Wataru Yoshida had had enough. He wasn¡¯t going back to school.
He disliked his teachers, chafed against the rules and was bored by his classes. So in the middle of 2020, as Japan¡¯s schools reopened after pandemic closings, Wataru decided to stay home and play video games all day.
¡°He just declared, ¡®I¡¯m getting nothing from school,¡¯¡± says his mother, Kae Yoshida.
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