License System

Who can purchase a school license?

Educational Institutions

  • The following national, public, and private elementary and secondary educational institutions as defined by the School Education Law

    Kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, secondary schools, special support schools

  • The following national, public, and private institutions of higher education as defined by the School Education Law

    Universities (including junior colleges/graduate schools/Open University), technical colleges, special training schools, vocational schools

  • Various schools with school corporation status as defined by the School Education Law

    Foreign schools, etc.

  • Public human resources development facilities and vocational training corporations as defined by the Human Resources Development Promotion Act

    Polytechnic schools, Polytechnic colleges, Polytechnic universities (including Polytechnic University), Polytechnic centers, Polytechnic schools for the disabled, etc.

  • Rehabilitation facilities for the physically disabled established under the Act on the Welfare of the Physically Disabled, and other rehabilitation facilities established under the Welfare Act

    Rehabilitation facilities for the physically handicapped, visually impaired, hearing- and speech-impaired, and internally handicapped

  • Universities established by the national and local governments

    Local Autonomy College, National Defense Academy, National Police Academy, Meteorological College, Civil Aviation College, Maritime Academy, Fisheries College, Agricultural College, etc.

  • Inter-University Research Institutes

    High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, National Institute of Polar Research, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, National Museum of Japanese Literature, National Institute of Genetics, Institute of Statistical Mathematics, etc.

  • The following public institutions and public facilities

    Board of Education, Education Center, Institute of Education, Library, Museum, Art Museum, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, National Center for University Entrance Examinations

Individuals

  • Students, students and faculty members belonging to the above educational institutions.
Revised: October 8, 2010