Japan Eyes Health Checkup Support for Truant Students
Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan's internal affairs ministry on Thursday urged the education ministry, health ministry and Children and Families Agency to take measures to support health checkups for children who refuse to go to school. A survey released by the internal affairs ministry found that 5.7 pct of elementary school students and 19.9 pct of junior high school students who refuse...
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