how many days in a japanese school year
Secondary education in Japan As of the late 1990s Japanese students spent 240 days a year at school, 60 days more than their American counterparts[8] even with the amount of time spent preparing for school festivals and events.[2][8] Traditionally Japanese students attended class on Saturdays;[8] although education reforms from 2002 have made them no longer mandatory,[7] many schools have begun to bring them back to have more time to cover the rigorous material required by the Ministry of Education.
Academic term The traditional start date for the school year has been the Tuesday or Wednesday right after Labor Day. Though some schools still keep this tradition, many schools now start in the last two weeks of August and some schools (especially private ones) may start as late as the end of September or the first week in October. There are also some schools, especially in the southern tier of the United States, that begin at the end of July and early August. The school year ends 40 to 42 instructional weeks after it begins (usually around late-May or June).