1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comMichael Grimm Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/michaelgrimm/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="yLPqE3UWhn"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/japanese-schools-want-nintendo-ds-in-curriculum/">Japanese Schools Want Nintendo DS in Curriculum</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/japanese-schools-want-nintendo-ds-in-curriculum/embed/#?secret=yLPqE3UWhn" width="600" height="338" title="“Japanese Schools Want Nintendo DS in Curriculum” — The Escapist" data-secret="yLPqE3UWhn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Starting this January, ten Japanese elementary and middle schools will be distributing Nintendo DS systems to their students as educational tools. Obviously the kids won’t be playing Pokemon in class, with the DSs being intended strictly for “educational software” purposes. Exactly which software will be implemented in the program is unclear, though there are an abundance of third party educational titles available in Japan that focus on language learning and kanji practice. The measure was passed by the Osaka Board of Education, meaning the DSs will be distributed by the school and that they will be paid for with Japanese […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/52/52319.jpg