1.  Click on the Internet site.  When do Japanese children begin school?

2.  What do Japanese children study the first 6 years?

3.  About how many students are in each class?

4.  In Japan students must also clean the school.  What rooms do they clean?

5.  What kinds of field trips do the students take?

6.  What kinds of clothes do middle school students wear in Japan?     

7.  How long must Japanese students stay in school?   

8.  Students must pass a test to go to high school or college.  What happens if  they fail the test.

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9. What sorts of games do elementary school students play during recess?  

10. What are school lunches like in Japan?

11. What kinds of homework do the students do and how long do they study
      each day?  

12. When are school vacations and how long do they last?

13. How do kids get to and from school?

14. When there is an earthquake at school, what do the students do? 

15.  When do Japanese students start studying foreign language?