Former teacher Hirokazu Okuhira is concerned that the current education system in Japan is more about rote learning than helping students find career paths and nurturing human resources with the professional skills truly needed in today's society.
Okuhira, who has worked in the education industry for more than three decades, is one of many discontent critics of the fiercely competitive university entrance exam system. He differs from others, however, in that he intends to do something about it.
Okuhira is set to become the founding principal of N High School, an online school scheduled to launch in April that offers a slate of extracurricular programs on various skills from programming to producing Japanese anime, in addition to the mandatory subjects required by the government.