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news Schoolchildren in Japan take virtual ride on A-bombed Hiroshima streetcar The Mainichi © The Mainichi Students experience a virtual ride on an atomic bombed streetcar through a livestreamed video during an online school trip in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2021. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura) IKOMA, Nara -- Elementary schoolchildren in this western Japan city virtually rode an atomic bombed streetcar running through the city of Hiroshima on Feb. 16 as part of a "school...

news Field training opportunities for nursing students in Japan decreasing due to pandemic The Mainichi © The Mainichi Students at Jikei Kashiwa nursing school practice mock childbirth using a pregnant woman simulator in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 23, 2020. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) KASHIWA, Chiba -- As the spread of the coronavirus and another state of emergency in several prefectures have put a strain on medical care services in Japan, nursing students have been fo...