Category
page 1Japanese expatriates
nihonjin gakkō
full-day school outside Japan for native speakers of Japanese.
kikokushijo
and are Japanese-language terms referring to the children of Japanese expatriates who take part of their education outside Japan. The former term is used to refer to children who have returned to Japan, while the latter refers to such children while they are still overseas. They are referred to in English variously as "sojourn children" or "returnees". The term "third culture kids" is used by other countries.
hoshū jugyō kō
weekend schools for Japanese persons outside of Japan