With the number of non-Japanese schoolchildren increasing all over Japan, the need to improve Japanese-language education in schools has grown. Schools are exploring ways of teaching foreign students the Japanese language, an essential skill for learning activities in this country. There are 103 students from seven foreign countries, and 13 Japanese children with connections to another country, such as having a foreign parent. This year, the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, opened an initial support school for junior high school students in need of Japanese-language instruction. The students go to the initial support school four days a week and attend the school where they are enrolled one day a week.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 09, 2019 11:37 UTC