La Maison Universitaire France-Japon, en collaboration avec The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), a le plaisir de vous proposer une conférence du:

Dr Kosuke, KASAI
Toyo University, Professeur invité à l’Unistra

Sur le thème :
« School Education in Japan»

INSCRIPTION OBLIGATOIRE: mujapon@unistra.fr
Conférence tout public, en anglais

 Jeudi 5 mars 2026 à 17h30
À la Maison Universitaire France-Japon
42a, Avenue de la Forêt Noire à Strasbourg

Résumé:
In this seminar, I would like to present the realities of school education in Japan and its characteristics from an international comparative perspective.
How do French people view Japanese school education? It is true that, according to international assessments such as PISA, the academic performance of Japanese children appears to be high. This is supported by a nationally uniform school system and a standardized curriculum. However, because this system places excessive emphasis on homogeneity and conformity, it is highly competitive and produces many children who dislike studying.
Moreover, due to the strong control exercised by the central government to maintain uniformity, children’s rights and parents’ rights in relation to school education (such as the right to choose, the right to refuse, and the right to make demands) are scarcely guaranteed in law. Participation of children and parents in school management is also not institutionalized. As a result, approximately 4% —about 350,000 children— of elementary and lower secondary students (year 6 to 15) are currently not attending school.
I plan to present on these realities of Japanese school education and its characteristics in international comparison.