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“Terakoya”: Edo-Period Education for All | Nippon.com
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“Terakoya”: Edo-Period Education for All | Nippon.com

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Terakoya, which provided education to the Edo-period peasant class, taught basic literacy and abacus skills. With an additional focus on good behavior, they sought to train people to be productive members of society. A look at what they provided to learners and the lessons they have to offer to us today. Education, broadly defined as…

Military buildup on Guam brings security implications related to human trafficking
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Military buildup on Guam brings security implications related to human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

There is only one way to describe human trafficking, “modern slavery,” according to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who addressed local leaders during the annual Human Rights Conference. “It is really important that every country, every leadership, every citizenry be completely devoted to the idea that we have to end modern-day slavery,” Rice said…