Hang around a Japanese playground long enough, and you might start to think you’re at clown school.

Amid the din of freeze tag and leap frog, a gaggle of kids could come whooshing past you in a pack of unicycles at any moment.

Silly as the unicycle may seem, Japan’s Ministry of Education actually requires schools carry certain toys that help build core strength, Motoko Rich recently reported in the New York Times. In addition to bamboo stilts and hula hoops, most elementary schools come stock with an equally large arsenal of unicycles.

It’s part of the country’s goal of instilling a read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com