Brief introduction of Japanese education

Education is an important topic in Japanese society. Generally, there are three types of education to choose from: the first is to enter public schools for compulsory education, enter private schools for compulsory education, or go to private schools that do not meet the standards of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Although compulsory education only lasts until graduation from middle school, more than 90% of students will enter institutions of higher learning. More than 2.5 million students will go to universities or colleges for further study. In the past, entering higher education was described as "hellish" and "war-like". However, due to the declining birth rate in Japan in recent years, there are fewer and fewer school-age children, and this phenomenon has begun to change. Now schools are competing to recruit new students. However, many students are sent to cram schools outside the normal courses.

Japan is an island country in the east of Asia. Its territory consists of four big islands and thousands of small islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. After the middle of the 7th century, Japan began to transition to a feudal society. In the long feudal society, Japanese gradually formed its own unique education system in the process of learning from China's ancient cultural and educational experience. 1868 Meiji Restoration was an important turning point in Japan's transition from feudal society to capitalist society. Under the slogan of "enriching Qiang Bing", "making production prosperous" and "civilizing", the Meiji government comprehensively studied the West and implemented a series of reforms including education, which opened the way for the development of capitalism. At the beginning of the 20th century, Japan entered the stage of imperialism. In order to carry out the policy of aggression, while vigorously strengthening militarism, we actively set up vocational education and pay attention to the reform and development of higher education. After the end of World War II, Japan carried out a comprehensive reform of the pre-war education system, and made great progress in education, which played a positive role in promoting the rapid development of Japan's economy, science and technology.