PART Issues and Developments of Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 9. Internationalization of Education, Culture and Sports
1. Overview
In order that nations prosper in the deepening interdependence
in the world today, each national is required to understand other countries through
learning history, culture and customs among one another. Well planned and continuous
international exchange and cooperation programs in the fields of education, culture
and sports are of vital importance for developing such international understanding.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture is promoting
the internationalization of education, culture and sports, with emphasis on 1)
the cultivation of Japanese people who can earn respect in the international
community, 2) the promotion of exchange with foreign countries in the fields
of education, culture and sports,3) the promotion of international exchange of
students, 4) the stregthening of teaching the Japanese language to foreigners,
and 5) the strengthening of education programs for Japanese children living abroad
and for those who have returned from abroad.
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