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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 trip." Some 155 students in the sixth grade at Ikoma Municipal Asukano Elementary School virtually ...

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 forced to cancel or scale back their "field training," in which they practice their knowledge and sk...