{
  "id": 4583881,
  "title": "Japan to Give Schools More Discretion over Class Hours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/japan-to-give-schools-more-discretion-over-class-hours",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T06:06:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026083100249/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese education ministry plans to give elementary and junior high schools more discretion to determine class hours as part of an overhaul of the country's school curriculum guidelines, it was learned Monday. The plan was included in a draft summary of discussions at a special subcommittee of the Central Council for Education, an advisory body for the educ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}