EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM & PRACTICE IN JAPAN

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	The total number of citizens’ public halls in Japan was approximately 17,000 in 2005, and the percentage of municipalities with citizens’ halls was 89.1%. There were approximately 52,000 personnel (total of full-time, concurrent, and part-time staff members) who worked for citizens’ public halls in 2005. Among them, 17,000 supervisors of citizens’ public halls played a leading role. The number of citizens’ public halls established in Japan is higher than the number of museums (approximately 1,200) and libraries (approximately 3,000) in terms of Japan’s social education facilities. The number is larger than that for lower secondary schools, and smaller than that for elementary schools. Citizens’ public halls are the closest to local communities in Japan’s social education facilities.