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Coronavirus forces Japan schools to grapple with online education
Original source: asia.nikkei.com
Since the announcement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Feb. 27 of the nationwide school closures, offers of free online education materials have poured in.
The Tokyo-based company is offering online learning courses free of charge to up to 50 schools in March.
Despite its reputation as a tech powerhouse, Japan has been slow to take up digital technology.
"Japan as a whole has been slow to embrace digital technology.
Japan has long been a laggard in classroom use of digital technology.