Staff writer
Unlike Japanese children, foreign kids seem to respond more quickly to teachers when receiving instructions while playing games, said Manabu Ogawa, president of Kids World Co., a franchise system of 28 bilingual day care centers in and around Tokyo.
Japanese children, on the other hand, tend to hesitate and look at each other before deciding what to do next, he added.
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