TODAY'S picture from the archives of the Worcester News dates back to September 1994 when 13-year-old pupils at Bishop Perowne High School became the first in the city to start learning Japanese. Pictured with the pupils are teachers Noako Shiomi (left) and Miho Tatimori.
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