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, also called Japanese school, is a full-day school outside
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
intended primarily for Japanese citizens living abroad. It is an
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school designed for children whose parents are working on diplomatic, business, or education missions overseas and have plans to
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to Japan. The schools offer exactly the same
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used in public
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and
junior high school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school ...
s in Japan, so when the students go back to Japan, they will not fall behind in the class. Some schools accept Japanese
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s only; others welcome Japanese speaking students regardless of citizenship. They are accredited by Japan's Ministry of education and science and receive funding from the Japanese government. There were 85 schools worldwide as of April 2006, and all of these schools provide English classes in the primary education. Every school hires teachers from Japan on a two- to three-year assignment, but they also hire people from the local community as Japanese-speaking teachers, English and other language instructors, administrative assistants, gardeners, janitors and security guards. ''Nihonjin gakkō'' serve elementary school and junior high school.Mizukami, Tetsuo. ''The sojourner community lectronic resource Japanese migration and residency in Australia'' (Volume 10 of Social sciences in Asia, v. 10).
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One ''nihonjin gakkō'',
Shanghai Japanese School The Shanghai Japanese School (SJS) is a Japanese international school serving primary and junior high school levels in Shanghai. It has two campuses, one in Hongqiao and one in Pudong. The school's teachers are Japanese citizens.
, has a senior high school program. Schools that partially offer the nihonjin gakkō's curriculum after school hours or on weekends are sometimes called Japanese schools, too, but strictly speaking they are categorized as ''
hoshū jugyō kō , or are supplementary Japanese schools located in foreign countries for students living abroad with their families. ''Hoshū jugyō kō'' educate Japanese-born children who attend local day schools. They generally operate on weekends, after scho ...
'' or ''hoshūkō'', a supplementary school. Overseas Japanese schools operated by private educational institutions are not classified as nihonjin gakkō, but instead as .


History

Some of the ''nihonjin gakkō'' in
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have a long history, originally established as public schools in the Japan-occupied territories in
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, and
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. As Japan recovered after
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, increased numbers of Japanese international schools serving elementary and junior high school levels opened around the world.Iwasaki, Toshio. "Japanese Schools Take Root Overseas." ''
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''.
Japan Economic Foundation The Japan Economic Foundation (JEF, 国際経済交流財団 ''Kokusai Keizai Kōryū Zaidan'') is an organization which describes itself as promoting economic and technological exchanges between Japan and other countries.
(JEF, ''Kokusai Keizai Kōryū Zaidan''), No. 5, 1991. Contributed to
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by the JEF. p
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"The number of overseas elementary and junior high schools for Japanese children has increased in postwar years in parallel with the growth of the Japanese economy and the surge in the number of Japanese corporate employees dispatched abroad. However, there was no senior Japanese high school outside Japan until Rikkyo School in England was founded in 1972 in the suburbs of London. It remained the only overseas Japanese senior high school for the next 14 years."
The first postwar Japanese overseas school was the Japanese School of Bangkok, which opened in 1956. Fukuda, Makiko.
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at ''Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert'' (RACO). p. 216. "Des que es va establir el col.legi japones de Bangkok l'any 1956, actualment sumen 83 escoles a 50 paisos d' arreu del món." and "El seu currículum escolar segueix el que disposa el Ministeri perque els nens no trobin inconvenients quan tornin al Japó (Goodman, 1993). Amb alguna excepció, la majoria no són oberts als nens no japonesos" and "La llengua vehicular d'instrucció és el japones, i generalment, s'imparteixen les classes de la llengua local, juntament amb les d'angles." and "S'observa una certa tendencia depenent de l'area: en els pa'isos asiatics, o de Proxim i Mig Orient, s'observa una tendencia a triar els col.legis japonesos, mentre que a Europa i als Estats Units la majoria prefereixen enviar els nens a escoles locals."
The
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, as of 1985, encouraged the development of ''nihonjin gakkō'', in
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, while it encouraged the opening of ''
hoshū jugyō kō , or are supplementary Japanese schools located in foreign countries for students living abroad with their families. ''Hoshū jugyō kō'' educate Japanese-born children who attend local day schools. They generally operate on weekends, after scho ...
'', or part-time supplementary schools, in
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. However, some Japanese parents in developed countries, in addition to those in developing countries, campaigned for the opening of ''nihonjin gakkō'' in developed countries due to concern about the education of their children.Goodman, Roger. "The changing perception and status of ''
kikokushijo and are Japanese-language terms referring to the children of Japanese expatriates who take part of their education outside Japan. The former term is used to refer to children who have returned to Japan, while the latter refers to such children w ...
''." In: Goodman, Roger, Ceri Peach, Ayumi Takenaka, and Paul White (editors). ''Global Japan: The Experience of Japan's New Immigrant and Overseas Communities''.
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"Official policy (see Monbusho, 1985) was that Nihonjingakko should be set up in developing countries, hoshuko in the developed world."
In 1971, there were 22 ''nihonjin gakkō'' worldwide. During the postwar rapid economic growth in the 1950s to early 1970s and the
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in the 1980s, the country gained economic power and many
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s and major industries sent their employees all over the world. That was when many ''nihonjin gakko'' were established to educate their children in Asia,
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and
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. The number of ''nihonjin gakkō'' increased to 80 in 1986 with the opening of Japanese schools in
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and
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. As of May of that year 968 teachers from Japan were teaching at these Japanese schools worldwide. That month 15,811 students were enrolled in those schools. The number of ''nihonjin gakkō'' increased to 82 by 1987. In the early 1980s, 40% of Japanese national children living in Europe attended ''nihonjin gakkō'', while almost 95% of Japanese national children living abroad in Asia attended ''nihonjin gakkō''. Many Japanese parents abroad sent their children to Japan to attend high school after they completed the junior high school abroad, or leaving the children behind, so they could become accustomed to the difficult Japanese university entrance systems. Toshio Iwasaki, the editor of the ''
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'', stated that this reason inhibited the development of Japanese senior high schools in other countries. The first overseas international schools that served the senior high school level were the
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Rikkyo School in England is a Japanese boarding primary and secondary school in Rudgwick, Horsham District, West Sussex. The school uses the Japanese curriculum, and the ''
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''.
Japan Economic Foundation The Japan Economic Foundation (JEF, 国際経済交流財団 ''Kokusai Keizai Kōryū Zaidan'') is an organization which describes itself as promoting economic and technological exchanges between Japan and other countries.
(JEF, ''Kokusai Keizai Kōryū Zaidan''), No. 5, 1991. Contributed to
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by the JEF. p. 25.
While Japan was experiencing a major
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called the Lost Decade in the 1990s, so were ''nihonjin gakkō''. Many of them were closed due to a dramatic decrease in enrollment. With its rapidly growing economy, China is an exception. Schools in
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and have been expanding and new schools had founded in
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Qingdao Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...
,
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since 1991. By 2004 there were 83 Japanese day schools in 50 countries.


Characteristics

''Nihonjin gakkō'' use Japanese as their language of instruction. The curriculum is approved by the Japanese
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(MEXT) so that students may easily adjust upon returning to Japan. For foreign language classes, each school usually teaches English and, if different, a major local language of the country. Most ''nihonjin gakkō'' do not admit people lacking Japanese citizenship. This practice differs from those of American and British international schools, which do admit students of other nationalities. ''Nihonjin gakkō'' usually use the Japanese academic calendar instead of those of their host countries.


Tendencies

As of 2005–2007, parents of Japanese nationality residing in the United States and Europe, as well as other industrialized and developed regions,Mizukami, Tetsuo. ''The sojourner community lectronic resource Japanese migration and residency in Australia'' (Volume 10 of Social sciences in Asia, v. 10).
BRILL Brill may refer to: Places * Brielle (sometimes "Den Briel"), a town in the western Netherlands * Brill, Buckinghamshire, a village in England * Brill, Cornwall, a small village to the west of Constantine, Cornwall, UK * Brill, Wisconsin, an un ...
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generally prefer local schools over ''nihonjin gakkō'', while Japanese parents in Asia and the Middle East prefer ''nihonjin gakkō''. In 2003 11,579 Japanese students living in Asia (outside Japan) attended full-time Japanese schools, making up more than 70% of the Japanese students in Asia.Mizukami, Tetsuo. ''The sojourner community lectronic resource Japanese migration and residency in Australia'' (Volume 10 of Social sciences in Asia, v. 10).
BRILL Brill may refer to: Places * Brielle (sometimes "Den Briel"), a town in the western Netherlands * Brill, Buckinghamshire, a village in England * Brill, Cornwall, a small village to the west of Constantine, Cornwall, UK * Brill, Wisconsin, an un ...
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In Oceania, 194 Japanese pupils attended full-time Japanese schools, making up 7.7% of the total Japanese students in Oceania.Mizukami, Tetsuo. ''The sojourner community lectronic resource Japanese migration and residency in Australia'' (Volume 10 of Social sciences in Asia, v. 10).
BRILL Brill may refer to: Places * Brielle (sometimes "Den Briel"), a town in the western Netherlands * Brill, Buckinghamshire, a village in England * Brill, Cornwall, a small village to the west of Constantine, Cornwall, UK * Brill, Wisconsin, an un ...
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In North America there were 502 students at full-time Japanese schools, making up 2.4% of Japanese pupils on that continent. As of 2007, there were a total of three ''nihonjin gakkō'' on the U.S. mainland recognized by MEXT.Kano, Naomi. "Japanese Community Schools: New Pedagogy for a Changing Population" (Chapter 6). In: García, Ofelia, Zeena Zakharia, and Bahar Otcu (editors). ''Bilingual Community Education and Multilingualism: Beyond Heritage Languages in a Global City'' (Volume 89 of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism).
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Since the early 1990s, more parents have chosen a local school or an
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over ''nihonjin gakkō''. Reasons include: * The parents prefer for their children to receive education in English; *''Nihonjin gakkō'' have only
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and
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s, grades first through ninth, which are mandatory in Japan. Some schools offer a
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program as well as a high school program, but they are uncommon. Children educated in an English-speaking environment will be able to continue their education where they live with their parents. Those who choose not to participate in the local education system will need to pass an entrance exam to enroll in a boarding school in Japan or one of the seven (as of October 2006) ''
Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu ''Zaigai kyōiku shisetsu'' ( 在外教育施設 "Overseas educational institution"), or in English, Japanese international school or overseas Japanese school, may refer to one of three types of institutions officially classified by the Ministry ...
'' ( 私立在外教育施設), Japanese boarding schools worldwide. * The parents' desire to acculturate their children; * Many private and public Japanese schools have become flexible and accept expatriate students via a separate admissions system, or by offering exams in English.


Locations

''Nihonjin gakkō'' tend to be in the following types of areas in the world: * Those with a large Japanese temporary resident population, such as
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. * Those where English is not the official language, such as
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and
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** Beijing Japanese School **
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Japanese School (青島日本人学校) **
Shanghai Japanese School The Shanghai Japanese School (SJS) is a Japanese international school serving primary and junior high school levels in Shanghai. It has two campuses, one in Hongqiao and one in Pudong. The school's teachers are Japanese citizens.
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Shenzhen Japanese School The Shenzhen Japanese School is a Japanese international school in the ''Xinchen Dasha'', Shekou Industrial Zone, Nanshan District, Shenzhen.
** Suzhou Japanese School **
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Japanese School (天津日本人学校) *
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Hong Kong Japanese School The Hong Kong Japanese School and Japanese International School (HKJS&JIS) is a Japanese international school in Hong Kong. It consists of a Japanese section and international section. The Hong Kong Japanese School Limited operates the school sy ...
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** Japanese School New Delhi *
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** Bandung Japanese School **
Jakarta Japanese School The Jakarta Japanese School (JJS; ジャカルタ日本人学校 ''Jakaruta Nihonjin Gakkō''; id, Sekolah Jepang Jakarta) is a Japanese international school in Pondok Aren, South Tangerang, Indonesia. It is regionally located in the Greater Jakar ...
** Surabaya Japanese School ( スラバヤ日本人学校) *
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** The Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur ** The Japanese School of
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Japanese School ( ペナン日本人学校, ms, Sekolah Jepun P. Pinang) *
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Yangon Japanese School The , previously the , is a Japanese international school in Dagon Township, Yangon, Burma. It is affiliated with the . The school adopted its current name on September 22, 1989 (Heisei 1).Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
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Islamabad Japanese School The is a Japanese international school in the Diplomatic Enclave in Islamabad. It is opposite to the British High Commission.Karachi Japanese School *
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
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Manila Japanese School The , is a Japanese school located at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Philippines. It caters mainly to Japanese people, Japanese students who are residing in the Metro Manila area. Location Its first location was in Manila. After 10 years, it ...
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Taguig Taguig (), officially the City of Taguig ( fil, Lungsod ng Taguig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 886,722 people. Located in the northwestern shores of ...
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Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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Kaohsiung Japanese School The Kaohsiung Japanese School is a Japanese international school on the campus of Kaohsiung Municipal Lingya District Jhong-Jheng Elementary School ( 高雄市苓雅區中正國民小學) in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan in the Republic of C ...
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Taichung Japanese School Taichung Japanese School is a Japanese international school in Daya District, Taichung, Taiwan in the Republic of China. Unlike the enrollments of the Japanese schools in Taipei and Kaohsiung, the enrollment of the Taichung Japanese School incr ...
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Taipei Japanese School Taipei Japanese School (TJS) is a Japanese international school located in Shilin District, Taipei. TJS was established in 1947 and mainly serves the children (up to junior high school) of Japanese expatriates in Taiwan. Traditionally, TJS stud ...
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Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
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The Japanese School in Singapore is a Japanese international school in Singapore, covering elementary and junior high school levels. There are two separate elementary schools of the JSS in Clementi and Changi, while junior high school division is located in West Coast. As of ...
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Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore is a Japanese school in West Coast, Singapore. It is affiliated with Waseda University in Shinjuku, Tokyo, making it a regional branch of a Japanese private school, and is located on the city-state's western coast.
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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology The , also known as MEXT or Monka-shō, is one of the eleven Ministries of Japan that composes part of the executive branch of the Government of Japan. Its goal is to improve the development of Japan in relation with the international community ...
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
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Busan Japanese School , formerly known in English as Pusan Japanese School (PJS), is a Japanese international school in Suyeong District, Busan, South Korea, from central Busan, and in proximity to Gwangalli Beach (a.k.a. Gwangan Beach). The Busan Japanese School is ...
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Japanese School in Seoul The Japanese School in Seoul (ソウル日本人学校, ''Souru Nihonjin Gakkō'', 서울일본인학교) is a Japanese international school located in the Sangam-dong neighborhood of Mapo District, Seoul, for the children of Japanese citizens resi ...
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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
** Japanese School in Colombo *
Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
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Thai-Japanese Association School The Thai Japanese Association School ( ja, 泰日協会学校 ''Tai-hi Kyōkai Gakkō'' or the バンコク日本人学 ''Bankoku Nihonjin Gakkō'' meaning "Bangkok Japanese School", th, โรงเรียนสมาคมไทย-ญี่ ...
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Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
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Thai-Japanese Association School Sriracha , is a Japanese international school in Si Racha, Chonburi, Thailand.学校案内 シラチャ校アクセ ...
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Si Racha Si Racha ( th, ศรีราชา, ) is a subdistrict and town in Thailand on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 120 km southeast of Bangkok in Si Racha district, Chonburi province. Si Racha is known as the provenance of the po ...
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Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
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Japanese School of Hanoi is a Japanese international school in Nam Từ Liêm, Hanoi, Vietnam. It serves elementary school and junior high school. It was established in April 1996, with an initial enrollment of 13 students. It was first located at the Hanoi Universi ...
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Japanese School in Ho Chi Minh City is a Japanese international school in Tan Phu Ward, Phú Mỹ Hung, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was established in 1997. ...


Middle East (not including Africa)

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Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
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The Japanese School in Bahrain is a Japanese international school located in Sar, Northern Governorate, Bahrain, near Manama. The school was founded in 1984. As of 1989 it had 87 students, with none of them being Bahrainis. Some students visited the Bahrain Bayan School ...
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Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
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Japanese School in Tehran The is a Japanese international school located in Tehran, Iran, attached to the Japanese Embassy. It used to be located in another area of Tehran. It serves primary school through junior high school. It opened on June 8, 1968 ( Shōwa 43).
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Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
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The Japan School of Doha is a Japanese international school located in Doha, Qatar. History The previous Japanese school in Doha, which had opened in 1979 but was eventually closed in 2001 due to lack of students, and de-authorized by the Japanese Ministry of Educatio ...
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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
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Jeddah Japanese School or the is a Japanese international school located in Ar Rawdah District, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and was established on October 1, 1975.
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Riyadh Japanese School Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the ...
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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
** Istanbul Japanese School *
United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
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Japanese School in Abu Dhabi The is a Japanese international school located in Abu Dhabi. It is located in the former Umm Habiba Girls School. It is adjacent to the Lycée Français Théodore Monod (LfTM), the French international school.Japanese School in Dubai


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Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
** Escuela Japonesa de Aguascalientes (アグアスカリエンテス日本人学校

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Aguascalientes City (''Virtue in the Water, Fidelity in the Heart'') , image_skyline = AGUASCALIENTES CITY.jpg , imagesize = , image_caption = Clockwise from top: Temple of Saint Anthony of Padua, San Antonio de Padua Church, L ...
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Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
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United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
** The Japanese School of Guam (
Mangilao, Guam Mangilao is a village on the eastern shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village's population has decreased slightly since the island's 2010 census. Cliffs lie along much of the village's shoreline provide dramatic views, including ...
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Chicago Futabakai Japanese School , alternately in Japanese , is a Japanese elementary and junior high day school and Saturday education program in Arlington Heights, Illinois near Chicago. As of 1988 it is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Education, now the Ministry of Edu ...
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Arlington Heights, Illinois Arlington Heights is a municipality in Cook County with a small portion in Lake County in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it lies about northwest of the city's downtown. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 77,676. Per the ...
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The New Jersey Japanese School is a private school, Japanese school located in Oakland, New Jersey, United States in the New York City metropolitan area. It is one of the two Japanese day schools operated by the Japanese Educational Institute of New York (JEI; ニューヨ ...
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Oakland, New Jersey Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 12,754,The Greenwich Japanese School, the Japanese School of New York (
Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich (, ) is a New England town, town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the town had a total population of 63,518. The largest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast (Conne ...
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Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
** Asociación Cultural y Educativa Japonesa (ブエノスアイレス日本人学校, "Japanese School of
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
** Escola Japonesa de Manaus ** Escola Japonesa de São Paulo ** Sociedade Civil de Divulgação Cultural e Educacional Japonesa do Rio de Janeiro *
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
** Instituto de Enseñanza Japonesa ( サンチャゴ日本人学校) -
Lo Barnechea Lo Barnechea is a commune located in the northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile, northeastern sector of the province of Santiago and its area corresponds to 48% of this province. Its urban boundaries are: to the north with Los Andes, Chile, Los An ...
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Santiago Metropolitan Region Santiago Metropolitan Region ( es, link=no, Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago. Mos ...
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Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
** Asociación Cultural Japonesa (ボゴタ日本人学校; "Japanese School of
Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...
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Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
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Escuela Japonesa de San José is a Japanese international school in San Vicente, Moravia, San José Province, Costa Rica, in the Greater Metropolitan Area. It is affiliated with the Japanese Embassy in Costa Rica ( ja, コスタリカ日本国大使館; es, Embajada del J ...
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Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The me ...
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San José Province San José () is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Limón, Cartago and Puntarenas. The provincial and national capital ...
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Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
** Escuela Japonesa en
Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
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Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...
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Escuela Japonesa de Panamá The ''Escuela Japonesa de Panamá'' ("Panama Japanese School"; パナマ日本人学校 ''Panama Nihonjin Gakkō'') is a nihonjin gakko, Japanese international school in the Marbella area, Bella Vista (Panama City), Bella Vista (:es:Bella Vista (Pa ...
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Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
** Colegio Japones en
Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
(アスンシオン日本人学校) *
Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...
** Asociación "Academia de Cultura Japonesa" (Lima) *
Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
** Colegio Japonés de
Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
(カラカス日本人学校) - Sucre Municipality, Miranda


Europe

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Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
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Japanische Schule in Wien The is a Japanese international school in Donaustadt, Vienna, Austria. The school was established in 1978.Top Page
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Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
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The Japanese School of Brussels is a Japanese international school located in Auderghem, Brussels. The school serves elementary and junior high school levels. It is Belgium's only Japanese international school.H. P. P.320 élèves japonais à AuderghemArchive. ''La Dernière Heu ...
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Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
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Japanese School in Prague The Japanese School in Prague ( cz, Japonská škola v Praze, プラハ日本人学校 ''Puraha Nihonjin Gakkō'') is a Japanese international school in Řepy, District 6, Prague, Czech Republic. It is attached affiliated with the Embassy of Jap ...
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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
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Institut Culturel Franco-Japonais An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes can ...
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Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
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Japanische International Schule Frankfurt am Main e.V. is a Japanese international school in Frankfurt - Hausen, Germany. The ''Japanisches Institut Frankfurt am Main e.V.'' (フランクフルト補習授業校 ''Furankufuruto Hoshū Jugyō Kō''), a Japanese weekend supplementary school, conduct ...
** Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf e.V. ** Japanische Internationale Schule Munich e.V. ** Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin e.V. ** Japanische Schule in Hamburg e.V. *
Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
** The Budapest Japanese School *
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
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Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
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The Japanese School of Amsterdam The Japanese School of Amsterdam (JSA, nl, De Japanse School van Amsterdam, ja, アムステルダム日本人学校 ''Amusuterudamu Nihonjin Gakkō'') is a Japanese international school in Amsterdam. As of 1997 the JSA is the Japanese school ...
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The Japanese School of Rotterdam The Japanese School of Rotterdam ( nl, De Japanse School van Rotterdam, ja, ロッテルダム日本人学校 ''Rotterudamu Nihonjin Gakkō'') is a Japanese international school in Hillegersberg, Rotterdam. The Hague-Rotterdam Japanese Saturday ...
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Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
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Japanese School in Warsaw Japanese School at the Japanese Embassy in Warsaw (在ポーランド日本国大使館付属ワルシャワ日本人学校 ''Zai Pōrando Nihonkoku Taishikan Fuzoku Warushawa Nihonjin Gakkō''; pl, Szkoła Japońska przy Ambasadzie Japonii w Wars ...
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Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
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Scoala Japoneza Bucuresti The is a Japanese international school in Voluntari, Ilfov County, Romania, near Bucharest. Previously it was located in Bucharest proper. The school is affiliated with the Embassy of Japan in Bucharest. History In December 1975 the Japanese c ...
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Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
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Japanese School in Moscow Japanese School in Moscow (russian: Японская школа, ja, モスクワ日本人学校 ''Mosukuwa Nihonjin Gakkō'') is a Japanese international school located in Lomonosovsky District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It w ...
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Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
** Japanese School of Barcelona ** Colegio Japones de Madrid *
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
** Japanische Schule in Zürich *
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
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United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
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Teikyo School United Kingdom is a Japanese international school in Wexham, Buckinghamshire, 20 miles to the west of London. It educates 59 students aged between 15 and 18 years. It is affiliated with Teikyo University, and the Japanese government classifies the school as ...
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Rikkyo School in England is a Japanese boarding primary and secondary school in Rudgwick, Horsham District, West Sussex. The school uses the Japanese curriculum,The Japanese School in London


Africa

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Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
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Cairo Japanese School is a Japanese international school located in Giza, Egypt in Greater Cairo. The school serves elementary and junior high school levels.
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Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...
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The Nairobi Japanese School The is a Nihonjin gakkō, Japanese school located in the Lang'ata area of Nairobi, Kenya, in proximity to Karen, Kenya, Karen. The school serves Japanese expatriate students. History The school was founded on 9 May 1970 (Shōwa period, Shōwa 45 ...
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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
** The Japanese School of Johannesburg


Oceania

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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
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The Japanese School in Perth __NOTOC__ is a Japanese international school located in City Beach within the Town of Cambridge, Western Australia in the Perth area. The school opened in 1978. Historically the school was located on the property of a local Australian school, ...
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The Japanese School of Melbourne is a Japanese international school located in Caulfield South, Victoria in the Melbourne area.Welcome to J ...
** Sydney Japanese School *
Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
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Former locations

Africa: * Algeria ** ''École japonaise d'Alger'' (アルジェ日本人学校) -
Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
- Designated on January 11, 1978 (Showa 53), certified on January 12, 1994 (Heisei 6), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14) * Nigeria **
Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...
Japanese School (ラゴス日本人学校) - Designated and certified on March 1, 1975 (Showa 50), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14) Asia (excluding Middle East): * India **
Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...
Japanese School (カルカタ日本人学校) - Designated on March 30, 1976 (Showa 51), certified on December 18, 1992 (Heisei 4), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14). * Indonesia **
Medan Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...
Japanese International School or Medan Japanese School (メダン日本人学校, id, Sekolah Internasional Jepang, Medan)学校の概要
(School Outline). Medan Japanese School. May 15, 2001. Retrieved on January 13, 2019. "施設概要 敷地面積 1,880m2 校舎延べ面積 481.88m2"
*** It was affiliated with the Japanese Consulate General in Medan, and occupied a building on a property. It originated as a supplementary school in the consulate's library that opened in April 1972 ( Showa 49). A committee to establish a new day school was created in 1978 (Showa 54), and in January 1979 (Showa 55) the school remodeled an existing building for this purpose. The school opened in April 1979. It closed in March 1998. Middle East (excluding Africa): * Iraq **
Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...
Japanese School (バグダッド日本人学校) * Kuwait **
Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
Japanese School (クウエイト日本人学校) * Lebanon **
Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
Japanese School (ベイルート日本人学校) - Designated February 10, 1972 (Showa 47), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14) * Turkey **
Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
Japanese School (アンカラ日本人学校), under the name Japanese Embassy Study Group - Opened April 1, 1979 (Showa 54), Europe: * Greece **
Japanese Community School of Athens The Japanese Community School of Athens ( ja, アテネ日本人学校 ''Atene Nihonjin Gakkō'', el, Ιαπωνική Σχολή Αθηνών) was a Japanese international school in the Ano-Pefki (Άνω Πεύκη) area of Pefki, Greece in the ...
- Closed March 2007関係機関へのリンク
().
The Japan School of Doha is a Japanese international school located in Doha, Qatar. History The previous Japanese school in Doha, which had opened in 1979 but was eventually closed in 2001 due to lack of students, and de-authorized by the Japanese Ministry of Educatio ...
. Retrieved on March 31, 2015. "アテネ日本人学校(2007年3月休校)" and "ラス・パルマス日本人学校(2001年3月閉校)"
* Spain **
Colegio Japonés de Las Palmas was a Japanese international school in Tafira Alta, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. History It opened in October 1973, making it the first Japanese school in Spain and the third-oldest in Europe if the Canary Islands are counted as being in ...
- Opened in October 1973, closed in March 2001, * Former Yugoslavia **
Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
Japanese School (ベオグラード日本人学校) South America: * Brazil ** Escola Japonesa de
Belém Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in t ...
(ベレーン日本人学校) - Designated on February 25, 1977 (Showa 52), Certified on December 18, 1992 (Heisei 4), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14). ** Escola Japonesa de
Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
(ベロ・オリゾンテ日本人学校), a.k.a. ''Instituto Cultural Mokuyoo-Kai Sociedade Civil'' - Santa Amélia, Paumplha, Belo Horizonte - Designated on February 6, 1982 (Showa 57), Certified on December 18, 1992 (Heisei 4), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14). ** Escola Japonesa de Vitória (ヴィトリア日本人学校) - Designated February 10, 1981 (Showa 56), Certified December 18, 1992 (Heisei 4), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14) * Ecuador ** Colegio Japonés de
Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
(キト日本人学校) - Closed in 2003エクアドル=キト補習授業校が入学式=今年から聴講生増やす
( ). '' Nikkey Shimbun''. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "キト日本人学校が03年に閉校し、補習授業校となって以来初めての〃大人数〃だ。
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* Nasuno, Mitsuko (那須野 三津子; Department of Children Studies (子ども学部), Tokyo Seitoku University).
Factors in the Government's Decision to Send Teachers of Children With Disabilities to Overseas Japanese Schools: 1979 to 2002
(海外日本人学校に対する障害児教育担当教員派遣の実現要因:―1979~2002年度の教員派遣制度を通して―
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(海外日本人学校に対する障害児教育担当教員派遣の実現要因:―1979~2002年度の教員派遣制度を通して―
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. ''The Japanese Journal of Special Education '' (特殊教育学研究) 49(3), 247-259, 2011. The Japanese Association of Special Education
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J-Stage (CrossRef). ''English abstract available''. * Ozawa, Michimasa. (小澤 至賢; 国立特別支援教育総合研究所教育 Department of Educational Support (支援部)).
Situation of Support for Japanese Students with Disabilities in Full-day and Supplementary Schools for the Japanese in the Eastern United States
(アメリカ東部地区の日本人学校及び補習授業校における障害のある日本人児童生徒への支援状況 (<特集>米国における障害のある子どもへの教育的支援の実際
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(アメリカ東部地区の日本人学校及び補習授業校における障害のある日本人児童生徒への支援状況 (<特集>米国における障害のある子どもへの教育的支援の実際
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. ''Special Needs Education of the World'' (世界の特別支援教育) 23, 43–55, 2009–03. National Institute of Special Needs Education (独立行政法人国立特別支援教育総合研究所)
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. ''English abstract available''. * 横尾 俊 (国立特別支援教育総合研究所教育相談部).
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. 国立特別支援教育総合研究所教育相談年報 30, 33-45, 2009-06. ''National Institute of Special Needs Education'' (独立行政法人国立特別支援教育総合研究所)
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. * 池﨑 喜美惠. "Actual Conditions of Consumer Education at Japanese Schools in Foreign Countries" (日本人学校における消費者教育の実態). ''The Bulletin of Japanese Curriculum Research and Development'' (日本教科教育学会誌). 37(3), 33–40, 2014. 日本教科教育学会
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