On Aug. 30, the elementary-school group of the Central Education Council published a draft report to the education minister that included these points:
Hours for integrated classes — in which schools are free to decide what to teach — should be cut from three hours to two hours a week.
Hours for the basic subjects of Japanese, social studies, math, science and physical education should be increased.
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