sent to him in the mail that was later found to be poison. Twenty-two other students and a teacher received similar packages, and police have begun investigating the case. The picture shows the 20-30 milliliter plastic bottle that contained the brown liquid, which was actually the disinfectant cresol.

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A teacher gives a class at Pinggu No.5 Middle School in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A girl waves to a faculty member at Yuquan School Attached to Capital Normal University in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students have a physical education class at the Pinggu campus of Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student answers a question during a maths class at the Pinggu campus of Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students enter the campus of Pinggu No.5 Middle School in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A girl walks into the teaching building at Yuquan School Attached to Capital Normal University in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students are having a maths class at the Pinggu campus of Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A teacher gives a class at Pinggu No.5 Middle School in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy raises his hand to answer a question at Yuquan School Attached to Capital Normal University in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Faculty members hand masks to students at Yuquan School Attached to Capital Normal University in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students are having a class at Pinggu No.5 Middle School in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students welcome their classmates at Pinggu No.5 Middle School in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL REOPENING (CN)

(220627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students are having a Chinese class at the Pinggu campus of Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2022. Beijing's primary and middle school students returned to campus on Monday after over 50 days of remote education due to a local COVID-19 resurgence. Students in the first two years of junior high and senior high schools, or grades 7, 8, 10 and 11, as well as those in primary schools, resumed in-person classes. Education for students in grades 9 and 12 concluded earlier. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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Junior high school boy dies after being stabbed by schoolmate

A 14-year-old junior high school boy died after being stabbed by another student at his school in central Japan on Wednesday, local police said, with an investigation under way on whether the two had been involved in some kind of altercation. The police arrested the alleged attacker, also 14, on suspicion of attempted murder, and he has admitted to stabbing his schoolmate, the police said. The police confiscated a knife which was likely used as the weapon, they said. Police arrived at the scene after receiving a call from a teacher reporting that two students were involved in an altercation.

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Nearly two-thirds of Kumamoto schools remain closed after quakes

Students at Sakuragi junior high school in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto clean up April 25, 2016, on the premises of the school, which has been used as an evacuation center following powerful earthquakes about 10 days earlier. The school is expected to resume classes around mid-May. Nearly two-thirds of educational facilities in Kumamoto Prefecture remained closed, local governments and education boards said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Principal defends controversial remarks about women and childbirth

Hisao Terai, the head of a junior high school in Osaka, speaks to reporters in the western Japan city on March 15, 2016, about his controversial remarks about women and childbirth. Terai defended his Feb. 29 remarks in front of about 600 students that giving birth to two children or more is the "most important thing" for a woman and "more valuable than building her career." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People enhance protection of children following murder

A member of a local crime prevention association (far R) speaks to children walking on a street on the evening on Aug. 24, 2015, in the western Japan city of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, where two junior high school students were murdered recently. Experts are stressing the need to watch out for children who are roaming around the streets without places to stay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, S. Korea youths dance during joint camp in Seoul

Junior and senior high school students from Japan and South Korea perform on the final day of a four-day joint dance-and-pop training camp in Seoul on Aug. 13, 2015. The event was the fourth annual practice hosted by cultural foundations of the two countries to promote bilateral exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soyuz lifts off with 3 astronauts for space station

Junior high school students in the central Japan village of Kawakami, the home village of Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, who left for the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, watch the takeoff of the Soyuz spacecraft carrying Yui and two other astronauts on July 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo