Coronavirus forces Japan schools to grapple with online education asia.nikkei.com

Since the announcement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Feb. 27 of the nationwide school closures, offers of free online education materials have poured in.
The Tokyo-based company is offering online learning courses free of charge to up to 50 schools in March.
Despite its reputation as a tech powerhouse, Japan has been slow to take up digital technology.
"Japan as a whole has been slow to embrace digital technology.
Japan has long been a laggard in classroom use of digital technology.