Coronavirus crisis sparks calls for revamping Japan's school year

are seizing on school closures caused by the coronavirus as a chance for reforms they say will internationalize education

The proposed shift to a September start, in line with many Western countries, has huge implications for corporate recruitment, since most firms hire en masse after students graduate in April, when the financial year also begins.

It's a golden opportunity

the change would reverberate through society

It would dramatically change people's mindset, education and recruitment and make this society... more flexible so we can survive.

spark ｽパｰｸ n)火の粉　v)火をつける、スパークする

call for...  ...を求める

revamp ﾘ ヴｧﾝﾌﾟ v)改良、改訂する

seize シｨ-ｽﾞ v)急につかむ　日常◆grab） seize on <考えなどに>急に関心を持つ
they say... ...と言われる
implication ｲﾝﾌﾟﾘケｲｼｮﾝ n)影響<通例-s>
en masse ｱﾝ マｽ adv)一団となって、共に、一緒に<語源ﾌﾗﾝｽ>
hire ハｲｱｰ v)雇う
financial year 営業年度、事業年度
reverberate ﾘヴｧｰﾊﾞｰﾚｲﾄ 反響する、大きな影響を与える(through)
dramatically adv)劇的に
mindset ﾝマｲﾝﾄﾞｾｯﾄ n)考え方
recruitment

The school year starts in April in Japan. But the idea shifting to a September start is beginning to spread.