By KUMIKO NAKATSUKA/ Staff Writer
December 2, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Nanase Tsuruta, left, who developed special toilet paper, presents rolls to three pupils of the Amagasaki city-run Mizudo Elementary School in Hyogo Prefecture. (Kumiko Nakatsuka)
AMAGASAKI, Hyogo Prefecture--A city-run elementary school’s decision to give its pupils an early start to sex education resulted in a novel approach: toilet paper in restrooms adorned with explanations on topics such as menstruation, ejaculation and other bodily functions. [Read More]
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