International schools offer skiing in Japan, luring rich Chinese parents

On the rise: Prospective students of Harrow Appi hike near the school’s campus in Hachimantai. Total tuition fee for international schools in Japan is on track to reach US$979mil (RM4.31bil) in 2022, from US$766mil (RM3.37bil) five years ago. — Bloomberg

AN international school building boom is underway in Japan, fuelled by top-shelf names in education seeking to attract the children of wealthy Asian families, especially from China.

Famed British institutions Harrow, Rugby School and Malvern College are setting up campuses in the island nation, with more than 3,000 new student slots to be added over the next few years, the biggest expansion in international education in the country since 2018.