FILE PHOTO: Elementary school students observe social distancing in their class to reduce the risk of infections with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the school reopened after the government announced the lifting of the state of emergency in large parts of the country including Mie prefecture, in Ise, central Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo May 18, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is unlikely to change its academic year to start in September rather than April in either 2020 or 2021, domestic media said on Thursday, despite calls for reform that advocates say would help internationalise the country's education system.
Schools closed in Japan in March because of the coronavirus outbreak, stoking concern over the shorter academic year and re-igniting debate over starting it in September, in line with many Western countries.
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