National Council on Educational Reform
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The Japanese
Ad Hoc Council on Education (臨時教育審議会, Rinji Kyoiku Shingikai) was established in 1984 by Prime Minister
Yasuhiro Nakasone
in response to rising concerns about the quality of education in Japan and the increase in social problems amongst school-aged children. (Such as Bullying(いじめ), Violence in Schools(構内暴力), 'School Refusal'(不登校), Corporal Punishment(体罰), and others)
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
Ad Hoc Council on Education (臨時教育審議会, Rinji Kyoiku Shingikai) was established in 1984 by Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Japan
The is the head of government of Japan. He is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office...
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Yasuhiro Nakasone
is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from November 27, 1982 to November 6, 1987. A contemporary of Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, Helmut Kohl, François Mitterrand, Margaret Thatcher, and Mikhail Gorbachev, he is best known for pushing through the privatization of...
in response to rising concerns about the quality of education in Japan and the increase in social problems amongst school-aged children. (Such as Bullying(いじめ), Violence in Schools(構内暴力), 'School Refusal'(不登校), Corporal Punishment(体罰), and others)