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get their first semester grades.
In Japan, according to Minoru, the scenario is just the reverse. It’s extremely difficult to gain admittance to a university “but after entering, they stop studying,” he said. “It’s not so hard to graduate so university students spend much time playing mahjongg or pachinko.”
This trend has begun to change a little in recent years, however, because of pressure from business and industry. “They’ve stopped recruiting graduates so new students at the university are becoming more serious about learning. Now they do not play as much as we did," he added with a chuckle.
In addition to the distances and wide open spaces of the U.S., Minoru has been surprised by the interiors of homes here. “There’s so
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