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The , also known as 'MEXT', is one of the ministries of the Japanese government.
The Meiji government created the first Ministry of Education in 1871. ^[1]
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 to ensure that Japanese children are all getting a proper education.
In January 2001, the former ''Monbusho'' and the former merged into 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. On September 26 2006, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe selected Bunmei Ibuki for this position.
MEXT is one of three ministries which runs the JET Programme.
MEXT offers a prestigious Japanese scholarship, the Monbukagakusho Scholarship, also known as the MEXT or Monbusho scholarship.

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Romanization

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Romanization

The 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

1. Reischauer, Edwin O. and Jansen, Marius B. (2005), ''The Japanese Today'', p.187, Tuttle Publishing: Tokyo.

External links

★ MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Official website, in English)

★ MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Official website, in Japanese)

★ Press release on Legislation of "the National University Corporation Law"