@fyi.japan: 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 ─────────────── July 3, 2026 (Friday) ─────────────── The night junior high school in Ibaraki currently has 30 students, and every one of them has foreign roots. Night schools were once mainly places for adults to “re‑learn” basic education, but today they play an important role as places where foreign residents can learn the Japanese language and culture needed for daily life. Many students, like Ichirō Sanpei, who came from the Philippines due to his parents’ work, are young people who arrived in Japan for family reasons. They often feel anxious about language barriers and difficulty fitting into the local community. In Jōsō City, one out of every eight residents is a foreign national, so the night school actively participates in local festivals and hosts international exchange events to deepen mutual understanding between residents. Graduates like Akira Imanishi have become role models, using their night‑school experience to work as Japanese‑language support staff in public elementary schools, helping foreign children adjust and learn. Experts emphasize the importance of seeing foreign residents not simply as people to “accept,” but as partners who build society together. In May, the Ministry of Education also released its first-ever guidelines for Japanese‑language instruction in night junior high schools. The video highlights how learning can create connections — and how those connections become the first step toward living together in a diverse community. ─────────────── Source: TBS NEWS DIG

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