Japanese schools - nihonjingakko (English name) full-time schools for Japanese

Japanese: 日本人学校 - にほんじんがっこう（英語表記）full-time schools for Japanese

A school established for the purpose of educating children of compulsory school age who are Japanese nationals residing overseas for a certain period of time. Before World War II, "designated overseas schools" were established in overseas settlements, but today, Japanese schools that are dealt with in relation to the education of overseas children and children returning from overseas mainly refer to those that have been established since the 1960s, in conjunction with the internationalization of Japanese politics and economic activities. Basically, they are full-time overseas educational facilities that provide education in Japanese that is equivalent to school education in Japan. However, many students attend part-time supplementary schools, and there are also schools established by companies and private schools in the local area. In addition, a large number of children receive correspondence education subsidized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The aim is to become an "open Japanese school" by promoting exchanges with international schools and local schools, and by establishing international classes.

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Japanese:

海外において一定期間在留する日本人の，義務教育年齢に相当する子供の教育を目的として設置される学校。第2次世界大戦前，海外移住地などに「在外指定校」が設置されていたが，今日，海外子女教育，帰国子女教育との関連で扱われる日本人学校は，おもに 1960年代以降，日本の政治・経済的活動の国際化に伴って起ったものをさしている。基本的には，日本国内の学校教育に相当する教育を日本語で行う全日制の在外教育施設である。しかし定時制の補習授業校に通う者も多く，現地には企業や私立学校が設置した学校もある。また，かなりの子供が文部科学省補助による通信教育を受けている。国際学校や現地の学校との交流をはかったり，国際学級を設けたりして「開かれた日本人学校」が目指されている。

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