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Japanese Press and Business Leaders Launch Home Schooling Movement

Home Schooling On the Rise in Japan

Japanese Home Schoolers Need Your Help! (May 1997)

Country Information

Legal status of home schooling:
The law is vague and the business community is supporting home schooling, so home schoolers are largely left alone.

Compulsory attendance law:
Children ages 7 to 14 are subject to the federal compulsory attendance law. High school is not mandated.

Estimated number of home schoolers:
600 to 800 families.

Contact Information

Rv Haruto Yoshii
General Director
AHSIC (Association of HomeSchoolers in Christ)
e-mail: haru@ahsic.com (Japanese)
website: http://www.ahsic.com/

CHEA of Japan
President: Hiro Inaba
e-mail: HiroInaba@cheajapan.com
website: www.cheajapan.com.

HOSA
Contact: Shigeru Narita
e-mail: info@homeschool.ne.jp
website: www.homeschool.ne.jp