According to government stats, 244,940 Japanese elementary and junior high school students missed at least 30 days of school in FY 2021.
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Saitama, the Japanese city of Toda, implemented a metaverse-schooling program to motivate students to attend classes, particularly those who live far from school.
Toda's metaverse schooling service enables students to explore the campus and study in virtual classrooms. According to local media outlet NHK, students must first receive approval from their respective school principals to attend classes in the metaverse.
According to government stats, 244,940 Japanese elementary and junior high school students missed at least 30 days of school in FY 2021. The fifth-grader's preference for online conversations over face-to-face interactions with teachers was highlighted in an NHK report. Despite the fact that the child had not really been to school in over two years, they still had a common interest in getting together with friends to play outside games.
Japanese officials are betting on metaverse education to help students interact with their community, despite significant efforts to increase school attendance still being difficult to achieve.
The head of Toda's education center, Sugimori Masayuki, wants to see metaverse students develop and ultimately dwell independently in society.
Fukuoka has established a relationship with Astar Japan Labs as it seeks to become Japan's Web3 hub.
Soichiro Takashima, the mayor of Fukuoka, acknowledged the city's plans to head the Web3 initiative, saying:
"We have to do in the context of Web3 what large companies did for the world when Japan was strong."
Sota Watanabe, the founder of Astar Network, stated that he plans to "work closely with Fukuoka City to attract more developers and more entrepreneurs."
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