If only the Japanese school year started in September! Then students taking entrance exams wouldn’t need to worry about getting the flu on exam day or winter weather keeping them from getting to the exam centers. It would also put Japan in line with other school systems around the world, making things easier for exchange students, both those going to study overseas and those coming to Japan.
A while ago, I had the idea, “What if Japan used the final trimester prior to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 as a ‘special transition period,’ where non-traditional classes could be held, and, after the Olympics, move the start of the school year at all school levels to September?” At the end of the year last year, I sent my idea to two government ministers and the president of Tokyo University. I have yet to receive a response, but I am curious what others think about this idea.
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