Jiji PressKUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — Alternative bus services mainly for high school students started in the Aso region in Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday as roads and railways have been heavily damaged by massive landslides caused by a series of strong earthquakes in the prefecture. With the bus services, the number of students unable to go to schools that have resumed classes is expected to decrease sharply. According to sources including the prefecture’s board of education, about 500 students at 29 public and private high schools...
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