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[[File:Singapore Japanese School Clementi.JPG|thumb|[[The Japanese School Singapore]] Primary School Clementi Campus, [[Singapore]]; as of 2013 this is the largest overseas Japanese school in the world.<ref>Ben-Ari, Eyal and John Clammer. ''Japan in Singapore: Cultural Occurrences and Cultural Flows''. [[Routledge]], 4 July 2013. {{ISBN|1136116184}}, 9781136116186. page unstated ([[Google Books]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=H2Nr2hU9Dq8C&pg=PT34 PT34]). "The biggest Japanese school in the world is in Singapore."</ref><ref>Hui, Tsu Yun. ''Japan and Singapore: A Multidisciplinary Approach''. [[McGraw-Hill Education]] (Asia), 2006. {{ISBN|0071256237}}, 9780071256230. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=P3a6AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Japanese+School+in+Singapore%22 278]. "The Japanese school in Singapore has become the largest school of its kind outside Japan..."</ref>]]

{{Nihongo|'''Nihonjin gakkō'''|日本人学校|extra={{lit}} Japanese people school}}, also called '''Japanese school''', is a full-day school outside [[Japan]] intended primarily for Japanese citizens living abroad. It is an [[expatriate]] school designed for children whose parents are working on diplomatic, business, or education missions overseas and have plans to [[repatriate]] to Japan.

The schools offer exactly the same [[curriculum]] used in public [[Elementary school in Japan|elementary]] and [[Secondary education in Japan#Lower Secondary School (Junior High School)|junior high school]]s in Japan, so when the students go back to Japan, they will not fall behind in the class. Some schools accept Japanese [[Citizenship|citizen]]s only; others welcome Japanese-speaking students regardless of citizenship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=編入学の流れについて - 台北日本人学校|url=http://www.tjs.tp.edu.tw/hennyu/|access-date=2021-01-12|language=ja}}</ref>

They are accredited by Japan's [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)|Ministry of education and science]] and receive funding from the [[Japanese government]]. There were 85 schools worldwide as of April 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/f_sijo22.html |title=在外教育施設の概要 |access-date=2006-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050824070139/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/f_sijo22.html |archive-date=2005-08-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and all of these schools provide English classes in the primary education.

Every school hires teachers from Japan on a two- to three-year assignment, but they also hire people from the local community as Japanese-speaking teachers, English and other language instructors, administrative assistants, gardeners, janitors and security guards.

''Nihonjin gakkō'' serve elementary school and junior high school.<ref name=Mizukamip136>Mizukami, Tetsuo. ''The sojourner community [electronic resource]: Japanese migration and residency in Australia'' (Volume 10 of Social sciences in Asia, v. 10). [[Brill Publishers|BRILL]], 2007. {{ISBN|9004154795}}, 9789004154797. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=t-I_uJUu3boC&pg=PA136 136].</ref> One ''nihonjin gakkō'', [[Shanghai Japanese School]], has a senior high school program.<ref>"[http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/shikaku/07111314/004.htm （※4）文部科学大臣認定等在外教育施設（高等部を設置するもの）一覧（平成25年4月1日現在）]" ({{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228073133/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/shikaku/07111314/004.htm |date=February 28, 2015 }}). [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]]. Retrieved on March 1, 2015.</ref>

Schools that partially offer the nihonjin gakkō's curriculum after school hours or on weekends are sometimes called Japanese schools, too, but strictly speaking they are categorized as ''[[hoshū jugyō kō]]'' or ''hoshūkō'', a supplementary school. Overseas Japanese schools operated by private educational institutions are not classified as nihonjin gakkō, but instead as {{ill|Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu|ja|在外教育施設#私立在外教育施設}}.

==History==
[[File:SJSPudong0.jpg|thumb|The [[Shanghai Japanese School]] (Pudong Campus pictured) is the only ''nihonjin gakkō'' in the world that  offers senior high school classes.]]
Some of the ''nihonjin gakkō'' in [[Asia]] have a long history, originally established as public schools in the Japan-occupied territories in [[Thailand]], [[Philippines]], and [[Taiwan]].{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

As Japan recovered after [[World War II]], increased numbers of Japanese international schools serving elementary and junior high school levels opened around the world.<ref name=Iwasakip24>Iwasaki, Toshio. "Japanese Schools Take Root Overseas." ''[[Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry]]''. [[Japan Economic Foundation]] (JEF, ''Kokusai Keizai Kōryū Zaidan''), No. 5, 1991. Contributed to [[Google Books]] by the JEF. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ta20AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Lycee+Seijo%22 24]. "The number of overseas elementary and junior high schools for Japanese children has increased in postwar years in parallel with the growth of the Japanese economy and the surge in the number of Japanese corporate employees dispatched abroad. However, there was no senior Japanese high school outside Japan until Rikkyo School in England was founded in 1972 in the suburbs of London. It remained the only overseas Japanese senior high school for the next 14 years."</ref> The first postwar Japanese overseas school was the [[Japanese School of Bangkok]], which opened in 1956.<ref name=Fukudap216>{{in lang|ca}} Fukuda, Makiko. "[http://www.raco.cat/index.php/TSC/article/view/224210/305297 El Collegi Japonès de Barcelona: un estudi pilot sobre les ideologies lingüístiques d'una comunitat expatriada a Catalunya]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150112181540/http://www.raco.cat/index.php/TSC/article/download/224210/305297 Archive]). ''Treballs de sociolingüística catalana'', 2005: 18 (2004). [http://www.raco.cat/index.php/TSC/article/view/224210 See profile] at ''Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert'' (RACO). p. 216. "Des que es va establir el col.legi japones de Bangkok l'any 1956, actualment sumen 83 escoles a 50 paisos d' arreu del món." and "El seu currículum escolar segueix el que disposa el Ministeri perque els nens no trobin inconvenients quan tornin al Japó (Goodman, 1993). Amb alguna excepció, la majoria no són oberts als nens no japonesos" and "La llengua vehicular d'instrucció és el japones, i generalment, s'imparteixen les classes de la llengua local, juntament amb les d'angles." and "S'observa una certa tendencia depenent de l'area: en els pa'isos asiatics, o de Proxim i Mig Orient, s'observa una tendencia a triar els col.legis japonesos, mentre que a Europa i als Estats Units la majoria prefereixen enviar els nens a escoles locals."</ref>

[[File:Colegi japones st cugat Valles 6642.jpg|thumb|left|[[Japanese School in Barcelona]]]]
The [[Ministry of Education (Japan)|Ministry of Education of Japan]], as of 1985, encouraged the development of ''nihonjin gakkō'', in [[developing countries]], while it encouraged the opening of ''[[hoshū jugyō kō]]'', or part-time supplementary schools, in [[developed countries]]. However, some Japanese parents in developed countries, in addition to those in developing countries, campaigned for the opening of ''nihonjin gakkō'' in developed countries due to concern about the education of their children.<ref name=Goodmanp179>Goodman, Roger. "The changing perception and status of ''[[kikokushijo]]''." In: Goodman, Roger, Ceri Peach, Ayumi Takenaka, and Paul White (editors). ''Global Japan: The Experience of Japan's New Immigrant and Overseas Communities''. [[Routledge]], June 27, 2005. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=S1WBAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA179 179]. "Official policy (see Monbusho, 1985) was that Nihonjingakko should be set up in developing countries, hoshuko in the developed world."</ref>

In 1971, there were 22 ''nihonjin gakkō'' worldwide.<ref name=Goodmanp179/> During the [[Japanese post-war economic miracle|postwar rapid economic growth]] in the 1950s to early 1970s and the [[Japanese asset price bubble]] in the 1980s, the country gained economic power and many [[sogo shosha]]s and major industries sent their employees all over the world. That was when many ''nihonjin gakko'' were established to educate their children in Asia, [[Europe]], [[Middle East]], [[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]].{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} The number of ''nihonjin gakkō'' increased to 80 in 1986 with the opening of Japanese schools in [[Colegio Japonés de Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[Japanese School of Melbourne|Melbourne]]. As of May of that year 968 teachers from Japan were teaching at these Japanese schools worldwide. That month 15,811 students were enrolled in those schools.<ref>"[http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/other/bluebook/1987/1987-8-4.htm Section 4. Well-Being of Japanese Nationals Overseas]" ({{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165947/http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/other/bluebook/1987/1987-8-4.htm |date=2016-03-03 }}). ''Diplomatic Bluebook 1987 Japan's Diplomatic Activities''. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]. Retrieved on March 8, 2015.</ref> The number of ''nihonjin gakkō'' increased to 82 by 1987.<ref name=Goodmanp179/>
[[File:Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf, 2015 (10).jpg|thumb|[[Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf]]]]
In the early 1980s, 40% of Japanese national children living in Europe attended ''nihonjin gakkō'', while almost 95% of Japanese national children living abroad in Asia attended ''nihonjin gakkō''.<ref name=Goodmanp179/>

Many Japanese parents abroad sent their children to Japan to attend high school after they completed the junior high school abroad, or leaving the children behind, so they could become accustomed to the difficult Japanese university entrance systems. Toshio Iwasaki, the editor of the ''[[Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry]]'', stated that this reason inhibited the development of Japanese senior high schools in other countries.<ref name=Iwasakip24/> The first overseas international schools that served the senior high school level were the [[Rikkyo School in England]],<ref name=Iwasakip24/> gaining senior high school level classes after 1975,<ref name=RikkyoEnglishinfo>"[http://www.rikkyo.co.uk/special/information-in-english.html INFORMATION IN ENGLISH]." ([https://archive.today/20140108135545/http://www.rikkyo.co.uk/special/information-in-english.html Archive]) [[Rikkyo School in England]]. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. "Guildford Road, Rudgwick, W-Sussex RH12 3BE ENGLAND"</ref> and the ''[[Lycée Seijo]]'' in France, which opened in 1986. By 1991 Japanese international senior high schools were in operation in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, Denmark, and Ireland.<ref name=Iwasakip24/>

By 1991 many overseas Japanese high schools were accepting students who were resident in Japan, and some wealthier families in Japan chose to send their children to Japanese schools abroad instead of Japanese schools in Japan.<ref name=Iwasakip25>Iwasaki, Toshio. "Japanese Schools Take Root Overseas." ''[[Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry]]''. [[Japan Economic Foundation]] (JEF, ''Kokusai Keizai Kōryū Zaidan''), No. 5, 1991. Contributed to [[Google Books]] by the JEF. p. 25.</ref>

While Japan was experiencing a major [[recession]] called the [[Lost Decade (Japan)|Lost Decade]] in the 1990s, so were ''nihonjin gakkō''. Many of them were closed due to a dramatic decrease in enrollment.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

With its rapidly growing economy, China is an exception. Schools in [[Beijing]], [[Shanghai]] and {{citation needed span|text=[[Hong Kong]]|date=June 2017}} have been expanding and new schools had founded in [[Dalian]], [[Guangzhou]], [[Tianjin]], [[Qingdao]], [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]] since 1991.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

By 2004 there were 83 Japanese day schools in 50 countries.<ref name=Fukudap216/>

==Characteristics==
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[[File:Japanese School in London-000.jpg|thumb|left|[[Japanese School in London]]]]
''Nihonjin gakkō'' use Japanese as their language of instruction. The curriculum is approved by the Japanese [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]] (MEXT) so that students may easily adjust upon returning to Japan.<ref name=Fukudap216/> For foreign language classes, each school usually teaches English and, if different, a major local language of the country.<ref name=Fukudap216/><ref>{{in lang|ca}} Fukuda, Makiko. "[http://www.raco.cat/index.php/TSC/article/view/224210/305297 El Col·legi Japonès de Barcelona: un estudi pilot sobre les ideologies lingüístiques d'una comunitat expatriada a Catalunya]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150112181540/http://www.raco.cat/index.php/TSC/article/download/224210/305297 Archive]). ''Treballs de sociolingüística catalana'' > 2005: 18 (2004). [http://www.raco.cat/index.php/TSC/article/view/224210 See profile] at ''Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert'' (RACO). p. 218: "El col·legi Japones de Barcelona, així com els altres col.legis japonesos, realitzen l'ensenyament de la llengua "local" (per a ells aquesta és el castella) i de l'angles a mes del japones. "</ref> Most ''nihonjin gakkō'' do not admit people lacking Japanese citizenship.<ref name=Fukudap216/> This practice differs from those of American and British international schools, which do admit students of other nationalities.<ref>Pang, Ching Lin (彭靜蓮, Pinyin: ''Péng Jìnglián''<!--
* Chinese name established from page which says she is a part of the Interculturalism, Migration and Minorities Research Centre (IMMRC): "[http://pe.nsysu.edu.tw/files/16-1121-49207.php?Lang=zh-tw 歐洲求學趣—比利時魯汶大學彭靜蓮教授跨文化求學及研究經驗分享]" ({{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418082025/http://pe.nsysu.edu.tw/files/16-1121-49207.php?Lang=zh-tw |date=2015-04-18 }}). [[National Sun Yat-sen University]].
* IMMRC profile: http://soc.kuleuven.be/web/memberitem/3/7/eng/176 - https://www.webcitation.org/6XsBW5xKv?url=http://soc.kuleuven.be/web/memberitem/3/7/eng/176
* Her list of publications from IMMRC: https://lirias.kuleuven.be/cv?u=u0016570 - https://www.webcitation.org/6XsBQtvtX?url=https://lirias.kuleuven.be/cv?u=u0016570
-->; [[Katholieke Universiteit Leuven|Catholic University of Leuven]] Department of Anthropology). "[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0883035595935343# Controlled internationalization: The case of ''kikokushijo'' from Belgium]." ''[[International Journal of Educational Research]]''. Volume 23, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 45–56. Available online 20 January 2000. [[Digital object identifier|DOI]] [https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0883-0355(95)93534-3 10.1016/0883-0355(95)93534-3]. CITED: p. 48. "The curriculum of the Nihonjin Gakko[...]One particular feature, which sets it apart from other "international" American or British schools, is that it has only Japanese pupils and students."</ref> ''Nihonjin gakkō'' usually use the Japanese academic calendar instead of those of their host countries.<ref>Fischel, William A. ''[[Making the Grade: The Economic Evolution of American School Districts]]''. [[University of Chicago Press]], 15 November 2009. {{ISBN|0226251314}}, 9780226251318. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VG7MgDQhXhwC&pg=PA132 132].</ref>

==Tendencies==
{{more citations needed section|date=January 2015}}
[[File:Praha, Řepy, Japonská škola (2).jpg|thumb|The [[Japanese School of Prague]]]]
As of 2005–2007, parents of Japanese nationality residing in the United States and Europe,<ref name=Fukudap216/> as well as other industrialized and developed regions,<ref name=Mizukamip139>Mizukami, Tetsuo. ''The sojourner community [electronic resource]: Japanese migration and residency in Australia'' (Volume 10 of Social sciences in Asia, v. 10). [[Brill Publishers|BRILL]], 2007. {{ISBN|9004154795}}, 9789004154797. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=t-I_uJUu3boC&pg=PA139 139].</ref> generally prefer local schools over ''nihonjin gakkō'', while Japanese parents in Asia and the Middle East prefer ''nihonjin gakkō''.<ref name=Fukudap216/>

In 2003 11,579 Japanese students living in Asia (outside Japan) attended full-time Japanese schools, making up more than 70% of the Japanese students in Asia.<ref name=Mizukamip138>Mizukami, Tetsuo. ''The sojourner community [electronic resource]: Japanese migration and residency in Australia'' (Volume 10 of Social sciences in Asia, v. 10). [[Brill Publishers|BRILL]], 2007. {{ISBN|9004154795}}, 9789004154797. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=t-I_uJUu3boC&pg=PA138 138].</ref> In Oceania, 194 Japanese pupils attended full-time Japanese schools, making up 7.7% of the total Japanese students in Oceania.<!--2,524 is the total number of Japanese in Oceania on p. 138, and 2,330 is the number in local schools. The "2.524" on p. 139 appears to be a mistake--><ref name=Mizukamip138139>Mizukami, Tetsuo. ''The sojourner community [electronic resource]: Japanese migration and residency in Australia'' (Volume 10 of Social sciences in Asia, v. 10). [[Brill Publishers|BRILL]], 2007. {{ISBN|9004154795}}, 9789004154797. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=t-I_uJUu3boC&pg=PA138 138]-[https://books.google.com/books?id=t-I_uJUu3boC&pg=PA139 139].</ref> In North America there were 502 students at full-time Japanese schools, making up 2.4% of Japanese pupils on that continent.<ref name=Mizukamip138/> As of 2007, there were a total of three ''nihonjin gakkō'' on the U.S. mainland recognized by MEXT.<ref name="Kanop103">Kano, Naomi. "Japanese Community Schools: New Pedagogy for a Changing Population" (Chapter 6). In: García, Ofelia, Zeena Zakharia, and Bahar Otcu (editors). ''Bilingual Community Education and Multilingualism: Beyond Heritage Languages in a Global City'' (Volume 89 of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism). [[Multilingual Matters]], 2012. {{ISBN|184769800X}}, 9781847698001. START: p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=O_9B1qXjohsC&pg=PA99 99]. CITED: p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=O_9B1qXjohsC&pg=PA103 103].</ref>

Since the early 1990s, more parents have chosen a local school or an [[international school]] over ''nihonjin gakkō''.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} Reasons include:
* The parents prefer for their children to receive education in English;
*''Nihonjin gakkō'' have only [[Primary education|elementary]] and [[middle school]]s, grades first through ninth, which are mandatory in Japan. Some schools offer a [[kindergarten]] program as well as a high school program, but they are uncommon. Children educated in an English-speaking environment will be able to continue their education where they live with their parents. Those who choose not to participate in the local education system will need to pass an entrance exam to enroll in a boarding school in Japan or one of the seven (as of October 2006) ''[[Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu]]'' ([[:ja:在外教育施設#私立在外教育施設|私立在外教育施設]]), Japanese boarding schools worldwide.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}
* The parents' desire to acculturate their children;
* Many private and public Japanese schools have become flexible and accept expatriate students via a separate admissions system, or by offering exams in English.

==Locations==
[[File:JapaneseSchoolIntlSectionTaipo 03.jpg|thumb|[[Hong Kong Japanese School]] International School Campus in Tai Po]]
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''Nihonjin gakkō'' tend to be in the following types of areas in the world:

* Those with a large Japanese temporary resident population, such as [[London]] or [[New York City]]. 
* Those where English is not the official language, such as [[Düsseldorf]], [[São Paulo]], [[Mexico City]], [[Lima]], [[Dubai]], [[Shanghai]] and [[Kuala Lumpur]].

As of October 2006:<ref>[http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/g7.htm 日本人学校及び補習授業校の児童生徒在籍数等] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021220184600/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/g7.htm |date=December 20, 2002 }}</ref><!-- in alphabetical order -->

===Map===
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{{Location map~|World|lat=48.2464|long=16.4291|marksize=5|link=Japanese International School in Vienna|label=<small>[[Japanese International School in Vienna|Vienna]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=47.5161019|long=18.99090499|marksize=5|link=The Budapest Japanese School|label=<small>[[The Budapest Japanese School|Budapest]]</small>|position=bottom|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=52.135653|long=21.02251899999999|marksize=5|link=The Japanese School in Warsaw|label=<small>[[The Japanese School in Warsaw|Warsaw]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=44.512222|long=26.117778|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Bucharest|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Bucharest|Bucharest]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=55.683061|long=37.533854099999985|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Moscow|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Moscow|Moscow]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}

<!--Latin America-->

{{Location map~|World|lat=19.309083|long=-99.212|marksize=5|link=Liceo Mexicano Japonés|label=<small>[[Liceo Mexicano Japonés|Mexico City]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=21.8540505|long=-102.2855902|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Aguascalientes</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=20.674167|long=-101.3475|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Irapuato</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=14.631446|long=-90.544249|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Guatemala</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}<!--20 Avenida Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=9.9558566|long=-84.05952439999999|marksize=5|link=Escuela Japonesa de San José|label=<small>[[Escuela Japonesa de San José|San José]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}<!--Escuela Japonesa de San José, San Vicente, San José Province, Costa Rica-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=8.977958200000002|long=-79.52020879999998|marksize=5|link=Escuela Japonesa de Panamá|label=<small>[[Escuela Japonesa de Panamá|Panama]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=4.74936899|long=-74.030752|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Bogotá</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}<!--Asociación Cultural Japonesa, Bogotá - Bogota, Colombia-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=10.4106415|long=-66.8210398|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Caracas</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}<!--Colegio Japonés de Caracas, El Hatillo, Miranda, Venezuela-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=-23.645|long=-46.765833|marksize=5|link=Escola Japonesa de São Paulo|label=<small>[[Escola Japonesa de São Paulo|São Paulo]]</small>|position=bottom|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=-22.939518|long=-43.20423099|marksize=5|link=Associação Civil de Divulgação Cultural e Educacional Japonesa do Rio de Janeiro|label=<small>[[Associação Civil de Divulgação Cultural e Educacional Japonesa do Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=-3.0718126|long=-59.9826178|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Manaus|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Manaus|Manaus]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=-12.1061533|long=-76.96390409999998|marksize=5|link=Asociación Academia de Cultura Japonesa (Peru)|label=<small>[[Asociación Academia de Cultura Japonesa (Peru)|Lima]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}<!--ACADEMIA DE CULTURA JAPONESA, Lima District, Lima, Peru-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=-25.2825024|long=-57.552376100000004|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Asunción</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}<!--Colegio Japones, Asuncion, Alto Paraguay Department, Paraguay-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=-33.364245|long=-70.51460509999998|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Santiago</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}<!--Av. La Dehesa 134, Lo Barnechea, Región Metropolitana, Chile-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=-34.5715438|long=-58.46522470000002|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Buenos Aires</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}<!--La Pampa 3520-->

<!--Middle East-->

{{Location map~|World|lat=41.0769548|long=29.0300571|marksize=5|link=Istanbul Japanese School|label=<small>[[Istanbul Japanese School|Istanbul]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=25.192685|long=55.254096|marksize=5|link=Dubai Japanese School|label=<small>[[Dubai Japanese School|Dubai]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=24.4568011|long=54.34297019999997|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Abu Dhabi|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Abu Dhabi|Abu Dhabi]]</small>|position=bottom|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=26.1971|long=50.4798|marksize=5|link=The Japanese School in Bahrain|label=<small>[[The Japanese School in Bahrain|Bahrain]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=25.32742|long=51.386388|marksize=5|link=Japan School of Doha|label=<small>[[Japan School of Doha|Doha]]</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=35.7635177|long=51.41447560000006|marksize=5|link=Tehran Japanese School|label=<small>[[Tehran Japanese School|Tehran]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=24.691826444684327|long=46.81082904338837|marksize=5|link=Riyadh Japanese School|label=<small>Riyadh</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=21.5654949|long=39.15251779999994|marksize=5|link=Jeddah Japanese School|label=<small>Jeddah</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}

<!--South Asia-->

{{Location map~|World|lat=23.7950|long=90.4247|marksize=5|mark = blue pog.svg|link=Japanese School Dhaka|label=<small>Dhaka</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=19.1202428 |long=72.91588060000004|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Mumbai|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Mumbai|Mumbai]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=24.8662|long=67.07261599999993|marksize=5|link=Karachi Japanese School|label=<small>Karachi</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}<!--Approximate location: "Relacom Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. Banglows No 33-K and 33-K/1, Block 6,, Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society., Karachi 74500, Pakistan" - The school is actually at "33-F, Block-6, P.E.C.H.S., Karachi, PAKISTAN"-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=33.720189|long=73.103751|marksize=5|link=Islamabad Japanese School|label=<small>[[Islamabad Japanese School|Islamabad]]</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}<!--Approximate location: "Embassy of Japan Islamabad, Pakistan" - The school is actually at "Road No. 20, Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad, Pakistan"-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=28.514167|long=77.169444|marksize=5|link=Japanese School New Delhi|label=<small>[[Japanese School New Delhi|Delhi]]</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=6.909211|long=79.888126|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Colombo|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Colombo|Colombo]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}

<!--Mainland China and Hong Kong-->

{{Location map~|World|lat=38.865206|long=121.62922000000003|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Dalian|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Dalian|Dalian]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=39.973333|long=116.470278|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Beijing|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Beijing|Beijing]]</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=31.214322|long=121.53721300000007|marksize=5|link=Shanghai Japanese School|label=<small>[[Shanghai Japanese School|Shanghai]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}<!--Reflects one campus-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=31.2874964|long=120.56109960000003|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Suzhou|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Suzhou|Suzhou]]</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=36.096663|long=120.40598399999999|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Qingdao</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}<!--Qingdao Japanese School 56 Tong'an Rd, FuShan ShangQuan, Shibei Qu, Qingdao Shi, Shandong Sheng, China, 266071-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=39.0277793|long=117.27902259999996|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Tianjin</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}<!--Weishan Rd, Jinnan Qu, Tianjin Shi, China, 300350-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=30.32124799|long=120.37435|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Hangzhou</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}<!--Desheng E Rd, Jianggan Qu, Hangzhou Shi, Zhejiang Sheng, China, 310018 - 杭州経済技術開発区徳勝東路395号-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=22.501345|long=113.917554|marksize=5|link=Shenzhen Japanese School|label=<small>[[Shenzhen Japanese School|Shenzhen]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=23.168957|long=113.42451400000004|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Guangzhou|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Guangzhou|Guangzhou]]</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}
{{location map~|World|lat=22.262048|long=114.190831|marksize=5|link=Hong Kong Japanese School|label=<small>[[Hong Kong Japanese School|Hong Kong]]</small>|position=bottom|label_size=0}}<!--Reflects placement of one campus-->

<!--South Korea, Taiwan, and SE Asia-->

{{Location map~|World|lat=37.5835898|long=126.88428279999994|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Seoul|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Seoul|Seoul]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=35.156694|long=129.121944|marksize=5|link=Busan Japanese School|label=<small>[[Busan Japanese School|Busan]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=25.117583|long=121.529|marksize=5|link=Taipei Japanese School|label=<small>[[Taipei Japanese School|Taipei]]</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=24.228259|long=120.628019|marksize=5|link=Taichung Japanese School|label=<small>[[Taichung Japanese School|Taichung]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=22.629833|long=120.333861|marksize=5|link=Kaohsiung Japanese School|label=<small>[[Kaohsiung Japanese School|Kaohsiung]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=14.556833|long=121.057972|marksize=5|link=Manila Japanese School|label=<small>[[Manila Japanese School|Manila]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=21.0336858|long=105.76881530000003|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Hanoi|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Hanoi|Hanoi]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=10.725318|long=106.73003199999994|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Ho Chi Minh City|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Ho Chi Minh City|HCM]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=16.7866182|long=96.139717|marksize=5|link=Yangon Japanese School|label=<small>[[Yangon Japanese School|Yangon]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=1.3113691|long=103.7568096|marksize=5|link=The Japanese School Singapore|label=<small>[[The Japanese School Singapore|Singapore]]</small>|position=bottom|label_size=0}}<!--Coordinates reflect one campus-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=13.760833|long=100.593056|marksize=5|link=Thai-Japanese Association School|label=<small>[[Thai-Japanese Association School|Bangkok]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=13.161389|long=100.986389|marksize=5|link=Thai-Japanese Association School Sriracha|label=<small>[[Thai-Japanese Association School Sriracha|Si Racha]]</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=3.1094693|long=101.57855990000007|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur|Kuala Lumpur]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=1.512417|long=103.870389|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Johor</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=5.981|long=116.102|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Kinabalu</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=5.408417|long=100.318306|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Penang</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=11.5448729|long=104.89216680000004|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Phnom Penh</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=-6.285043299|long=106.7005334|marksize=5|link=Jakarta Japanese School|label=<small>[[Jakarta Japanese School|Jakarta]]</small>|position=left|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=-7.321556|long=112.727278|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Surabaya</small>|position=right|label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=-6.865626|long=107.605615|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Bandung</small>|position=bottom|label_size=0}}<!--
Jl. Ciumbuleuit No. 199, Ciumbuleuit, Cidadap, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40142, Indonesia, as "Bandung japanese school"-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=-6.345452|long=107.186782|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Cikarang</small>|position=top|label_size=0}}<!--Kota Deltamas, Jl. Tol Jakarta - Cikampek KM.37, Kawasan Komersial, Blok J/1, Cikarang Pusat, Kab. Bekasi, Jawa Barat 17530-->
}}

===Asia (except the Middle East)===
{{Location map+|Asia|width=600|float=right|caption=Locations of nihonjin gakkō in Asia, Russia, and Turkey|places=

<!--Russia-->

{{Location map~|Asia|lat=55.683061|long=37.533854099999985|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Moscow|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Moscow|Moscow]]</small>|position=right}}

<!--Southwest Asia and Turkey-->

{{Location map~|Asia|lat=41.0769548|long=29.0300571|marksize=5|link=Istanbul Japanese School|label=<small>[[Istanbul Japanese School|Istanbul]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=25.192685|long=55.254096|marksize=5|link=Dubai Japanese School|label=<small>[[Dubai Japanese School|Dubai]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=24.4568011|long=54.34297019999997|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Abu Dhabi|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Abu Dhabi|Abu Dhabi]]</small>|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=26.1971|long=50.4798|marksize=5|link=The Japanese School in Bahrain|label=<small>[[The Japanese School in Bahrain|Bahrain]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=25.32742|long=51.386388|marksize=5|link=Japan School of Doha|label=<small>[[Japan School of Doha|Doha]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=35.7635177|long=51.41447560000006|marksize=5|link=Tehran Japanese School|label=<small>[[Tehran Japanese School|Tehran]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=24.691826444684327|long=46.81082904338837|marksize=5|link=Riyadh Japanese School|label=<small>Riyadh</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=21.5654949|long=39.15251779999994|marksize=5|link=Jeddah Japanese School|label=<small>Jeddah</small>|position=top}}

<!--South Asia-->

{{Location map~|Asia|lat=23.7950|long=90.4247|marksize=5|mark = Blue pog.svg|label=<small>Dhaka</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=19.1202428 |long=72.91588060000004|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Mumbai|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Mumbai|Mumbai]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=24.8662|long=67.07261599999993|marksize=5|link=Karachi Japanese School|label=<small>Karachi</small>|position=top}}<!--Approximate location: "Relacom Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. Banglows No 33-K and 33-K/1, Block 6,, Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society., Karachi 74500, Pakistan" - The school is actually at "33-F, Block-6, P.E.C.H.S., Karachi, PAKISTAN"-->
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=33.720189|long=73.103751|marksize=5|link=Islamabad Japanese School|label=<small>[[Islamabad Japanese School|Islamabad]]</small>|position=top}}<!--Approximate location: "Embassy of Japan Islamabad, Pakistan" - The school is actually at "Road No. 20, Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad, Pakistan"-->
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=28.514167|long=77.169444|marksize=5|link=Japanese School New Delhi|label=<small>[[Japanese School New Delhi|Delhi]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=6.909211|long=79.888126|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Colombo|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Colombo|Colombo]]</small>|position=left}}

<!--Mainland China and Hong Kong-->

{{Location map~|Asia|lat=38.865206|long=121.62922000000003|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Dalian|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Dalian|Dalian]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=39.973333|long=116.470278|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Beijing|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Beijing|Beijing]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=31.214322|long=121.53721300000007|marksize=5|link=Shanghai Japanese School|label=<small>[[Shanghai Japanese School|Shanghai]]</small>|position=right}}<!--Reflects one campus-->
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=31.2874964|long=120.56109960000003|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Suzhou|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Suzhou|Suzhou]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=36.096663|long=120.40598399999999|mark = Blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Qingdao</small>|position=left}}<!--Qingdao Japanese School 56 Tong'an Rd, FuShan ShangQuan, Shibei Qu, Qingdao Shi, Shandong Sheng, China, 266071-->
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=39.0277793|long=117.27902259999996|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Tianjin</small>|position=left}}<!--Weishan Rd, Jinnan Qu, Tianjin Shi, China, 300350-->
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=30.32124799|long=120.37435|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Hangzhou</small>|position=left}}<!--Desheng E Rd, Jianggan Qu, Hangzhou Shi, Zhejiang Sheng, China, 310018 - 杭州経済技術開発区徳勝東路395号-->
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=22.501345|long=113.917554|marksize=5|link=Shenzhen Japanese School|label=<small>[[Shenzhen Japanese School|Shenzhen]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=23.168957|long=113.42451400000004|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Guangzhou|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Guangzhou|Guangzhou]]</small>|position=top}}
{{location map~|Asia|lat=22.262048|long=114.190831|marksize=5|link=Hong Kong Japanese School|label=<small>[[Hong Kong Japanese School|Hong Kong]]</small>|position=bottom}}<!--Reflects placement of one campus-->

<!--South Korea, Taiwan, and SE Asia-->

{{Location map~|Asia|lat=37.5835898|long=126.88428279999994|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Seoul|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Seoul|Seoul]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=35.156694|long=129.121944|marksize=5|link=Busan Japanese School|label=<small>[[Busan Japanese School|Busan]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=25.117583|long=121.529|marksize=5|link=Taipei Japanese School|label=<small>[[Taipei Japanese School|Taipei]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=24.228259|long=120.628019|marksize=5|link=Taichung Japanese School|label=<small>[[Taichung Japanese School|Taichung]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=22.629833|long=120.333861|marksize=5|link=Kaohsiung Japanese School|label=<small>[[Kaohsiung Japanese School|Kaohsiung]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=14.556833|long=121.057972|marksize=5|link=Manila Japanese School|label=<small>[[Manila Japanese School|Manila]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=21.0336858|long=105.76881530000003|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Hanoi|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Hanoi|Hanoi]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=10.725318|long=106.73003199999994|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Ho Chi Minh City|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Ho Chi Minh City|HCM]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=16.7866182|long=96.139717|marksize=5|link=Yangon Japanese School|label=<small>[[Yangon Japanese School|Yangon]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=1.3113691|long=103.7568096|marksize=5|link=The Japanese School Singapore|label=<small>[[The Japanese School Singapore|Singapore]]</small>|position=bottom}}<!--Coordinates reflect one campus-->
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=13.760833|long=100.593056|marksize=5|link=Thai-Japanese Association School|label=<small>[[Thai-Japanese Association School|Bangkok]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=13.161389|long=100.986389|marksize=5|link=Thai-Japanese Association School Sriracha|label=<small>[[Thai-Japanese Association School Sriracha|Si Racha]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=3.1094693|long=101.57855990000007|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur|Kuala Lumpur]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=1.512417|long=103.870389|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Johor</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=5.981|long=116.102|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Kinabalu</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=5.408417|long=100.318306|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Penang</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=-6.285043299|long=106.7005334|marksize=5|link=Jakarta Japanese School|label=<small>[[Jakarta Japanese School|Jakarta]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=11.5448729|long=104.89216680000004|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Phnom Penh|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Phnom Penh|Phnom Penh]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=-7.321556|long=112.727278|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Surabaya</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=-6.345452|long=107.186782|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Cikarang</small>|position=top}}<!--Kota Deltamas, Jl. Tol Jakarta - Cikampek KM.37, Kawasan Komersial, Blok J/1, Cikarang Pusat, Kab. Bekasi, Jawa Barat 17530-->
{{Location map~|Asia|lat=-6.865626|long=107.605615|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Bandung</small>|position=bottom}}<!--
Jl. Ciumbuleuit No. 199, Ciumbuleuit, Cidadap, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40142, Indonesia, as "Bandung japanese school"-->
}}
* [[Bangladesh]]
** Japanese School Dhaka
* [[Cambodia]]
** [[Japanese School of Phnom Penh]] - [[Sen Sok Section]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jspp-edu.cc/|title=Home|publisher=[[Japanese School of Phnom Penh]]|access-date=2020-05-14|quote=No. 205B, Street Lum, Group 5, Village Toek Thla, Sangkat Toek Thla, Khan Sen Sok,  Phnom Penh, Cambodia}}</ref> Established in 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jspp-edu.cc/2016/03/19/about/|title=学校概要|publisher=[[Phnom Penh Japanese School]]|date=2016-03-19|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref>
* [[Mainland China]]
** [[Beijing Japanese School]]
** [[Dalian Japanese School]]
** [[Guangzhou Japanese School]]
** [[Hangzhou]] Japanese School ({{Lang|ja|杭州日本人学校}})
** [[Qingdao]] Japanese School ({{Lang|ja|青島日本人学校}})
** [[Shanghai Japanese School]]
** [[Shenzhen Japanese School]]
** [[Suzhou Japanese School]]
** [[Tianjin]] Japanese School ({{Lang|ja|天津日本人学校}})
* [[Hong Kong]]
** [[Hong Kong Japanese School]]
* [[India]]
** [[Japanese School of Mumbai]]
** [[Japanese School New Delhi]]
*[[Indonesia]]
** [[Bandung]] Japanese School
** [[Cikarang]] Japanese School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cjs.or.id/map.php|title=アクセスマップ|language=ja|publisher=Cikarang Japanese School|access-date=2024-07-23|quote=Kota Deltamas, Jl. Tol Jakarta - Cikampek KM.37, Kawasan Komersial, Blok J/1, Cikarang Pusat, Kab. Bekasi, Jawa Barat 17530 }}</ref>
** [[Jakarta Japanese School]]
** Surabaya Japanese School ([[:ja:スラバヤ日本人学校|スラバヤ日本人学校]])
* [[Malaysia]]
** [[The Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur]]
** The Japanese School of [[Johor]] ([[:ja:ジョホール日本人学校|ジョホール日本人学校]], {{langx|ms|Sekolah Jepun(Johor)}})
** [[Kota Kinabalu]] Japanese School ([[:ja:コタキナバル日本人学校|コタキナバル日本人学校]])
** [[Penang]] Japanese School ([[:ja:ペナン日本人学校|ペナン日本人学校]], {{langx|ms|Sekolah Jepun P. Pinang}})
** The Japanese School of [[Perak]] ([[:ja:ペラ州日本人学校|ペラ州日本人学校]], {{langx|ms|Sekolah Jepun Perak}})
* [[Myanmar]]
** [[Yangon Japanese School]]
* [[Pakistan]]
** [[Islamabad Japanese School]]
** Karachi Japanese School
* [[Philippines]]
** [[Manila Japanese School]] ([[Taguig]])
* [[Republic of China]] ([[Taiwan]])
** [[Kaohsiung Japanese School]]
** [[Taichung Japanese School]]
** [[Taipei Japanese School]]
* [[Singapore]]
** [[The Japanese School in Singapore]]
** Other schools catering to Japanese are [[Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore]] &mdash; a ''[[Shiritsu zaigai kyoiku shisetsu]]'' ([[:ja:私立在外教育施設|私立在外教育施設]]) or overseas branch of a Japanese private school.<ref name=Shirituzaigaikyoikushisetsu>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20130215023941/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/003.htm 私立在外教育施設一覧]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20130215023941/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/003.htm Archive]). [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]]. Retrieved on March 1, 2015.</ref>
* [[South Korea]]
** [[Busan Japanese School]]
** [[Japanese School in Seoul]]
* [[Sri Lanka]]
** [[Japanese School in Colombo]]
* [[Thailand]]
** [[Thai-Japanese Association School]] ([[Bangkok]])
** [[Thai-Japanese Association School Sriracha]] ([[Si Racha]])
* [[Vietnam]]
** The [[Japanese School of Hanoi]]
** The [[Japanese School in Ho Chi Minh City]]

===Middle East (not including Africa)===<!--MEXT does NOT include Africa with the Middle East!-->
{{Location map+|Middle East|width=400|float=right|caption=Locations of nihonjin gakkō in the Middle East and North Africa|places=
{{Location map~|Middle East|lat=41.0769548|long=29.0300571|marksize=5|link=Istanbul Japanese School|label=<small>[[Istanbul Japanese School|Istanbul]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Middle East|lat=25.192685|long=55.254096|marksize=5|link=Dubai Japanese School|label=<small>[[Dubai Japanese School|Dubai]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Middle East|lat=24.4568011|long=54.34297019999997|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Abu Dhabi|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Abu Dhabi|Abu Dhabi]]</small>|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Middle East|lat=25.32742|long=51.386388|marksize=5|link=Japan School of Doha|label=<small>[[Japan School of Doha|Doha]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Middle East|lat=35.7635177|long=51.41447560000006|marksize=5|link=Tehran Japanese School|label=<small>[[Tehran Japanese School|Tehran]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Middle East|lat=24.691826444684327|long=46.81082904338837|marksize=5|link=Riyadh Japanese School|label=<small>Riyadh</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Middle East|lat=21.5654949|long=39.15251779999994|marksize=5|link=Jeddah Japanese School|label=<small>Jeddah</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Middle East|lat=29.9744442|long=31.155054000000064|marksize=5|link=Cairo Japanese School|label=<small>[[Cairo Japanese School|Cairo]]</small>|position=top}}
}}
* [[Egypt]]
** See Africa<!--MEXT does NOT define Egypt as being in the Middle East-->
* [[Iran]]
** [[Japanese School in Tehran]]
* [[Qatar]]
** [[The Japan School of Doha]]
* [[Saudi Arabia]]
** Jeddah Japanese School{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}
** Riyadh Japanese School
* [[Turkey]]
** [[Istanbul Japanese School]]
* [[United Arab Emirates]]
** [[Japanese School in Abu Dhabi]]
** [[Japanese School in Dubai]]

===North America===
{{Location map+|North America|width=300|float=right|caption=Locations of nihonjin gakkō in North America <small>(Guam is on the Oceania map)</small>|places=
{{Location map~|North America|lat=42.121423|long=-87.981362|marksize=5|link=Chicago Futabakai Japanese School|label=<small>[[Chicago Futabakai Japanese School|Chicago]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|North America|lat=41.02841|long=-74.22650|marksize=5|link=The New Jersey Japanese School|label=<small>[[The New Jersey Japanese School|Oakland, NJ]]</small>|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|North America|lat=41.037|long=-73.639|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of New York|label=<small>[[Japanese School of New York|Greenwich, CT]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|North America|lat=19.309083|long=-99.212|marksize=5|link=Liceo Mexicano Japonés|label=<small>[[Liceo Mexicano Japonés|Mexico City]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|North America|lat=21.8540505|long=-102.2855902|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Aguascalientes</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|North America|lat=20.674167|long=-101.3475|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Irapuato</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|North America|lat=14.631446|long=-90.544249|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Guatemala</small>|position=left}}<!--20 Avenida Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala-->
{{Location map~|North America|lat=9.9558566|long=-84.05952439999999|marksize=5|link=Escuela Japonesa de San José|label=<small>[[Escuela Japonesa de San José|S. José]]</small>|position=left}}<!--Escuela Japonesa de San José, San Vicente, San José Province, Costa Rica-->
{{Location map~|North America|lat=8.977958200000002|long=-79.52020879999998|marksize=5|link=Escuela Japonesa de Panamá|label=<small>[[Escuela Japonesa de Panamá|Panama]]</small>|position=right}}
}}
* [[Mexico]]
** Escuela Japonesa de Aguascalientes ({{Lang|ja|アグアスカリエンテス日本人学校}}) [http://escuelajaponesa.net]{{in lang|ja}} ([[Aguascalientes City]])
**Instituto Educativo Japonés de Guanajuato ({{Lang|ja|グアナファト日本人学校}} [https://gtojschool.jimdofree.com/]{{in lang|ja}} ([[Irapuato]])
** [[Liceo Mexicano Japonés|Liceo Mexicano Japonés Seccion Japonesa]] ([[Mexico City]])
* [[United States]]{{#tag:ref| There are additional schools which are not classified as ''nihonjin gakkō'' by the [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]]; they are instead ''shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu'' (overseas branches of Japanese private schools): [[Nishiyamato Academy of California]] and [[Keio Academy of New York]], as well as the defunct schools [[Seigakuin Atlanta International School]] and [[Tennessee Meiji Gakuin]] - Also these are day schools neither authorized nor designated by MEXT; therefore they are not ''nihonjin gakkō'' nor are they ''shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu'': [[Japanese Children's Society]] (a.k.a. New York Ikuei Gakuen) [http://www.japaneseschool.org/new_jersey/day_school/index.php]{{in lang|ja}} ([[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey]]) and [[Sundai Michigan International Academy]] ([[Novi, Michigan]])|group=note}}
** [[The Japanese School of Guam]] ([[Mangilao, Guam]])<!--Guam is technically Oceania but MEXT classifies it with North America-->
** [[Chicago Futabakai Japanese School]] ([[Arlington Heights, Illinois]])
** [[The New Jersey Japanese School]] ([[Oakland, New Jersey]])<ref>"[http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/nj/private/3066 The New Jersey Japanese School]." ''GreatSchools''.</ref>
** [[The Greenwich Japanese School|The Greenwich Japanese School, the Japanese School of New York]] ([[Greenwich, Connecticut]])

===Central and South America===
{{Location map+|South America|width=300|float=right|caption=Locations of nihonjin gakkō in South America|places=
{{Location map~|South America|lat=4.74936899|long=-74.030752|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Bogotá</small>|position=left}}<!--Asociación Cultural Japonesa, Bogotá - Bogota, Colombia-->
{{Location map~|South America|lat=10.4106415|long=-66.8210398|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Caracas</small>|position=top}}<!--Colegio Japonés de Caracas, El Hatillo, Miranda, Venezuela-->
{{Location map~|South America|lat=-23.645|long=-46.765833|marksize=5|link=Escola Japonesa de São Paulo|label=<small>[[Escola Japonesa de São Paulo|São Paulo]]</small>|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|South America|lat=-22.939518|long=-43.20423099|marksize=5|link=Associação Civil de Divulgação Cultural e Educacional Japonesa do Rio de Janeiro|label=<small>[[Associação Civil de Divulgação Cultural e Educacional Japonesa do Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|South America|lat=-3.0718126|long=-59.9826178|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Manaus|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Manaus|Manaus]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|South America|lat=-12.1061533|long=-76.96390409999998|marksize=5|link=Asociación Academia de Cultura Japonesa (Peru)|label=<small>[[Asociación Academia de Cultura Japonesa (Peru)|Lima]]</small>|position=left}}<!--ACADEMIA DE CULTURA JAPONESA, Lima District, Lima, Peru-->
{{Location map~|South America|lat=-25.2825024|long=-57.552376100000004|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Asunción</small>|position=left}}<!--Colegio Japones, Asuncion, Alto Paraguay Department, Paraguay-->
{{Location map~|South America|lat=-33.364245|long=-70.51460509999998|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Santiago</small>|position=left}}<!--Av. La Dehesa 134, Lo Barnechea, Región Metropolitana, Chile-->
{{Location map~|South America|lat=-34.5715438|long=-58.46522470000002|mark = blue pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Buenos Aires</small>|position=right}}<!--La Pampa 3520-->
}}
* [[Argentina]]
** Asociación Cultural y Educativa Japonesa ({{Lang|ja|ブエノスアイレス日本人学校}}, "Japanese School of [[Buenos Aires]]")<ref>"[https://jpschoolarg.wixsite.com/mysite/our-school Our School]." Asociación Cultural y Educativa Japonesa (Argentina).  Retrieved on 7 July 2018.</ref><!--Old site: https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.jpschool-arg.com.ar/-->
* [[Brazil]]
** [[Escola Japonesa de Manaus]]
** [[Escola Japonesa de São Paulo]]
** [[Sociedade Civil de Divulgação Cultural e Educacional Japonesa do Rio de Janeiro]]
* [[Chile]]
** Instituto de Enseñanza Japonesa ([[:ja:サンチャゴ日本人学校|サンチャゴ日本人学校]]) - [[Lo Barnechea]], [[Santiago Province, Chile|Santiago Province]], [[Santiago Metropolitan Region]]<ref>"[http://www.iejapones.com/syoukai/other/2013/gakkou.htm 学校概要]." Instituto de Enseñanza Japonesa ([[:ja:サンチャゴ日本人学校|サンチャゴ日本人学校]]). Retrieved on January 7, 2017. "LA DEHESA 1340, LO BARNECHEA, SANTIAGO, CHILE"</ref>
* [[Colombia]]
** Asociación Cultural Japonesa ({{Lang|ja|ボゴタ日本人学校}}; "Japanese School of [[Bogotá]]")<!--http://www.bogotaacj.com - old URL: https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.geocities.jp/bogotaacj2007/-->
* [[Costa Rica]]
** [[Escuela Japonesa de San José]] - [[Moravia (canton)|Moravia]], [[San José Province]]<ref>"[http://www.escuelaj.com/profile.html 学校概要]." Escuela Japonesa de San José. Retrieved on 7 July 2018. "学校所在地 Barrio Los Colegios,de Colegio de Farmacéuticos 50mts.al este,Moravia, San José,Costa Rica"</ref> <!--old site: http://sjo-escuelaj.com/-->
* [[Guatemala]]
** Escuela Japonesa en [[Guatemala City|Guatemala]] ({{Lang|ja|グァテマラ日本人学校}})<!--http://www.geocities.jp/ejaponjp/-->
* [[Panama]]
** [[Escuela Japonesa de Panamá]]
* [[Paraguay]]
** Colegio Japones en [[Asunción]] ({{Lang|ja|アスンシオン日本人学校}})<!--http://www.geocities.jp/coljap2/-->
* [[Peru]]
** [[Asociación Academia de Cultura Japonesa (Peru)|Asociación "Academia de Cultura Japonesa"]] (Lima)<!--http://www.acjlima.edu.pe/01_intro/index.html "Calle Las Clivias(Antes Calle"A") No. 276, Urb. Pampas de Santa Teresa, Surco, LIMA-PERU"-->
* [[Venezuela]]
** Colegio Japonés de [[Caracas]] ({{Lang|ja|カラカス日本人学校}})<!--http://colegioccs.web.fc2.com/index.html--> - [[Sucre Municipality, Miranda|Sucre Municipality]], [[Miranda (state)|Miranda]]<ref>"[http://colegioccs.web.fc2.com/gakko-gaiyo.html 学校案内]." Colegio Japonés de Caracas. Retrieved on 7 July 2018. "所在地 Carretera Union Comunidad Juan Garcia El Otro Lado al Sur de Hatillo Distrito Sucre Edo.Miranda"</ref>

===Europe===
{{Location map+|Europe|width=600|float=right|caption=Locations of nihonjin gakkō in Europe|places=
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=41.49673|long=2.0626499|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Barcelona|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Barcelona|Barcelona]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=40.4727916|long=-3.8296338000000105|marksize=5|link=Colegio Japonés de Madrid|label=<small>[[Colegio Japonés de Madrid|Madrid]]</small>|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=51.5136|long=-0.2807|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in London|label=<small>[[Japanese School in London|London]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=48.7913|long=2.0346|marksize=5|link=Institut Culturel Franco-Japonais – École Japonaise de Paris|label=<small>[[Institut Culturel Franco-Japonais – École Japonaise de Paris|Paris]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=50.8157|long=4.4096|marksize=5|link=The Japanese School of Brussels|label=<small>[[The Japanese School of Brussels|Brussels]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=51.964076|long=4.502528|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Rotterdam|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Rotterdam|Rotterdam]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=52.3680|long=4.8353|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Amsterdam|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Amsterdam|Amsterdam]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=52.4141452|long=13.146629800000028|marksize=5|link=Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin|label=<small>[[Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin|Berlin]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=53.6259|long=9.8329|marksize=5|link=Japanische Schule in Hamburg|label=<small>[[Japanische Schule in Hamburg|Hamburg]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=48.1108971|long=11.54592290000005|marksize=5|link=Japanische Internationale Schule München|label=<small>[[Japanische Internationale Schule München|Munich]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=51.23665|long=6.74017|marksize=5|link=Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf|label=<small>[[Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf|Düsseldorf]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=50.1317|long=8.6305|marksize=5|link=Japanische Internationale Schule Frankfurt|label=<small>[[Japanische Internationale Schule Frankfurt|Frankfurt]]</small>|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=47.347464|long=8.720460|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Zurich|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Zurich|Zurich]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=45.4566351|long=9.13803400000006|marksize=5|link=Scuola Giapponese di Milano|label=<small>[[Scuola Giapponese di Milano|Milan]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=41.8547225|long=12.420295099999976|marksize=5|link=Scuola Giapponese di Roma|label=<small>[[Scuola Giapponese di Roma|Rome]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=50.069439|long=14.311769|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Prague|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Prague|Prague]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=48.2464|long=16.4291|marksize=5|link=Japanese International School in Vienna|label=<small>[[Japanese International School in Vienna|Vienna]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=47.5161019|long=18.99090499|marksize=5|link=The Budapest Japanese School|label=<small>[[The Budapest Japanese School|Budapest]]</small>|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=52.135653|long=21.02251899999999|marksize=5|link=The Japanese School in Warsaw|label=<small>[[The Japanese School in Warsaw|Warsaw]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=44.512222|long=26.117778|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Bucharest|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Bucharest|Bucharest]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=55.683061|long=37.533854099999985|marksize=5|link=Japanese School in Moscow|label=<small>[[Japanese School in Moscow|Moscow]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=41.0769548|long=29.0300571|marksize=5|link=Istanbul Japanese School|label=<small>[[Istanbul Japanese School|Istanbul]]</small>|position=right}}
}}
* [[Austria]]
** [[Japanese International School in Vienna]]
* [[Belgium]]
** [[The Japanese School of Brussels]]
* [[Czech Republic]]
** [[Japanese School in Prague]]
* [[France]]
** [[Institut Culturel Franco-Japonais]] (near [[Paris]])
* [[Germany]]
** [[Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin e.V.]]
** [[Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf e.V.]]
** [[Japanische International Schule Frankfurt am Main e.V.]]
** [[Japanische Schule in Hamburg e.V.]]
** [[Japanische Internationale Schule Munich e.V.]]
** ''formerly: [[Toin Gakuen Schule Deutschland]]''
* [[Hungary]]
** [[The Budapest Japanese School]]
* [[Italy]]
** [[Scuola Giapponese di Milano]] - [[Milan]]
** [[Scuola Giapponese di Roma]] - [[Rome]]
* [[Netherlands]]
** [[Japanese School of Amsterdam]]
** [[Japanese School of Rotterdam]]
* [[Poland]]
** [[Japanese School in Warsaw]]
* [[Romania]]
** [[Scoala Japoneza Bucuresti]]
* [[Russia]]
** [[Japanese School in Moscow]]
* [[Spain]]
** [[Japanese School of Barcelona]]
** [[Colegio Japones de Madrid]]
* [[Switzerland]]
** [[Japanische Schule in Zürich]]
* [[Turkey]]
** ''See Middle East''<!--MEXT includes Turkey with the Middle East-->
* [[United Kingdom]]
**[[Teikyo School United Kingdom]]
**[[Rikkyo School in England]]
** [[The Japanese School in London]]

===Africa===
{{Location map+|Africa|width=200|float=right|caption=Locations of nihonjin gakkō in Africa|places=
{{Location map~|Africa|lat=29.9744442|long=31.155054000000064|marksize=5|link=Cairo Japanese School|label=<small>[[Cairo Japanese School|Cairo]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Africa|lat=-1.335556|long=36.751944|marksize=5|link=Nairobi Japanese School|label=<small>[[Nairobi Japanese School|Nairobi]]</small>}}
{{Location map~|Africa|lat=-26.1503|long=28.0003|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Johannesburg|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Johannesburg|Johannesburg]]</small>}}
}}
* [[Egypt]]
** [[Cairo Japanese School]]
* [[Kenya]]
** [[The Nairobi Japanese School]]
* [[South Africa]]
** [[The Japanese School of Johannesburg]]

===Oceania===
{{Location map+|Oceania|width=200|float=right|caption=Locations of nihonjin gakkō in Oceania|places=
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-33.675556|long=151.201944|marksize=5|link=Sydney Japanese International School|label=<small>[[Sydney Japanese International School|Sydney]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-37.892389|long=145.019528|marksize=5|link=The Japanese School of Melbourne|label=<small>[[The Japanese School of Melbourne|Melbourne]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-31.93678|long=115.77079|marksize=5|link=The Japanese School in Perth|label=<small>[[The Japanese School in Perth|Perth]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=13.447854|long=144.809026|marksize=5|link=The Japanese School of Guam|label=<small>[[The Japanese School of Guam|Guam]]</small>|position=right}}
}}
* [[Australia]]
** [[The Japanese School in Perth]]
** [[The Japanese School of Melbourne]]
** [[Sydney Japanese School]]
* [[Guam]] (U.S.)
** See North America<!--MEXT does NOT define Guam as being in Oceania-->

===Former locations===

{{Location map+|World|width=800|float=center|caption=Locations of closed nihonjin gakkō in the world <small>(brown dots are clickable)</small>|places=

<!--Europe-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=38.0118046|long=23.737783300000046|mark = Brown pog.svg|marksize=5|link=Japanese Community School of Athens|label=<small>[[Japanese Community School of Athens|Athens]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=28.06043|long=-15.459510000000023|mark = Brown pog.svg|marksize=5|link=Colegio Japonés de Las Palmas|label=<small>[[Colegio Japonés de Las Palmas|Las Palmas]]</small>|position=left}}<!--Carretera del Centro, 47, 35017 Monte Luz, Las Palmas, Spain-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=44.786568|long=20.44892159999995|mark = Black pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Belgrade</small>|position=top}}<!--Address reflects city center, not the school's address-->

<!--Middle East-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=39.897987|long=32.87190599999997|mark = Black pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Ankara</small>|position=right}}<!--100. Yıl Mahallesi, Horasan Sk. No:6, 06700 Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=33.8937913|long=35.50177669999994|mark = Black pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Beirut</small>|position=left}}<!--Address reflects city center, not the school's address-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=33.3128057|long=44.36148750000007|mark = Black pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Baghdad</small>|position=right}}<!--Address reflects city center, not the school's address-->
{{Location map~|World|lat=29.375859|long=47.97740520000002|mark = Black pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Kuwait</small>|position=right}}<!--Address reflects city center, not the school's address-->

<!--Africa-->
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<ref>"[http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/1338806.htm 過去に指定・認定していた在外教育施設]" ({{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115030344/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/1338806.htm |date=2015-01-15 }}). [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]]. Retrieved on January 15, 2015.</ref>

Africa:
* Algeria
** ''École japonaise d'Alger''<ref>Kobori, Iwao (Conseiller aupres del'Universite des Nations Unies). "[http://www.japan-algeria-center.jp/andalg/fr/andalg20010705f.html L'Algerie et moi]" ({{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116182909/http://www.japan-algeria-center.jp/andalg/fr/andalg20010705f.html |date=2015-01-16 }}). Japan-Algeria Center. Retrieved on 16 January 2015.</ref> ({{Lang|ja|アルジェ日本人学校}}) - [[Algiers]] - Designated<!--指定--> on January 11, 1978 (Showa 53), certified<!--認定--> on January 12, 1994 (Heisei 6), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14)
* Nigeria
** [[Lagos]] Japanese School ({{Lang|ja|ラゴス日本人学校}}) - Designated and certified on March 1, 1975 (Showa 50), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14)

Asia (excluding Middle East):
* India
** [[Calcutta]] Japanese School ({{Lang|ja|カルカタ日本人学校}}) - Designated on March 30, 1976 (Showa 51), certified on December 18, 1992 (Heisei 4), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14).
* Indonesia
** [[Medan]] Japanese International School<!--From official School Outline (Gakko no Gaiyo 学校の概要) page--> or Medan Japanese School<!--From logo--> (メダン日本人学校, {{langx|id|Sekolah Internasional Jepang, Medan}})<ref name=MedanGaiyou>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010515020029/http://medan.wasantara.net.id/mjs/gaiyo.htm 学校の概要]" (School Outline). Medan Japanese School. May 15, 2001. Retrieved on January 13, 2019. "施設概要 敷地面積 1，880m2 校舎延べ面積 481．88m2"</ref>
*** It was affiliated with the Japanese Consulate General in Medan, and occupied a {{convert|481.88|sqm|sqft|adj=on}} building on a {{convert|1880|sqm|sqft|adj=on}} property.<ref name=MedanGaiyou/> It originated as a supplementary school<!--hoshu jugyo ko 補習授業校--> in the consulate's library that opened in April 1972 ([[Showa era|Showa]] 49). A committee to establish a new day school was created in 1978 (Showa 54), and in January 1979 (Showa 55) the school remodeled an existing building for this purpose<!--"校舎改造計画作成" and "改造" means remodel-->. The school opened in April 1979.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010421022103/http://medan.wasantara.net.id/mjs/history.htm メダン日本人学校の歴史]" (History of the Medan Japanese School). Medan Japanese School. April 21, 2001. Retrieved on January 13, 2019. "昭和49年度 4月 補習授業校開 （在メダン総領事館図書館内）"</ref> It closed in March 1998.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010410171519/http://medan.wasantara.net.id/mjs/mjs.htm Home]. Medan Japanese School. April 10, 2001. Retrieved on January 13, 2019. "1998年3月。メダン日本人学校は休校となります。"<!--Source for official website: Tokyo Institute of Technology page at https://web.archive.org/web/20010405185845/http://www.ak.cradle.titech.ac.jp:80/ngp/index.shtml--></ref><!--Commenting in National Diet Library authority number: http://id.ndl.go.jp/auth/ndlna/00762030 -->

Middle East (excluding Africa):
* Iraq
** [[Baghdad]] Japanese School ({{Lang|ja|バグダッド日本人学校}})
* Kuwait
** [[Kuwait]] Japanese School ({{Lang|ja|クウエイト日本人学校}})
* Lebanon
** [[Beirut]] Japanese School ({{Lang|ja|ベイルート日本人学校}}) - Designated February 10, 1972 (Showa 47), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14)
* Turkey
** [[Ankara]] Japanese School ({{Lang|ja|アンカラ日本人学校}}), under the name Japanese Embassy Study Group - Opened April 1, 1979 (Showa 54),<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20040503045713/http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/ankjs/gaiyou.html 学校の概要]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20040503045713/http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/ankjs/gaiyou.html Archive]). Ankara Japanese School. Retrieved on January 15, 2015. "Horasan Sok.No. 6 G.O.P.ANKARA TURKEY"</ref>

Europe:
* Greece
** [[Japanese Community School of Athens]] - Closed March 2007<ref name="Doha">"[http://jsdqatar.com/link.html 関係機関へのリンク]" ({{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216133558/http://jsdqatar.com/link.html |date=2015-02-16 }}). [[The Japan School of Doha]]. Retrieved on March 31, 2015. "アテネ日本人学校（2007年3月休校）" and "ラス・パルマス日本人学校（2001年3月閉校）"</ref>
* Spain
** [[Colegio Japonés de Las Palmas]]<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010722070418/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/jeurope.html 欧州の日本人学校一覧]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20010722070418/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/jeurope.html Archive]). [[MEXT]]. Retrieved on 6 April 2015. "ラス・パルマス Japanese School of Las Palmas Carretera Del Centro 47, Tafira Alta, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espana "</ref><!--The former website is at https://web.archive.org/web/20000121233016/http://member.nifty.ne.jp:80/toshimaku-taisei/laspal/index.htm - referred from https://web.archive.org/web/19990221134328/http://www.naec.go.jp/kaigai/jeurope.html --> - Opened in October 1973,<ref>Ávila Tàpies, Rosalía ([[University of Kyoto]]) and Josefina Domínguez Mujica ([[Universidad de Las Palmas]]). "[http://mdc.ulpgc.es/cdm/ref/collection/aea/id/2212 The Canary Islands in the Japanese Imaginary: The Analysis of Three Contemporary Narratives]" ({{langx|es|Canarias en el imaginario japonés: el análisis de tres narrativas contemporáneas}}; [https://web.archive.org/web/20151126044235/http://mdc.ulpgc.es/cdm/ref/collection/aea/id/2212 Page archive], [https://web.archive.org/web/20151126172100/http://mdc.ulpgc.es/utils/getfile/collection/aea/id/2212/filename/2213.pdf PDF archive]). ''[[Anuario de Estudios Atlánticos]]'' ISSN 0570-4065, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2011), no. 57, pp. 525-56. Received 26 May 2010. Accepted 30 June 2010. ''English abstract available''. CITATION, p. 528 (PDF 4/38): "''El colegio japonés «rasuparumasu nihonjin gakko-» en Tafira Baja, abierto en el año 1973 (octubre) como el tercer colegio japonés más antiguo de Europa y el primero de España, se cerró definitivamente en el 2000 (marzo).''"</ref> closed in March 2001,<ref name="Doha" />
* Former Yugoslavia
** [[Belgrade]] Japanese School ({{Lang|ja|ベオグラード日本人学校}})

South America:
* Brazil
** Escola Japonesa de [[Belém]] ({{Lang|ja|ベレーン日本人学校}}) - Designated on February 25, 1977 (Showa 52), Certified on December 18, 1992 (Heisei 4), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14).
** Escola Japonesa de [[Belo Horizonte]] ({{Lang|ja|ベロ・オリゾンテ日本人学校}}),<ref>[http://www.geocities.co.jp/NeverLand/1312/ Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507120307/http://www.geocities.co.jp/NeverLand/1312/ |date=2015-05-07 }}. ''Escola Japonesa de Belo Horizonte''. Retrieved on January 15, 2015.</ref> a.k.a. ''Instituto Cultural Mokuyoo-Kai Sociedade Civil'' - [[Pampulha (Belo Horizonte)|Santa Amélia, Paumplha]], Belo Horizonte<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/19991003081818/http://www.naec.go.jp/kaigai/jsoutha.html 中南米の日本人学校一覧]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/19991003081818/http://www.naec.go.jp/kaigai/jsoutha.html Archive]). [[National Education Center, Japan]] (国立教育会館). October 3, 1999. Retrieved on February 16, 2015. "Instituto Cultural Mokuyoo-Kai Sociedade Civil Rua das Canarias,2171 Santa Amelia, Belo Horizonte, M.G, Brasil"</ref> - Designated on February 6, 1982 (Showa 57), Certified on December 18, 1992 (Heisei 4), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14).
** Escola Japonesa de [[Vitória, Espírito Santo|Vitória]] ({{Lang|ja|ヴィトリア日本人学校}}) - Designated February 10, 1981 (Showa 56), Certified December 18, 1992 (Heisei 4), revoked March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14)
* Ecuador
** Colegio Japonés de [[Quito]] ({{Lang|ja|キト日本人学校}}) - Closed in 2003<ref>"[http://www.nikkeyshimbun.jp/2014/140418-61colonia.html エクアドル{{=}}キト補習授業校が入学式{{=}}今年から聴講生増やす]" ( {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/6XTwENHxQ?url=http://www.nikkeyshimbun.jp/2014/140418-61colonia.html |date=2015-04-02 }}). ''[[Nikkey Shimbun]]''. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "キト日本人学校が03年に閉校し、補習授業校となって以来初めての〃大人数〃だ。" [http://www.nikkeyshimbun.com.br/2014/140418-61colonia.html Alternate link] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101649/http://www.nikkeyshimbun.com.br/2014/140418-61colonia.html |date=2015-04-02 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Japanese language education in the United States]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
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* Nasuno, Mitsuko (那須野 三津子; Department of Children Studies (子ども学部), [[Tokyo Seitoku University]]). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20150416225038/https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tokkyou/49/3/49_247/_pdf Factors in the Government's Decision to Send Teachers of Children With Disabilities to Overseas Japanese Schools: 1979 to 2002]" (海外日本人学校に対する障害児教育担当教員派遣の実現要因:—1979～2002年度の教員派遣制度を通して—); [https://web.archive.org/web/20150416225038/https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tokkyou/49/3/49_247/_pdf Archive]" (海外日本人学校に対する障害児教育担当教員派遣の実現要因:—1979～2002年度の教員派遣制度を通して—; [https://web.archive.org/web/20150416225038/https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tokkyou/49/3/49_247/_pdf Archive]). ''The Japanese Journal of Special Education  '' (特殊教育学研究) 49(3), 247-259, 2011. The Japanese Association of Special Education. [http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/130003376433 See profile at] [[CiNii]]. [https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tokkyou/49/3/49_247/_article/-char/ja/ See profile at] J-Stage (CrossRef). ''English abstract available''.
* Ozawa, Michimasa. (小澤 至賢; 国立特別支援教育総合研究所教育 Department of Educational Support (支援部)). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20150414001400/http://www.nise.go.jp/kenshuka/josa/kankobutsu/pub_d/d-280/d-280_2_2.pdf Situation of Support for Japanese Students with Disabilities in Full-day and Supplementary Schools for the Japanese in the Eastern United States]" (アメリカ東部地区の日本人学校及び補習授業校における障害のある日本人児童生徒への支援状況 (<特集>米国における障害のある子どもへの教育的支援の実際; [https://web.archive.org/web/20150414001400/http://www.nise.go.jp/kenshuka/josa/kankobutsu/pub_d/d-280/d-280_2_2.pdf Archive]" (アメリカ東部地区の日本人学校及び補習授業校における障害のある日本人児童生徒への支援状況 (<特集>米国における障害のある子どもへの教育的支援の実際; [https://web.archive.org/web/20150414001400/http://www.nise.go.jp/kenshuka/josa/kankobutsu/pub_d/d-280/d-280_2_2.pdf Archive]). ''Special Needs Education of the World'' (世界の特別支援教育) 23, 43–55, 2009–03. National Institute of Special Needs Education (独立行政法人国立特別支援教育総合研究所). [http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007475816/en/ See profile at] [[CiNii]]. ''English abstract available''.
* 横尾 俊 (国立特別支援教育総合研究所教育相談部). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20150414083415/http://www.nise.go.jp/kenshuka/josa/kankobutsu/pub_d/d-284/d-284_05_1.pdf 平成20年度日本人学校及び補習授業校に対するアンケート結果について]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150414083415/http://www.nise.go.jp/kenshuka/josa/kankobutsu/pub_d/d-284/d-284_05_1.pdf Archive]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150414083415/http://www.nise.go.jp/kenshuka/josa/kankobutsu/pub_d/d-284/d-284_05_1.pdf Archive]). 国立特別支援教育総合研究所教育相談年報 30, 33-45, 2009-06. ''National Institute of Special Needs Education'' (独立行政法人国立特別支援教育総合研究所). [http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007689755/en/ See profile at] [[CiNii]].
* 池﨑 喜美惠. "Actual Conditions of Consumer Education at Japanese Schools in Foreign Countries" (日本人学校における消費者教育の実態). ''The Bulletin of Japanese Curriculum Research and Development'' (日本教科教育学会誌). 37(3), 33–40, 2014. 日本教科教育学会. [http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/40020293497 See profile at] [[CiNii]].
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