Japanese school

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 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 and science.
• Hoshu jugyo ko(補習授業校) or Hoshu ko(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 and science.
• Zaigai kyoiku 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" (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

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