Education in Japan.

1. In Japan, education is one of the first and most important

things in life. It determines the future of man. The education
system in Japan has hardly changed since the 6th century.
Although after the Second World War, it was strongly
influenced by the British, French and, in particular, American
educations systems.
2. The Japanese school year begins in April.
3. In Japan, children go to school on Saturdays
4. The percentage of attendance at school is 99.99%
5. Japanese schoolchildren are almost never late for classes.
6. Students study subjects such as a healthy lifestyle, computer
science, music, art, physical education and housekeeping ,
and also study traditional arts - calligraphy and haiku (a type
of poem)
7. Students must learn about 2500 characters (letters) in order
to be able to read and write Japanese
8. There are no cleaners in Japanese schools. After completing
classes, the students themselves clean the classes,
corridors, bathrooms and the area around the school every
day.
9. Schoolchildren are not allowed to bring any snack to the
school, sometimes even medicines, such as sore throat
sweets, because candy is considered as a snack.
10. Every school has a nutritionist who monitors students'
healthy eating and menu making.