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The Yokohama Overseas Chinese School ( YOCS ) is a Republic of China -oriented Chinese international school in Naka-ku , Yokohama , Japan . It serves elementary through senior high school. As of 2010 Shih Huei-chen (施惠珍 Shī Huìzhēn ) is the president of the school.

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12-639: It was formed after the 1952 split of the Yokohama Chinese School , which was established by Sun Yat-sen . Yokohama Overseas was aligned with Taiwan, while the Yokohama Yamate Chinese School was aligned with the People's Republic of China . In 2010 the school asked for assistance from Lien Fang Yu (連方瑀 Lián Fāngyǔ ), the wife of Lien Chan ; at that time the school had a shortage in funding. Yang Ching-huei described

24-400: Is the president of the school. It was formed after the 1952 split of the Yokohama Chinese School , which was established by Sun Yat-sen . Yokohama Overseas was aligned with Taiwan, while the Yokohama Yamate Chinese School was aligned with the People's Republic of China . In 2010 the school asked for assistance from Lien Fang Yu (連方瑀 Lián Fāngyǔ ), the wife of Lien Chan ; at that time

36-587: The buildings as "very old" and requiring "some serious renovation work." By 2011 the school established interviews and other entrance examinations due to an increase in prospective students. As of 2010 most of the school's funding originates from tuition while the Overseas-Compatriots Commission provides some assistance. As of 2010 the school charges monthly tuition rates below the Japanese private school average of ¥50,000 per student;

48-531: The last daily print newspaper in Taiwan, after competitors Taiwan News and China Post switched to digital-only formats. The Taipei Times has been involved in several controversies over the years, including an argument with a member of the United States House of Representatives , a push for nuclear weapons under then- R.O.C. President Chen Shui-bian , and misleading readers about the origin of

60-499: The monthly tuition per elementary or junior high student was ¥22,000 ($ 268 U.S. dollars ) while the per-student tuition at the high school level was ¥25,000. Each week first-year students have ten Chinese lessons, each lasting 45 minutes; four Japanese lessons, and one English lesson. In 1997 each class had about one or two students who were Japanese. As of 2008 about 15% of its students were Japanese nationals, including ethnic Chinese persons with Japanese citizenship. As of 2010 71% of

72-610: The school charges monthly tuition rates below the Japanese private school average of ¥50,000 per student; the monthly tuition per elementary or junior high student was ¥22,000 ($ 268 U.S. dollars ) while the per-student tuition at the high school level was ¥25,000. Each week first-year students have ten Chinese lessons, each lasting 45 minutes; four Japanese lessons, and one English lesson. In 1997 each class had about one or two students who were Japanese. As of 2008 about 15% of its students were Japanese nationals, including ethnic Chinese persons with Japanese citizenship. As of 2010 71% of

84-787: The school did not have any understanding of Chinese . Japanese international schools in Taiwan, Republic of China: (in Japanese) Available online: Not available online: (in Chinese) Taipei Times The Taipei Times is the last surviving English-language print newspaper in Taiwan . Published by the Liberty Times Group , the Taipei Times launched its first edition on 15 June 1999. It claims to be

96-666: The school did not have any understanding of Chinese . Japanese international schools in Taiwan, Republic of China: (in Japanese) Available online: Not available online: (in Chinese) Yokohama Chinese School The Yokohama Overseas Chinese School ( YOCS ) is a Republic of China -oriented Chinese international school in Naka-ku , Yokohama , Japan . It serves elementary through senior high school. As of 2010 Shih Huei-chen (施惠珍 Shī Huìzhēn )

108-404: The school had a shortage in funding. Yang Ching-huei described the buildings as "very old" and requiring "some serious renovation work." By 2011 the school established interviews and other entrance examinations due to an increase in prospective students. As of 2010 most of the school's funding originates from tuition while the Overseas-Compatriots Commission provides some assistance. As of 2010

120-771: The students were children of Taiwanese families living in Japan and/or are originating from Taiwan. Other students were ethnic Chinese from other countries and Japanese. A YOCS teacher named Chiang Pin-huei (江品輝 Jiāng Pǐnhuī ) stated in the Taipei Times that the "focused" education of the YOCS resulted in the high percentage of Taiwan-origin students. By 2011, due to the increase in popularity of international schools among Japanese parents, each first-year elementary class had about 20 Japanese students, making up about 33% of each class. As of that year some new students initially enrolling in

132-608: The students were children of Taiwanese families living in Japan and/or are originating from Taiwan. Other students were ethnic Chinese from other countries and Japanese. A YOCS teacher named Chiang Pin-huei (江品輝 Jiāng Pǐnhuī ) stated in the Taipei Times that the "focused" education of the YOCS resulted in the high percentage of Taiwan-origin students. By 2011, due to the increase in popularity of international schools among Japanese parents, each first-year elementary class had about 20 Japanese students, making up about 33% of each class. As of that year some new students initially enrolling in

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144-426: The third English-language newspaper founded in Taiwan. In a column celebrating the paper's fifth anniversary, then- Taipei Times associate editor Laurence Eyton wrote that much of the initial planning of the paper was concluded over pints of Carlsberg in a pub with Anthony Lawrence, the paper's first managing editor. In 2002, the daily circulation stood at 280,000 copies. By 2017, the Taipei Times had become

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