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All elementary and junior high schools in the central Japan areas hit hardest by a powerful quake three weeks ago were back operating on Monday, in a sign some aspects of life in the badly damaged area are returning to normal.
Hundreds of thousands of students across Japan began taking standardized university entrance exams that traditionally are viewed as an ordeal that will make or break their futures.
Instead of chimes ringing on Jan. 9, many schools in areas severely damaged by the powerful New Year’s Day earthquake were silent as they postponed the start of the new semester.