Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
文部科学省
Monbu-kagaku-shō
Agency overview
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Ministers responsible Hakubun Shimomura, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Teru Fukui, Senior Vice Minister
Yaichi Tanigawa, Senior Vice Minister
Website http://www.mext.go.jp

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (文部科学省 Monbu-kagaku-shō), also known as MEXT, Monka-shō or Monbushō, is one of the ministries of the Japanese government.

The Meiji government created the first Ministry of Education in 1871.[1]

The Japanese government centralises education, and it is managed by a state bureaucracy that regulates almost every aspect of the education process. The School Education Law requires schools around the country to use textbooks that follow the curriculum guideline set by the ministry, although there are some exceptions.

In January 2001, the former Monbu-shō and the former Science and Technology Agency (科学技術庁 Kagaku-gijutsu-chō) merged to become the present MEXT.

MEXT is led by a minister, who is a member of the Cabinet and is chosen by the Prime Minister, typically from the members of the Diet. As of December 2012, the post is held by Hakubun Shimomura.

MEXT is one of three ministries that run the JET Programme. It also offers the Monbukagakusho Scholarship, also known as the MEXT or Monbu-shō scholarship.

Romanization

The Ministry sets standards for the romanization of Japanese.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Reischauer, Edwin O. et al. (2005), The Japanese Today, p.187.
  2. ^ ローマ字のつづり方. 文部科学省 (in Japanese). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved 2013-05-21. 

References

External links

  • Official website
  • Official website (Japanese)
  • Press release on Legislation of "the National University Corporation Law"
Authority control
Japanese government ministries and agencies

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