ed in America for Americans, a philosophy as alien to the Japanese as hot-dogs and hamburgers. Yet, democratization was in the works. So was globalization. And, clearly, the young American republic's vitality had something to offer to a people encaged and repressed in its islands for centuries. Slowly, the Japanese educational system opened up, gradually abandoning the yoke of classical education. The revolution--or rapid evolution--was felt mostly in the private sector. Business people and young middle-class parents were more open to change than tenured teachers, professors, and administrators. Today, didactic methodologies that adapt to children--r
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