Minneapolis Japanese School (MJS; ミネアポリス日本語補習授業校 ''Mineaporisu Nihongo Hoshū jugyō kō'') is a Japanese weekend school in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. It is a

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whose mission is to teach

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through

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children the

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, culture and traditions in order to enrich cross-cultural skills. Classes are currently held on Saturdays at Mounds Park Academy in Maplewood,

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. The mailing address is in Woodbury. The school previously held its classes at the

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. As of 2011 the school engages in fundraising during the annual Lantern Lighting Festival.Nishikawa, Maya.
Lantern Lighting Festival has special meaning for 2011

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. '' Asian American Press'' at the ''

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General Information

The school provides four hours of instruction per week for at least forty weeks during the year, primarily in the areas of Japanese language and mathematics, in accordance with the teaching guidance summary established by the

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. The Japanese government provides schoolbooks free of charge.

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English information

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