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The Japanese National Curriculum Subject Classifications is a systematic categorization of subjects, domains, and courses that constitute the educational curriculum in Japanese schools. Based on the Course of Study established by the Ministry of Education, different subject structures are provided for elementary, junior high, and high school levels. Elementary schools have 9 subjects plus special subjects (moral education), junior high schools have 9 subjects plus moral education, and high schools have a system of 10 subjects with 57 or more courses, with educational content organized according to the developmental stages of students.

Course of Study curriculum subjects MEXT elementary education secondary education high school education 
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  <item>
    <code>E-01</code>
    <slug>elementary-kokugo</slug>
    <name>Japanese Language</name>
    <description>Elementary school Japanese language subject covering speaking, listening, writing, reading, and language elements.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-02</code>
    <slug>elementary-shakai</slug>
    <name>Social Studies</name>
    <description>Elementary school social studies covering social structures and local history and culture.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-03</code>
    <slug>elementary-sansu</slug>
    <name>Arithmetic</name>
    <description>Elementary school arithmetic developing foundational concepts of numbers, quantities, and shapes, along with calculation skills.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-04</code>
    <slug>elementary-rika</slug>
    <name>Science</name>
    <description>Elementary school science cultivating interest in nature and foundational scientific inquiry abilities.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-05</code>
    <slug>elementary-seikatsu</slug>
    <name>Life Studies</name>
    <description>Elementary school lower grades life studies providing integrated learning through relationships with daily life and society.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-06</code>
    <slug>elementary-ongaku</slug>
    <name>Music</name>
    <description>Elementary school music cultivating interest in music and developing expression and appreciation abilities through musical activities.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-07</code>
    <slug>elementary-zugakousaku</slug>
    <name>Arts and Crafts</name>
    <description>Elementary school arts and crafts developing creative abilities and sensibilities through artistic activities.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-08</code>
    <slug>elementary-katei</slug>
    <name>Home Economics</name>
    <description>Elementary school home economics learning about food, clothing, and housing, developing foundational abilities for family life.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-09</code>
    <slug>elementary-taiiku</slug>
    <name>Physical Education</name>
    <description>Elementary school physical education developing physical and mental health and improving motor abilities through exercise and sports.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-10</code>
    <slug>elementary-doutoku</slug>
    <name>Moral Education</name>
    <description>Elementary school moral education, a special subject for cultivating rich humanity and sociality.</description>
    <category>Special Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-11</code>
    <slug>elementary-gaikokugo-katsudou</slug>
    <name>Foreign Language Activities</name>
    <description>Elementary school foreign language activities familiarizing students with foreign languages and experiencing foundations of communication.</description>
    <category>Other Domain</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-12</code>
    <slug>elementary-sougouteki-gakushuu</slug>
    <name>Period for Integrated Studies</name>
    <description>Elementary school period for integrated studies developing integrated learning abilities through inquiry-based learning.</description>
    <category>Other Domain</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>E-13</code>
    <slug>elementary-tokubetsu-katsudou</slug>
    <name>Special Activities</name>
    <description>Elementary school special activities cultivating cooperation through classroom activities, student council activities, and school events.</description>
    <category>Other Domain</category>
    <schoolLevel>Elementary School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-01</code>
    <slug>junior-kokugo</slug>
    <name>Japanese Language</name>
    <description>Junior high school Japanese language subject developing comprehensive Japanese language abilities including penmanship.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-02</code>
    <slug>junior-shakai</slug>
    <name>Social Studies</name>
    <description>Junior high school social studies consisting of geography, history, and civics domains.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-03</code>
    <slug>junior-sugaku</slug>
    <name>Mathematics</name>
    <description>Junior high school mathematics developing mathematical thinking centered on algebra and geometry domains.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-04</code>
    <slug>junior-rika</slug>
    <name>Science</name>
    <description>Junior high school science integrating four domains: physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-05</code>
    <slug>junior-ongaku</slug>
    <name>Music</name>
    <description>Junior high school music developing expression and appreciation abilities through musical activities including instrumental ensemble.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-06</code>
    <slug>junior-bijutsu</slug>
    <name>Art</name>
    <description>Junior high school art developing creative abilities and sensibilities through artistic activities.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-07</code>
    <slug>junior-hoken-taiiku</slug>
    <name>Health and Physical Education</name>
    <description>Junior high school health and physical education consisting of physical education and health domains.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-08</code>
    <slug>junior-gijutsu-katei</slug>
    <name>Technology and Home Economics</name>
    <description>Junior high school technology and home economics consisting of technology and home economics domains.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-09</code>
    <slug>junior-gaikokugo</slug>
    <name>Foreign Language</name>
    <description>Junior high school foreign language subject, principally English, developing communication abilities.</description>
    <category>Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-10</code>
    <slug>junior-doutoku</slug>
    <name>Moral Education</name>
    <description>Junior high school moral education, a special subject for cultivating rich humanity and sociality.</description>
    <category>Special Subject</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-11</code>
    <slug>junior-sougouteki-gakushuu</slug>
    <name>Period for Integrated Studies</name>
    <description>Junior high school period for integrated studies developing integrated learning abilities through inquiry-based learning.</description>
    <category>Other Domain</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>J-12</code>
    <slug>junior-tokubetsu-katsudou</slug>
    <name>Special Activities</name>
    <description>Junior high school special activities cultivating cooperation through classroom activities, student council activities, club activities, and school events.</description>
    <category>Other Domain</category>
    <schoolLevel>Junior High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-01</code>
    <slug>highschool-kokugo</slug>
    <name>Japanese Language</name>
    <description>High school Japanese language subject with 6 courses: Modern Japanese, Language and Culture, Logic and Japanese, Literature and Japanese, Japanese Expression, and Classical Studies.</description>
    <category>Common Subject for All Courses</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-02</code>
    <slug>highschool-chiri-rekishi</slug>
    <name>Geography and History</name>
    <description>High school geography and history subject with 5 courses: Comprehensive Geography, Geography Inquiry, Comprehensive History, Japanese History Inquiry, and World History Inquiry.</description>
    <category>Common Subject for All Courses</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-03</code>
    <slug>highschool-koumin</slug>
    <name>Civics</name>
    <description>High school civics subject with 3 courses: Public, Ethics, and Politics and Economics.</description>
    <category>Common Subject for All Courses</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-04</code>
    <slug>highschool-sugaku</slug>
    <name>Mathematics</name>
    <description>High school mathematics subject with 6 courses: Mathematics I, II, III, and Mathematics A, B, C.</description>
    <category>Common Subject for All Courses</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-05</code>
    <slug>highschool-rika</slug>
    <name>Science</name>
    <description>High school science with 9 courses: Science and Human Life, Basic Physics/Physics, Basic Chemistry/Chemistry, Basic Biology/Biology, and Basic Earth Science/Earth Science.</description>
    <category>Common Subject for All Courses</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-06</code>
    <slug>highschool-hoken-taiiku</slug>
    <name>Health and Physical Education</name>
    <description>High school health and physical education with 2 courses: Physical Education and Health.</description>
    <category>Common Subject for All Courses</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-07</code>
    <slug>highschool-geijutsu</slug>
    <name>Arts</name>
    <description>High school arts with courses in Music, Art, Crafts, and Calligraphy, each with levels I, II, and III.</description>
    <category>Common Subject for All Courses</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-08</code>
    <slug>highschool-gaikokugo</slug>
    <name>Foreign Language</name>
    <description>High school foreign language with courses such as English Communication I, II, III and Logic and Expression I, II, III.</description>
    <category>Common Subject for All Courses</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-09</code>
    <slug>highschool-katei</slug>
    <name>Home Economics</name>
    <description>High school home economics with 3 courses: Comprehensive Home Economics, Basic Home Economics, and Creative Home Economics.</description>
    <category>Common Subject for All Courses</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-10</code>
    <slug>highschool-jouhou</slug>
    <name>Information</name>
    <description>High school information with 2 courses: Information I (common required) and Information II.</description>
    <category>Common Subject for All Courses</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-11</code>
    <slug>highschool-risuu</slug>
    <name>Science and Mathematics</name>
    <description>High school science and mathematics with 2 courses: Foundations of Science and Mathematics Inquiry and Science and Mathematics Inquiry.</description>
    <category>Common Subject for All Courses</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-12</code>
    <slug>highschool-sougouteki-tankyuu</slug>
    <name>Period for Comprehensive Inquiry</name>
    <description>High school period for comprehensive inquiry developing integrated thinking and judgment abilities through inquiry-based learning.</description>
    <category>Other Domain</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>H-13</code>
    <slug>highschool-tokubetsu-katsudou</slug>
    <name>Special Activities</name>
    <description>High school special activities cultivating cooperation through homeroom activities, student council activities, club activities, and school events.</description>
    <category>Other Domain</category>
    <schoolLevel>High School</schoolLevel>
  </item>
</items>