Mandates
In order to promote educational reform, the Lifelong Learning Policy Bureau plans and drafts basic policy; conducts research on the state of domestic and overseas education; and strives to promote policies on information technology. The bureau also promotes social education; supports education in the home; and develops various lifelong learning opportunities related to gender equality. Additionally, it is responsible for the maintenance and enhancement of the Open University of Japan, as well as the advancement of specialized training-college education and miscellaneous education in schools.
Policy Issues
Promotion of coordination/cooperation between schools, households, and communities Upgrading to an educational environment conducive to the utilization of ICT in schools Further consideration on the state of career- and occupation-based education Further consideration on the state of educational costs
Policy Outcomes
Exploration & research into the state of education overseas
International Activities
Revisions to the Basic Act on Education (December of 2006) Formulation of the Basic Plan for the Promotion of Education (July of 2008) Further promotion of policies aimed at the realization of a diverse range of educational opportunities through the promotion of social education and the Open University of Japan, etc.
