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South Korea has seen how a rush into high-priced education can exacerbate inequality and suppress the birthrate, as parents fear the burden of having children. (Source photo by Reuters)
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Private schooling booms in Japan and South Korea fuel inequality

'Premium education' enriches minds but puts governments across Asia to the test

WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer | Japan

TOKYO -- For the children of ambitious Japanese parents, competition begins well before the first day of elementary school.

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