The splendid news about two Japanese high school students’ outstanding achievement swept around the world this month.
Not only did 17-year-old Haruo Niyama from Nagano Prefecture win first prize at the super-prestigious annual Prix de Lausanne competition for young amateur classical ballet dancers, but 15-year-old Sae Maeda from Yokohama came second among the 20 finalists.
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