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History

The school was first established in 1972. The current building in Giza, in proximity to the pyramids, opened in 1988. Kajima Company built the campus. As of March 1, 2006, 53 students were enrolled. By February 2011 the school had 28 students. Due to political unrest related to the

Egyptian Revolution of 2011 The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January revolution ( ar, ثورة ٢٥ يناير; ), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police ho ...

, during that month the school closed temporarily and most of the students left Egypt. By July 2013 there were 33 students at the school. That month, it closed temporarily due to political unrest related to the

2013 Egyptian coup d'état The 2013 Egyptian coup d'etat took place on 3 July 2013. Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led a coalition to remove the democratically elected President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, from power and suspended the Egyptian constitut ...

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Notable alumni

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Cairo Japanese School
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Cairo Japanese School Alumni Association
(カイロ日本人学校同窓会) {{Japanese schools in Africa Schools in Giza

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Notable alumni

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