Tokyo, Aug. 30.
A novel controversy has been started here by the decision of Mr. G. Matsuda, Minister of Education, fo ban the expressions "mama" and "papa" in elementary schools and kindergartens Almost international words, "mama"" and "papa" recently found their way into Japanese households, and have been "denounced by the Minister of Education as harmful to Japanese tradition. Many prominent Japanese, however, have come forward in defence of the use of the now familar
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