EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM & PRACTICE IN JAPAN

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	The phenomenon of ‘non-attendance at school or school absenteeism’ in contemporary Japan has occurred for complex reasons. The reasons include relationships between teachers and students in school, academic pressures on students, problems which derive from the diversification of family, and students’ mental and emotional problems. In Japanese society which has achieved economic affluence and maintains high educational enrollment and advancement rates, perhaps it is becoming harder for such students to find meaning in ‘attending school.’