Infrastructural Problems — Provision of Education for Foreign Children

Abstract

The previous chapter discussed international marriages and related issues including child raising. This chapter moves on to discuss issues relating to the schooling of foreign children and identifies possible problems that foreign children and the Japanese education system may face in the near future. Following an overview of the situation of foreign children enrolled in schools in Japan, the chapter examines problems in the current educational situation in respect of the acceptance of foreign children and the various measures used to address the increasing number of foreign children. Finally, a discussion of the implications of the schooling of foreign children for the current educational system in Japan is presented.