1On August 5th, 945, Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration and surrendered unconditionally to the allied forces. Since then, until the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty in September, 195 1, Japan has been under the occupation of allied forces (actually, the US military). According to the will of the occupation authorities and under the pressure of domestic democratic forces, the Japanese government carried out the so-called democratic reforms in the politics and economy of Japanese society, and also carried out a comprehensive reform in the pre-war education system.
After the post-war education reform, American education took the bourgeois democratic education system as a model. 1946 In March, the American education delegation arrived in Japan and presented a report on the comprehensive education reform in Japan. The Japanese government established the Education System Renewal Committee in August 1946. Based on the report of the American Education Mission and the spirit of the Japanese Constitution published on June19461KLOC-0/,the Committee drafted the Basic Law on Education and the School Education Law, which were submitted to the National Assembly, passed through legislative procedures, and published on March 1947 3 1. According to these two education laws and other education laws promulgated later, the second comprehensive education reform in the history of Japanese education was implemented. It took more than three years to establish a new education system. Great changes have taken place in the education system and the education management system, and schools at all levels have also made remarkable progress.
The first to ninth grade education in Japan is compulsory. The academic year begins on April 1 day and ends on March 3 1 day of the following year. There will be holidays between semesters. In the past, Japanese children were full-time from Monday to Friday and half-time on Saturday. However, since 2002, this system has been completely abolished. Many teachers are still working on weekends and during the summer vacation (usually in August). According to the law, at least 2 10 days of each school year is the opening day, but most public schools will set aside about 30 days for school celebrations, sports meetings and non-academic ceremonies (especially those that encourage cooperation and school spirit). Excluding these activities and the number of half-day classes on Saturday, the annual teaching time is about 195 days.