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Educational Poverty: The Problem of Hidden Illiteracy (2017x37)

Air date: Nov 11, 2017

The government of Japan has said the country's literacy rate is nearly 100%. But a recent NHK survey shows otherwise. For various reasons, there are young people who are not able to finish the nine years of compulsory education. Through interviews with them and discussion with experts, we explore the background to this problem and what can be done about it.