Educational support for children of foreign descent hit by coronavirus

Around 70 percent of some 100 nonprofit groups and individuals offering educational support to children of foreign descent across Japan have stopped or cut back on their operations amid the coronavirus epidemic, an online poll showed.The poll -- conducted by the Youth Support Center in Fussa, a suburban Tokyo city, between April 15 and 21 -- targeted groups and individuals nationwide that help children with foreign roots learn the Japanese language and assist their studies in general.In addition to schools or community centers being closed amid the outbreak, the poll also showed there was o…READ FULL ARTICLE