TOKYO -- Japan is adapting to the educational and child-rearing needs of Taiwanese, Indians, Bangladeshis and other foreigners living in Japan, whose economy and society are demanding a more cosmopolitan population.
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Elementary school children from Taiwan learn from a Canadian teacher at Kyushu Lutheran International School in Kumamoto. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
TOKYO -- Japan is adapting to the educational and child-rearing needs of Taiwanese, Indians, Bangladeshis and other foreigners living in Japan, whose economy and society are demanding a more cosmopolitan population.