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Saturday, April 4, 2020

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PROBLEM SOLVED Mathematician in Kyoto finally proves tricky brainteaser April 4, 2020 KYOTO--A professor of advanced mathematics at Kyoto University has finally cracked a mathematical proposition, or conjecture, that had remained unsolved for 35 years.
ASAHI SURVEY Almost half of city and ward authorities to keep schools shut April 4, 2020 Almost half of all ward and city governments contacted by The Asahi Shimbun will continue to close their schools due to the coronavirus outbreak, with some not planning to fully reopen until after the end of the Golden Week national holidays in early May.

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