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{{About|overseas educational institutions|the domestic school system|Education in Japan}}
'''Japanese School''' may mean
*[[Education in Japan]], a school in Japan
* [[Shiritsu zaigai kyoiku shisetsu]](私立在外教育施設), a full day private school at an overseas campus of a private school in Japan. Accredited by Japan's [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)|ministry of education and science]].
*[[Nihonjin gakko]](日本人学校), a full day school outside of Japan for the native, bi- or multilingual speakers of Japanese. Accredited by Japan's [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)|ministry of education and science]].
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* [[Hoshu jugyo ko]](補習授業校) or <u>Hoshu ko</U>(補習校), a supplementary school outside of Japan that offers a part of [[Nihonjin gakko]]'s curriculum after school hours or on weekends. Accredited by Japan's [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)|ministry of education and science]].
* [[Zaigai kyoiku shisetsu]](在外教育施設), meaning "an educational institute overseas." The definition is vague and sometimes it includes <U>Nihonjin gakko</U> and <U>Hoshu ko</U>, but this category refers to commercial or non-profit private institutions that offer Hoshuko-like programs. Although many of them are named "Hoshu ko" (meaing a supplementary school), their programs are considered as [[Juku]](塾) and are not accredited by the Japanese government.
'''Japanese School''' also may refer to
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* [[language school]], a school for non-speakers of Japanese to learn the language.


[[File:TMI Sign.JPG|thumb|[[Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School]], an example of a ''shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu'']]
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'''''Zaigai kyōiku shisetsu''''' ([[:ja:在外教育施設|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 of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]] (MEXT or Monbushō):<ref name=Mizukamip136>Mizukami, Tetsuo. ''The sojourner community [electronic resource]: Japanese migration and residency in Australia''. [[Brill Publishers|BRILL]], 2007. {{ISBN|9004154795}}, 9789004154797. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=t-I_uJUu3boC&pg=PA136 136].</ref>
* ''[[Nihonjin gakkō]]'' (日本人学校), a full-time school outside Japan for the native speakers of Japanese which provides elementary and junior high school levels (with [[Shanghai Japanese School|one in Shanghai]] also having a Japan-system senior high school). Accredited by MEXT.
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* ''[[Hoshū jugyō kō]]'' (補習授業校) or ''Hoshūkō'' (補習校), a supplementary school outside Japan. It offers a part of [[Nihonjin gakkō]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s curriculum after school hours or on weekends. Accredited by MEXT.
* ''Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu'' ([[:ja:私立在外教育施設|私立在外教育施設]] 'private overseas educational institution'), a full-time overseas campus of a Japanese private school, thus run by a Japan-based private school corporation. They may include primary school, junior high school, and/or senior high school components.<ref name=Mizukamip136/> Each one is accredited by Japan's MEXT.

==See also==
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* [[Language school]], a school for non-speakers of a language (such as Japanese) to learn the language.

==References==
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{{Overseas Japanese day schools}}

[[Category:Language schools]]
[[Category:Japanese language]]

Latest revision as of 15:26, 8 September 2024

This article is about overseas educational institutions. For the domestic school system, see Education in Japan.
Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School, an example of a 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 of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT or Monbushō):[1]

  • Nihonjin gakkō (日本人学校), a full-time school outside Japan for the native speakers of Japanese which provides elementary and junior high school levels (with one in Shanghai also having a Japan-system senior high school). Accredited by MEXT.
  • Hoshū jugyō kō (補習授業校) or Hoshūkō (補習校), a supplementary school outside Japan. It offers a part of Nihonjin gakkō's curriculum after school hours or on weekends. Accredited by MEXT.
  • Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu (私立在外教育施設 'private overseas educational institution'), a full-time overseas campus of a Japanese private school, thus run by a Japan-based private school corporation. They may include primary school, junior high school, and/or senior high school components.[1] Each one is accredited by Japan's MEXT.

See also

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  • Language school, a school for non-speakers of a language (such as Japanese) to learn the language.

References

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  1. ^ a b Mizukami, Tetsuo. The sojourner community [electronic resource]: Japanese migration and residency in Australia. BRILL, 2007. ISBN 9004154795, 9789004154797. p. 136.
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