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There are movements in countries that are advanced in terms of information technology to return to paper textbooks because of the negative impact of excessive digitization on education. In Japan, too, ...

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A Japanese education ministry task force has proposed allowing schools to exclusively use digital textbooks from around fiscal 2030. Under the proposal presented at the task force meeting open to ...

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(Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese education ministry task force on Tuesday proposed allowing schools to exclusively use digital textbooks from around fiscal 2030. Under the proposal presented ...

The move is likely to spark debate as it would drastically transform what form textbooks — the foundation of the country’s school education system — should take. The education ministry is considering ...

TOKYO – The education ministry is considering giving digital textbooks, which are currently used as substitute teaching materials for paper textbooks, an official status to be used as school textbooks ...

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Of the elementary and junior high school principals across Japan who responded to the survey, 95% said they want to use both forms of textbook. The survey was conducted online between late November ...