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New Study Suggest handwriting practice facilitates early letter…
A large body of research supports the critical role of handwriting in reading, both in alphabetic languages and Chinese. In the study by Dr. Amelia Xu Zhengye, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Special Education…
An aging Japanese island’s lessons on the future…
A rural art fair’s grassroots-led, mindful, and immersive travel experience embodies a revitalizing tourism approach that a study found has built community resilience, strengthened local identity, and re-energized daily life in a Japanese island village…
Buddhist Leader’s Annual Peace Proposal Stresses Human Dignity…
Tokyo(Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet)— Buddhist philosopher and peacebuilder Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), issued his 40th annual peace proposal on January 26, 2022. Titled "Transforming Human History: The Light of Peace and Dignity,"…
A look at how countries go nuclear —…
Political scientist Vipin Narang’s new book, “Seeking the Bomb,” makes sense of the complex history of nuclear weapons programs. By Peter Dizikes CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- In 1993, South Africa announced to a largely surprised world…