The present article is aimed at the systematization of teaching academic Japanese in school education both at primary school level and secondary school level inside and outside Japan. This area is concerned with school education, academic Japanese versus general Japanese, teaching a foreign or second language in the elementary or secondary schools, purpose or means and so on.
The report by the Japanese Ministry of Education (1998) shows that needs for Japanese language education in school education have been enhanced both in the elementary and secondary schools. Moreover, the interim report by the Japan Foundation (1999) indicates that school education has been much more important in foreign countries.
Lastly, I exemplified the New Zealand (NZ) educational reform for the elementary and secondary schools in connection with Japanese language education.