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Japan
Education System Information
System of Education:
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/asia-and-the-pacific/japan/profile-of-education.html
System of Education (ministry):
http://www.mext.go.jp/english/org/struct/010.htm
WENR - Japan's System of Education:
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/05may/practical.htm
 
Government Links
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:
http://www.mext.go.jp/english/
 
Educational Institutions
University Listings (Ministry of Education):
http://www.mext.go.jp/english/sites/colleges.htm
 
Accreditation Bodies
Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education:
http://www.jabee.org/
Japanese University Accreditation Association:
http://www.juaa.or.jp/en/index.html
Independent organization of universities that developed and administers a university accreditation system
 
Professional Bodies
Japan Network for International Education :
http://www.jafsa.org/index.php
Membership organization for international education professionals
National Center for University Entrance Examinations:
http://www.dnc.ac.jp/
National Institute for Educational Policy Research (English & Japanese):
http://www.nier.go.jp/English/index.html
National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation:
http://www.niad.ac.jp/index_e.html
NIAD-UE conducts evaluations of teaching conditions and research activities at higher education institutions and awards academic degrees to learners recognized as having fulfilled required academic standards
The Japan Association for Language Teaching:
http://www.jalt.org/
University of Tokyo - Center for Research and Development of Higher Education (English & Japanese):
http://www.he.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/index.html
 
University Associations
Association of Private Universities of Japan (Japanese):
http://www.shidaikyo.or.jp
Japan Universities Association for Computer Education:
http://www.juce.jp/english/about_juce_eng.html
National Association of Vocational Schools of Japan (Japanese):
http://www.zensenkaku.gr.jp/index.shtml
 
Statistics
Educational Statistics :
http://www.mext.go.jp/english/statist/index.htm
Publication by the Ministry of Education on various educational statistics (includes higher education statistics on student enrollment and graduate employment)
Web Japan (Statistics):
http://web-japan.org/factsheet/index.html
 
Information for International Students
Fulbright Commission:
http://www.fulbright.jp/
Provides information on educational exchange between the U.S. and Japan
Japan Student Services Organization:
http://www.jasso.go.jp/index_e.html
Promotes international exchange by providing support services for international students and Japanese students wishing to study abroad. The organization is also responsible for administering loans and grants for Japanese students.
 
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