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Night school in east Japan prefecture sees roll nearly double with 51 foreigners
ISESAKI, Gunma -- The number of students at the only night junior high school in east Japan's Gunma Prefecture has nearly doubled in the roughly sixth Full article
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World
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Business
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Sports
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