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8/11/2014

Topic Reading-Vol.852-8/11/2014

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
The island looking to China for brides
Ever thought of living in a small isolated community where the entire population is just over 500 hundred and has been decreasing every year? Yet this tiny island in an inland sea in Japan is only a 20 minutes ferry-ride from the main island, there are only eight students in the sole middle school. As there aren't any job opportunities except for farming and fishing, the young leaves the island when they grow up except for very few who decide to stay his or her birthplace to keep their family properties and living. Do those young men find their living partners?
They seem to have found a wise solution. Inviting brides from China. There are now eight such wives living and growing their families. They may be the all or most of who came to live in the island for some time.
Enjoy reading and learning about this tiny island in the inland sea in Japan.

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