With relatively few parks to run around in, many children spend long hours either at cram schools or playing their hand-held game consoles.
Hiroko Nakanishi, president of Bornelund Inc., is on a mission to change the way Japanese children spend their free time.
"Children should grow up with a good balance of heart, mind and body," Nakanishi, 63, told The Japan Times in a recent interview.
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