Haruo Obata, an 86-year-old man who is known in Japan as a ¡°super volunteer¡± for his disaster relief work throughout the country, is looking forward to attending a night school from April.

Obata is set to attend the first night junior high school to open in Oita Prefecture.

¡°Life is a never-ending learning process,¡± he said. ¡°I¡¯m excited.¡±