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20% of Japanese Students Don't Read Books, Harming Their Comprehension Skills, Study Finds

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

17:36 JST, September 2, 2025

One in ten university students do not take notes during lectures, while two in ten do not regularly read books, newspapers or magazines, according to a survey of university students’ reading and writing habits.

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