Kobe Chinese School is a Chinese international school in
Chuo-ku,
Kobe
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Japan
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. It is one of two
Mainland China
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-oriented schools in Japan, the other being
Yokohama Yamate Chinese School
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School bridges China-Japan gap
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." City of Osaka. p. 91. and offers first choice in admission to children of alumni. The second choice is priority to Chinese people. The school established a policy of trying to minimize enrollment of Japanese students in 2000.[Fujikata, Satoru.]
Japanese parents see value of Chinese, Indian schools
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''. August 30, 2011. Retrieved on March 8, 2015. In 2008 about 40% of the students were Japanese nationals who are ethnic Chinese.[Gottlieb, Nanette. "Japan: Language Planning and Policy in Transition." In: Kaplan, Robert B. and Richard B. Baldauf. ''Language Planning and Policy in Asia: Japan, Nepal, Taiwan and Chinese characters'' (Language planning and policy). ]Multilingual Matters
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Notable alumni
*Shūhei Nomura
is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, and is of one-quarter Chinese descent and speaks fluent Chinese. In 2009, he was selected from about 30,000 applicants as the winner of the Nationwide Amuse Audition.
Career
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See also
* Chinese people in Japan
* Education in Kobe The city of Kobe, Japan, is home to a number of schools, both public and private. The following is a list of some of the more prominent academic institutions in Kobe:
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*Kobe University
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References
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* Baba, Hiroko (馬場 裕子; Ritsumeikan University
is a private university in Kyoto, Japan, that traces its origin to 1869. With the Kinugasa Campus (KIC) in Kyoto, and Kyoto Prefecture, the university also has a satellite called Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC) and Osaka-Ibaraki Campus (OIC).
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大学院先端総合学術研究科).
An Analysis of Internationalization and Multiculturalism at Chinese Schools : Yokohama Yamate Chinese School and Kobe Chinese School
(大陸系中華学校による国際化・多文化化への試み : 横浜山手中華学校と神戸中華同文学校を事例に
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. ''Core Ethics'' (コア・エシックス) 10, 203-214, 2014. Ritsumeikan University
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* Wang, Xin (王 鑫; PhD student, Hyogo University of Teacher Education
is a national university in Katō, Hyōgo, Japan, founded as "New Concept University" of Teacher Education for Undergraduate and Graduate in 1978.
Graduate School satellite campus in Kobe was established in 2000.
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* Darryl Takizo Yagi ...
Joint Graduate School of Science of School Education).
Changes of the Overseas-Chinese school and regional characteristics in Japan: mainly about Kobe Chinese School and Yokohama Yamate Chinese School
(日本における華僑学校の変遷とその地域的特徴—神戸中華同文学校と横浜山手中華学校を中心に
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. ''Journal for the Science of Schooling'' (教育実践学論集) (10), 125-133, 2009-03. 兵庫教育大学大学院連合学校教育学研究科
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HEART (Hyokyo Educational and Academic Resources for Teachers) of Hyogo University of Teacher Education
is a national university in Katō, Hyōgo, Japan, founded as "New Concept University" of Teacher Education for Undergraduate and Graduate in 1978.
Graduate School satellite campus in Kobe was established in 2000.
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* Darryl Takizo Yagi ...
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* Suwaki, Ichiro (洲脇 一郎 ''Suwaki Ichirō''; Kobe Shinwa Women's University
is a private university in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1886, and it was chartered as a university in 1966.
History
*1887: "Sinwa Woman's school" was established.
*1887: Sinwa Girls’ School is founded in ...
). "The Problem of Removal of Kobe Chuka Dobun Gakko (Kobe Chinese School) : Solution by Mutual Concessions" (神戸中華同文学校の立ち退き問題 : 互譲による解決 (山根耕平教授・森川直教授ご退任記念号)). ''Studies in Childhood Education'' (神戸親和女子大学児童教育学研究) 33, 41-53, 2014-03. Kobe Shinwa Women's University
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* Hsu Chiung-Feng. "The Postwar Overseas Chinese policy of the Republic of China and the reconstruction of Kobe Chinese Tongwen School" (戦後中華民国政府の華僑政策と神戸中華同文学校の再建). ''Journal of Chinese Overseas Studies'' (華僑華人研究) (6), 63-80, 2009. 日本華僑華人学会
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* 陳 來幸. "Multicultural Coexistence and Identity of Kobe Chinese School" (神戸中華同文学校にみる多文化共生とアイデンティティ (特集 華人とは誰か : 教育とアイデンティティ)). 華僑華人研究 (8), 71-74, 2011. 日本華僑華人学会
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* 石川 朝子. "The educational messages of ethnic identity conveyed in overseas Chinese school: based on an analysis of the "School News Report" and teacher interviews in an overseas Chinese school in Kobe" (中華学校で伝達されるエスニック・アイデンティティのメッセージ—神戸中華同文学校の「通訊」と教員インタビュー分析から). ''Journal of Chinese Overseas Studies'' (華僑華人研究) (7), 105-122, 2010. 日本華僑華人学会
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* 牛 志玲. "Theory and practice of education for international understanding in Kobe Chinese School" (神戸中華同文学校における国際理解教育の理論と実践). ''Global Education'' (グローバル教育) 11, 62-77, 2009-03. 日本グローバル教育学会
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* 山本 須美子. "日本における華僑教育に関する教育人類学的考察--神戸中華同文学校の事例を中心に." ''Research Bulletin'' (九州大学比較教育文化研究施設紀要) (43), p59-80, 1992-03. 九州大学教育学部附属比較教育文化研究施設
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