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J- SELECT ARTICLE

THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING A JAPANESE

STUDENT STUDYING IN AN INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL IN JAPAN

Y O K O H A M A , J A PA N
OCTOBER 7TH 2008

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WHATS DIFFERENT FOR YOU?

“Nothing to me. Its school you come
here to study, not to make fun of
people.”

Helena
L STUDENTS
S I V E I N T E RV I E W S W I T H AC T UA
E XC L U WHY DID YOU WANT TO COME
IN Y.I.S DENTS IN
h a n k y o u t o T H E S T Uc h m o r e TO GO TO AN INTERNATIONAL
special t ITORS A N D m u
YIS & THE ED SCHOOL?
“Because my dad went to America
What are Japanese students in YIS for university and following his way
of learning english is the right thing
thinking about this statement? to do.”

I nte rvie w i n g w i t h t h e s t ud e nts

What is the experience of being
a Japanese student in an
international school in Japan
different, compared to a person
who uses English as their first
language? And how do the
Japanese students feel?
Recently J-14 interviewed a few
Japanese students in
Yokohama International School,
what they think about this
Japanese students studying in
an international school. They
think there is nothing different
since we’re in Japan, though
some experienced some ruff
times with Japanese students
studying in a local Japanese
school. You don’t need to be
bullied to study and have fun in
school. I personally think, you
Y N E WS
shouldn’t go t0 school just to
bully someone. MO NTHL
Amazing fact everybody answered, ”Yes,
of course being in a school with mixed Children nowadays live in a family
cultures are better compared to one with mixed cultures, this very
race, because you get the idea of what amazing topic will also be covered
they do in their country or what they on pg29
believe in. You can also make new
friends and food fair is practically going
to a different country at the same time!”
Many people assume that the area is
very un-relaxing and
Is racisim a problem in schools?
it’s a bad environment
to their child, but Exclusive interviews with students
recently I’ve had in YIS see pg 42 for more
some surveys and the information.
parents dream is to
send their child to an
international school.
Japanese Students Studying in a International School

Personally I think international This is a graph that shows how many

schools are very interesting and different races live in Takenomaru.
according to the interviewers,
they think you get to know the
world better.
People think that’s true,
because most of the
students in YIS take
English & Japanese
adding a choice of
French, Spanish, Chinese
or Extension English to
the student’s curriculum.
Many think this is This graph shows the waiting list for
absolutely amazing international schools and which race
considering the fact that wins the competition for the most
this world is getting applications.
international even more
every year.

This interview made me realize

that it doesn’t matter where you
come from or what you look like,
it’s about being one student
body. Many people think many
things, foreign people might think
it’s strange to have Japanese
students in the school but
Japanese people might think it’s
different for foreigners to be in As this graph shows, nowadays there a
Japan. more Japanese people filling in
appllications than foreigners. You may
not realize it, but this world is getting
more international every moment.