PART Issues and Developments of Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 4. Promoting Private Schools
1. Outline
Private schools developed extensively after the end of World
Warll, and now assume an important position of school education in Japan. Their
role is becoming even more important as the need for education diversifies and
develops. The government has been promoting private schools through subsidies
for current expenses, loan from the Japan Private School Promotion Foundation
for improving facilities and equipment. and preferential tax treatment.