Crisis reignites row over autumn start for Japan’s academic year

Course cancellations offer chance to boost internationalisation by aligning Japan’s calendar with many other developed nations

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May 15, 2020

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May 21, 2020

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RIders prepare for the opening stage, 2.6km Individual Time Trial in Daisen Park, Sakai. Japan.

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Time trial: whether to move the start of the academic year to September in Japan is the subject to debate

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