Survey of vice-principals of elementary and junior high schools in various regions. 25% of primary schools and 1% of middle schools reported that there was one or more teacher vacancies at the start of last month.
Professor Suetomi of Japan University and three others who conducted the survey held a press conference at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on the 3th. They recommended that the national and local governments secure a budget to promote small mathematics classes and increase the recruitment of teachers.