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In real life, the Totto-chan of the book has become one of Japan's most popular television personalities-Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. She attributes her success in life to this wonderful school and its headmaster.

The charm of this account has won the hearts of millions of people of all ages and made this book a runaway bestseller in Japan, with sales hitting the 4.5 million mark in its first year.]]> 188760 4.30 2475 494 1981 4 0 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 18:40:47 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 19:38:07 -0700 2008 ]]>