Wednesday, June 1, 2011

In Japan, if a person is 14, what year would they be in/ what would they be called in secondary school

In Japan, if a person is 14, what year would they be in/ what would they be called in secondary school?
It's for my up coming manga. If you could also tell me more about Japan (especially stuff about secondary school), such as events that would normally happen every year or something along the lines of that, and celebrations they have that would be great. And what do you reccommend a high school should be called? Also, what city in Japan do you think a: magical girl/ school life/ harem/ romance manga should be set in?
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A person 14 years old would be in the 3rd grade of Lower Secondary School (Jr. High School). This is the last year of Lower Secondary School (Jr. High School). People in lower secondary school are called Chuugaku-Sei (Jr. High School Student), the further breakdown would be what year they are in, so someone in the 3rd year would usually refer to themselves as "Chuugaku san-nenn sei" which literally means "Jr. High School 3rd Year Student." The school should be a Jr. High School and not a Sr. High School. Last year students in that grade would be very very busy studying for high school entrance examinations, some might be attending after school "juku" or cram schools to study for the high school examination tests. Even though in Japan going to Sr. High School is not required, 96% of Japanese students go onto to Sr. High School after Jr. High School.
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If you are 14 on June 17th 2010, If you were born between June 18 1995 and April 1 1996, you would be in the 3rd year of junior high school. If you were born between April 2 1996 and June 17 1996, you would be in the 2nd year of junior high school. >what would they be called in secondary school? What do you mean by they? Grade? 2nd year of junior high: ä¸å¦ï¼’å¹´ç”Ÿ chugaku ninensei 3rd year of junior high: ä¸å¦ï¼“å¹´ç”Ÿ chugaku sannensei >such as events that would normally happen every year or something along the lines of that, You have a sport and a cultural festival in fall. >And what do you reccommend a high school should be called? What do you mean by called? >Also, what city in Japan do you think a: magical girl/ school life/ harem/ romance manga should be set in? School life and romance could take place in any place. But harem is better to be in Tokyo. Magical girl? hmmm