Japanese school

Japanese School may mean

• Education in Japan
• language school, a school for non-speakers of Japanese to learn the language.

Japanese international educational institutions

The word Zaigai kyōiku shisetsu (在外教育施設) may refer to any of these types of institutions:

• Nihonjin gakkō (日本人学校), a full-time school outside of Japan for the native speakers of Japanese, usually run by a Japanese association. Accredited by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
• Hoshū jūgyō kō (補習授業校) or Hoshūkō (補習校), a supplementary school outside of Japan run by a local Japanese association. 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), 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. Each one is accredited by Japan's MEXT.
• Zaigai kyōiku shisetsu (在外教育施設), meaning "an educational institute overseas". The definition is vague and sometimes it includes Nihonjin gakko and Hoshu ko, but this category refers to commercial or non-profit private institutions that offer Hoshuko-like programs. Although many of them are named "Hoshu ko" (meaning a supplementary school), their programs are considered as Juku (塾), not accredited by the Japanese government.