In Korea the new school year began yesterday (Monday 2nd March).
Look at photos in this linked article: an elementary school with only one new first-grade child. But 120 schools had no new children, and 130 schools had only one new entrant.
Korea suffers low birth rate & young adults moving to larger population centers. Foreign immigration is very low.
Look next month for similar stories from Japan - their new school year starts April 1st...
Look at photos in this linked article: an elementary school with only one new first-grade child. But 120 schools had no new children, and 130 schools had only one new entrant.
Korea suffers low birth rate & young adults moving to larger population centers. Foreign immigration is very low.
Look next month for similar stories from Japan - their new school year starts April 1st...
