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Dates: during 1949-1949
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...Kyoto's Horikawa Senior High coeducation came last October. Now, of 2,531 pupils, 1,104 are girls. None had ever studied with boys before; they went to separate, inferior schools in line with the feudal principle that boys are superior beings. "At first I was bewildered and frightened," said Reiko Yasuda, a slight, pretty eleventh-grader, "but after I got used to it I found it a challenge to try to keep up with the boys." Another coed, Yoko Kira, added: "Coeducation is very enjoyable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Report Card from Kyoto | 5/2/1949 | See Source »

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