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Author Akiko Hayashi knew exactly how to portray children
In a picture book titled “Hajimete no Otsukai” (“Miki’s First Errand”), 5-year-old Mii-chan goes on an errand all by herself, clutching two 100-yen ($0.6) coins. Even though the work was published half a century ago, there is absolutely nothing... Read more.
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