What is YWCA?
YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) is a Christian-based organization in which women from around the world work together to overcome language and cultural barriers, promote women's social participation, and promote human rights and health. We are an international NGO that strives to create a peaceful world where the environment and environment are protected. It started in England in 1855, and now approximately 125 million women are active in 2,500 countries and regions, including Japan.
In Japan, the YWCA of Japan was founded in 1905. It is a pioneer of Japanese NGOs. Currently, 26 regional YWCAs and 35 junior high and high school YWCAs are active from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Osaka YWCA is also one of the regional YWCA, and there are also Kyoto YWCA and Kobe YWCA in Kansai.
YWCA is an NGO that restores (empowers) people who have been deprived of their power and made them weak, such as women, children, and the elderly. Utilizing the world's YWCA network, we comprehensively address various issues such as peace, nonviolence, gender, and poverty from a global perspective.
What is Osaka YWCA?
Osaka YWCA was founded in 1918. Starting with providing accommodation for working women, we have a long track record in fields such as youth development, social welfare, international understanding, peace and human rights, and women's independence.
In particular, in the field of Japanese language education, we have always played a pioneering role, receiving approval as Japan's first night school for girls in the 1930s, and training Japanese language teachers since the 1960s, a time of rapid internationalization. Currently, international students from all over the world are learning Japanese, and as an expert in lifelong education, we are offering a variety of courses.
Osaka YWCA College philosophy
We provide education based on the Christian spirit that "all people have equal value before God." The aim is to develop human resources who have a high awareness of human rights and an international perspective and can contribute to society.
History/ Timeline
| 1918 | Osaka YWCA established |
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| 1919 | Started vocational education in English shorthand, typing, and commercial English, becoming a pioneer in training typists and secretaries in Japan. |
| 1920 | Established a "supplementary night school" for working girls |
| 1924 | Osaka Christian Women's Youth Academy (Osaka YWCA Academy) receives various school approvals from Osaka Prefecture. |
| 1925 | The Osaka Christian Women's Youth Association Foundation is approved by the Ministry of Education. |
| 1937 | The night school for girls was designated and approved by the Minister of Education, and became the ''Ogimachi night school for girls.'' As a result, qualifications equivalent to daytime girls' schools will be recognized. |
| 1944 | Due to the harsh war situation, the Ogimachi Night Girls' School was officially closed at the end of the same year due to the harsh war situation. |
| 1946 | English and typing classes resume |
| 1948 | Keisei Girls' High School is transferred to Osaka Jogakuin Alumni Association |
| 1954 | Osaka YWCA Academy Commercial Department and Home Economics Department newly established |
| 1958 | Joined the Osaka Prefecture School Federation |
| 1959 | Organized the commercial department and started a secretarial training course. |
| 1964 | The home economics department was renamed the home education department. |
| 1969 | Japanese language teacher training course started |
| 1977 | Japanese language classes started for returnees from China |
| 1978 | Start of Japanese language education for general foreigners |
| 1982 | Opened "Osaka YWCA College" (2-year course), approved by Osaka Prefecture as a vocational school business course. Joined Osaka Prefecture Language Business School Council |
| 1985 | Full-time Japanese course begins |
| 1987 | Japanese language course established at Osaka YWCA College |
| 1988 | Opening of the Osaka Self-Reliance Training Center for Chinese Returnees (a project commissioned by Osaka Prefecture) |
| 1989 |
Established "Osaka YWCA Japanese Teachers Association" Japanese language department regular course The Japanese Language Education Promotion Association was established and the school became an accredited school. |
| 1992 | "Bilingual Business Department" (1-year course) established at vocational school |
| 1994 | Research cooperation for the Ministry of Education (then) subsidized project “Research and development of teaching materials” (1995, 1996, 1999) |
| 1995 | Recruitment for the Department of Secretarial Arts and the Department of Bilingual Business has been suspended, and the ''Department of International Relations and Development'' (1-year course) and ''Second Department of International Relations and Development'' (2-year course) have been established. |
| 1999 | Recruitment for the Second Department of International Relations and Development has been suspended. |
| 2001 | Opening of the Kinki China Returnee Support and Exchange Center (a project commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) |
| 2006 | “Listening and Memorizing Kansai (Osaka) Bento Introduction” Published by Hitsuji Shobo (new edition) |
| 2008 |
"Comparative Dictionary of Japanese Expression Sentence Patterns" Published by J Research Publishing
Implementation of Japanese language education school support project (project commissioned by Osaka Prefectural Board of Education) (2009, 2010) |
| 2010 | “Beginner Japanese Expression Sentence Pattern Drill for Comparison” Published by J Research Publishing |
| 2011 |
Japanese language education project for “foreign residents” commissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
“You can play an active role in the community! Course to become a Japanese volunteer” held (2011 and 2012) |
| 2012 |
“Comparative and Understandable Intermediate Japanese Expression Sentence Pattern Drill” Published by J Research Publishing
Japanese language education project for “foreign residents” commissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs Production of audio teaching material “Daily Japanese Conversation for Mothers and Fathers raising children” |
| 2015 | "Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 Required Listening Comprehension Pattern" "JLPT N1 Grammar" "JLPT N1 Vocabulary" "JLPT N1 Reading Comprehension" Published by J Research Publishing |
| 2017 |
Japanese Language Course Receives certification from the Ministry of Justice as "Notification Standards for Japanese Language Educational Institutions"
Japanese language teacher training course received notification from the Agency for Cultural Affairs as a training institution with 420 hours or more “Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2 Grammar Required Patterns” “JLPT N2 Vocabulary” “JLPT N2 Reading Comprehension” “JLPT N2 Listening Comprehension” Published by J Research Publishing |
| 2019 | "Japanese Language Education Seminar" held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Japanese language teacher training course, the 40th anniversary of the start of the Chinese returnee support project, and the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Japanese Language Teacher's Association |
| 2022 | "A Dictionary of Japanese Expression Sentence Patterns for Comparison, Beginners Edition" Published by J Research |
| 2024 | Japanese language teacher training course closed |
Basic Information
| School name | Osaka YWCA College |
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| Furigana | Osaka YWCA Senmon Gakko |
| Location | 11-12 Kamiyamacho, Kita-ku, Osaka City |
| Installer | Osaka YWCA Public Interest Incorporated Foundation |
| Furigana | Koueki Zaidanhoujin Osaka YWCA |
| Representative Director | Izumi Tanikawa |
| Furigana | Izumi Tanikawa |
| head teacher | Yona Nakayama |
| Furigana | Yona Nakayama |