The Japanese education system is pretty much similar to that of American's.
A person will have to go through a compulsory three years of pre-schooling, six years of elementary education, and three years each for middle and high school. After which, he/she will either be eligible for University education, Specialized education, or employment. I guess it sounds pretty much like Singapore's education system too, the only difference being the term used and the years spent in each institution.
Other than the system itself, the subjects taught in the compulsory education are subjects like Japanese Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Art and Craft, Music, etc., which I find similar to that of Singapore too.
However, I once heard from a tour guide in Singapore about her encounter with some Japanese exchange students which caught my attention instantly.
It was a history field trip in secondary school conducted for us to get a better understanding about World War II (WWII). The tour guide told us various information about the war, how many were held prisoners and suffered. We were told that there was once when Japanese students came over to Singapore to get a better understanding about the WWII too. They were taught about the sufferings and torture that the locals had to go through, and could not believe what they heard. they later shared with the tour guide that back in Japan, they were only told about how Singaporeans teamed up with the British and forced them into surrender. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the prove that the Japanese were the ones who suffered from the war.
Well, I guess there are still differences in every education system no matter how similar they look on the outside.
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