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In fiscal 2020, Japan Post announced that it would distribute teaching materials for letter-writing experience classes for elementary schools, junior high schools, and senior high schools nationwide, free of charge, and implement letter-writing experience classes, with the aim of promoting the exchange of children’s minds through letters.

In 2019, approximately 3.23 million kids were participating in 13,570 elementary schools, approximately 1.14 million kids were participating in 4,870 junior high schools, and 400,000 kids were participating in 2,100 senior high schools.

In FY2020, the company intends to actively promote “letter-writing experience classes” by creating textbooks for classes aimed at fostering the ability of elementary schools, junior high schools, and senior high schools to communicate through the exchange of letters.

Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/03/06/japanpostoffice/