, also called Japanese school, is a full-day school outside Japan 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 schools in Japan, so when the students go back to Japan, they will not fall behind in the class. Some schools accept Japanese citizens 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). BRILL, 2007. , 9789004154797. p
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One ''nihonjin gakkō'', Shanghai Japanese School, 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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"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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, as of 1985, encouraged the development of ''nihonjin gakkō'', in

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, while it encouraged the opening of ''

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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''." 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 Japanese asset price bubble 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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. The number of ''nihonjin gakkō'' increased to 80 in 1986 with the opening of Japanese schools in

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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 ''

'', 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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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 Dalian,

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, Qingdao, Suzhou 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 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (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, 2007. , 9789004154797. p
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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, 2007. , 9789004154797. p
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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, 2007. , 9789004154797. p
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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). Multilingual Matters, 2012. , 9781847698001. START: p
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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

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'' ( 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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** Japanese School of Phnom Penh - Sen Sok Section, Established in 2015 *

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** Beijing Japanese School ** Dalian Japanese School ** Guangzhou Japanese School **

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** Surabaya Japanese School ( スラバヤ日本人学校) *

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** Manila Japanese School (

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) * Republic of China (

) **

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** Taichung Japanese School ** Taipei Japanese School *

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* Sri Lanka ** Japanese School in Colombo *

** Thai-Japanese Association School (

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** Istanbul Japanese School *

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) ** Chicago Futabakai Japanese School ( Arlington Heights, Illinois) ** The New Jersey Japanese School ( Oakland, New Jersey) ** The Greenwich Japanese School, the Japanese School of New York (

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Central and South America

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, Santiago Province,

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 ...

* Colombia ** Asociación Cultural Japonesa (ボゴタ日本人学校; "Japanese School of Bogotá") * Costa Rica ** Escuela Japonesa de San José -

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 m ...

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 ...

* Guatemala ** Escuela Japonesa en Guatemala (グァテマラ日本人学校) *

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 Co ...

** Escuela Japonesa de Panamá *

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 o ...

(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 = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

** 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 (カラカス日本人学校) - Sucre Municipality, Miranda

Europe

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 ...

** Japanische Schule in Wien (

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

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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 ...

** The Japanese School of Brussels *

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 ...

** Japanese School in Prague *

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

** Institut Culturel Franco-Japonais (near

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 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), ma ...

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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 ...

** Japanische International Schule Frankfurt am Main e.V. ** 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 Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

** 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 ...

** Scuola Giapponese di Milano -

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 ...

** Scuola Giapponese di Roma -

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

** The Japanese School of Amsterdam ** The Japanese School of Rotterdam *

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 populou ...

** Japanese School in Warsaw *

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

** Scoala Japoneza Bucuresti *

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

** Japanese School in Moscow *

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 ** Japanische Schule in Zürich *

** ''See Middle East'' *

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 European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

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 ...

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

Cairo Japanese School is a Japanese international school located in Giza, Egypt in Greater Cairo. The school serves elementary and junior high school levels.

Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi ...

** The Nairobi Japanese School *

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

** The Japanese School of Johannesburg

Oceania

* Australia ** The Japanese School in Perth **

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 ...

(U.S.) ** See North America

Former locations

Africa: * Algeria ** ''École japonaise d'Alger'' (アルジェ日本人学校) - Algiers - 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 second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 fo ...

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 mai ...

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. I ...

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 - Closed March 2007関係機関へのリンク
(). The Japan School of Doha. 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 - Opened in October 1973, closed in March 2001, * Former Yugoslavia ** Belgrade 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 (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 (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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