Technology Education in Japan

In recent years, Japanese industrial and educational practices have received worldwide attention. In spite of the interest in Japanese industry and education, there has been relatively little study of technology education in Japan. This paper describes the history, current status, and future challenges of technology education in Japan. Because of their close relationship, discussion of both technology education at the lower secondary level, gijutsu ka, and vocational tech- nical education at the upper secondary and post-secondary level, shokugyo kyoiku, are included in this paper.