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from the mini-coders dept.

Fossbytes reports [fossbytes.com]

Starting with the primary schools in 2020, computer programming will be made a compulsory subject in the Japanese primary schools. It will be followed by the implementation in middle schools in 2021 and high schools in 2022.

Japan aims to make computer programming a common subject like science and integrated studies [in order] to make children ready for the bigger challenges.

In Japanese cities like Takeo [and] Koha [as well as] Ibaraki Prefecture, programming classes are already mushrooming to assist the schools. The Japan News [the-japan-news.com] reports that volunteers and businesses are contributing effectively to this mission.

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