Abstract
This study focuses on the educational rights of foreign nationality and ethnic minority students. It considers examples from Japan and Thailand to clarify facts regarding educational access for such students. We administered a survey to teachers and students in Japan. We undertook a field survey and interviewed teachers and staff in nongovernmental organizations in Northern Thailand. We found more instances of informal education in Thailand, which may be an avenue for Japan as well. However, these two countries need to consider ways to protect minorities’ culture and language (macro), secure human resources, and develop curricula (micro) as future tasks.
