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Both in Japan and United States, each country has different cultures, customs, and many kinds of social systems. One of the differences in social systems between Japan and the United States is the education system. That difference may come from the length of hi ....

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.... children between the ages of 6 and 15 are required by law either to attend both an elementary school and a lower secondary school [c]" (Outline of the System of Elementary and Secondary Pg. 1). Then the students study three years in middle school, and after that, they enter high school at an age of fifteen through sixteen years old. However, in the United States, it depends on the state, and private school, but mostly the students enter the elementary school one-year earlier than Japanese students. Students in the United States study in elementary school for five years, three years in middle school, and four years in high school. (Outline of the S ....