# fushugaku fushūgaku (不 就学) is a japanese term meaning "non-attendance of school." fushūgaku refers to students in japan primarily foreigners and non-citizens that are not currently attending school. however the term is generally used for people that never registered for school instead of people that registered but are not attending there are numerous reasons as to why these children do not go to school. there are many cases where they cannot understand the japanese language. in other cases they may be able to understand both japanese and ir own native language but ir level of conversation is insufficient to participate in class lessons. bullying by native japanese students may also contribute to ir choice not to attend school. in other cases the children have parents who both work to support the family and the children end up being left at home alone. in these families they spend time together late at night after ir parents stop working. on ir parents' day off they go out late at night together (shopping etc.) they pass ir time at autonomous japanese language classrooms that were built for the children of foreigners. these parents are usually blue-collar workers other reasons are that the parents of fushugaku children want ir children to go to a school where they would use ir native language. however such schools cost between 30,000 and 50,000 yen per month so parents cannot afford to send ir children it is required by law that japanese students go to school for nine years covering elementary through junior high school. however this requirement does not exist for children with foreign citizenship living in japan. for this reason it is not uncommon for these children to not go to school. in may of 2019 an mext survey found that 15.8% of eligible foreign students are not attending japanese elementary and junior high schools **+** brazilian schools in japan **+** brazilians in japan **+** hikikomori **+** homeschooling **+** school refusal **+** truancy **+** sakuma kōsei (september 2006.) gaikokujin no kodomo no fushūgaku : ibunka ni hirakareta kyōiku to wa. keisō shobō. isbn 978-4-326-29886-0 // republic of bob