22 Japanese-language schools accredited under newly introduced system

The education ministry accredited 22 Japanese-language schools on Wednesday, the first such approvals under a new national system introduced this year in an effort to ensure educational quality for the increased needs of the country's growing foreign population.The schools, which cleared requirements on staffing and curriculum to obtain the accreditation, are required to report on their operations, including the content of their lessons, to the education ministry every fiscal year. If a school's management is deemed inappropriate, it will be subject to a corrective order.Japanese-language s…READ FULL ARTICLE