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National Geographic : 1920 Oct
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A GROUP OP "RIKISHA" MEN EXHIBITING THEIR THIRST FOR LEARNING, THE UNIVERSAL PASSION INJAPAN The Japanese have been termed by some observers the greatest newspaper readers in the world today. As inthe United States, the perusal ofthe day's news is a duty which no one is too lowly to neglect and none too high to scorn. This is in line with their avid quest ofknowledge. Especially is the trait evident in the schoolboy, whose eagerness to learn might cause the average American orEnglish collegian toregard him asa"grind." Perhaps he misses some of the valuable lessons of playground and athletic field, acquiring no moreinthe long run bydepending, asdoes the French student, so largely upon reading matter,
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