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Data on Children in Japan
Results of child rearing and education surveys in English conducted by research institutes of Benesse Corporation, a leading company in the education industry in Japan and CRN’s sponsor.

2008

Trends in Japanese Education—2008

Haruo Kimura, Manager, Educational Research Office, Benesse Educational Research and Development Center, Benesse Corporation

“First Time Parenting” Survey (Excerpts)
Benesse® Institute for Child Sciences and Parenting

Part I.	Research Outline / Introduction / 1. Actual conditions of pregnancy and delivery / 2. Attitude and awareness toward parenting
Part II.	3. Child-rearing and the relationship of husband and wife / 4. Child-rearing environment
Part III.	5. Balancing work and family during pregnancy and child-rearing / 6. QOL during pregnancy/child-caring period

2007

Preliminary Report
Basic Research on Academic Performance
International Survey of Six Cities (2007)

Preface and Overview of Study

Characteristics Found in Data from Each City

1: Favorite Subjects

2: Study Outside of School

3: Grades, Academic Ability and Societal Awareness

4: Level to which Intend to Continue Studies

5: Relationship with Family

6: Media Usage

2006

The First Report on Japanese Fathers’ Views on Childrearing (2006)

Research Design Outline

Chapter 1: The Relationship with Their Partners and Children (excerpt)

Chapter 2: Fathers' Views on Child-rearing, Education and Family (excerpt)

Chapter 3: Fathers Reconciling Work and Family

Children and Mobile Phone Use (2006)

Children and Media Use (2006)

2005

Parents and Family (2005)

Daily Life and Discipline (2005)

Community and Time after School (2005)

Have Children Changed? (2005)

2004

Easygoing Junior High School Students in Tokyo and Tired Junior High School Students in Seoul (2004)

The Effects of "Bullying" (2004)

2003

The Second Basic Survey on Child Rearing(2003)

2002

Junior High Schools and Media Use (2002)

2001-1998

The Third Basic Survey on Study (2001)

Study of Japanese University Students' Perceptions of Teachers (2000)

Questionnaire on Daily Life of Children II (2000)

Children's Play (1999)

Basic Survey on Child Rearing II (1998)

The Experience of Being Praised and Scolded (1998)

Relationship with Friends (1998)

Mukatsuku (anger) and Kireru (exploding with rage) among Japanese Youth (1998)

Psychological Shutdown of Junior-High School Students (1998)

Views on Society on Global Understanding, Volunteer Activities, Valuation of Japan, and Environmental Issues(1998)

General Information on Multimedia (1998)

1997

Basic Survey on Child Rearing I (1997)

Statistics on Japan (1996)

The Nurse's Office As A Refuge (1996)

Surveys of Young People(1996)

Sense of Normative Behavior and Bullying (1995)

Monograph Digests (1997 - 2005)
A number of survey results published by the Benesse Educational Research Center between 1997 and 2004 on Japanese children and education have been translated into English in abridged form. The Japanese surveys can all be accessed in the elementary school/ junior high school/ senior high school web page of CRN's Japanese-language web site.

Elementary School

Junior High School

Senior High School

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