THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 29, 2023 at 16:47 JST
Yuki To, a sixth-grader, speaks as a student representative during an online assembly for the beginning of the second semester at Momochihama Elementary School in Fukuoka on Aug. 28. (Minori Oshita)
The intense summer heat forced some elementary and junior high schools to hold their start-of-semester assembly online on Aug. 28 to prevent heatstroke. [Read More]
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