Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
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The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (文部科学省 Monbu-kagakushō?), also known as MEXT or Monkashō, is one of the ministries of the Japanese government. The Meiji government created the first Ministry of Education in 1871. [1] Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (文部省 Monbushō?) was one of the most powerful and influential ministries in the government. Japanese government centralizes education and it is managed by a state bureaucracy that regulates almost every aspect of the educational process. For example, schools around the country are required to use only government-approved textbooks. Teachers must be Japanese nationals, and are screened. In January 2001, the former Monbushō and the former Science and Technology Agency (科学技術庁 Kagaku-Gijutsuchō?) 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. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s selection, Bunmei Ibuki was recently replaced by Kisaburō Tokai. MEXT is one of three ministries which run the JET Programme. It also offers a prestigious Japanese scholarship, the Monbukagakusho Scholarship, also known as the MEXT or Monkashō scholarship. RomanizationThe Ministry sets standards for romanization. Until the 1990s and 2000s, Kunrei-shiki romanization was widely taught in Japanese primary schools, so it was called the Monbushō system after the predecessor of MEXT. Notes
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