As part of its ongoing educational interventions, the International Islamic Charity Organization sponsored a project to support the purchase of land and property for the Japanese Al-Sanad Islamic School to serve 500 male and female students, in cooperation with the YUAI International Islamic School.

Through its strategic vision 2022-2026, the IICO seeks to provide educational and qualification opportunities for the neediest people, with the aim of graduating them armed with education and knowledge, and positive actors in their communities.

Furthermore, The Japanese school, which has an area of ​​1,738 square meters and is located in the Soka area, The school includes 12 educational classrooms, 3 administrative offices, an event auditorium, a laboratory, a library, a clinic, and a sports playground, and its capacity reaches 500 male and female students, compared to the 140 male and female students who were accommodated by the old school in the Shibuya area.

According to the project’s progress report, high school students moved from the Shibuya campus to the new campus in Soka near the Japanese capital, Tokyo, where the preparation phase included holding orientation sessions for students and parents, creating a website for the school, and purchasing facilities such as tables, chairs, boards, and a printer.

Moreover, the school in Japan aims to provide a promising education for Muslim children, given that Japanese society welcomes Muslim foreigners, enjoys a very competitive market, and is concerned with the quality of education. As it provides an integrated and comprehensive education that focuses on Islamic values ​​and character building in addition to intellectual excellence through the internationally acclaimed model of the University of Cambridge in the UK.

The backgrounds of the students studying vary between Japanese, Indonesians, Malaysians, Pakistanis, and Arabs with permanent residency, in addition to children of expatriates and Arab and Muslim diplomats, as it is the only school that provides educational opportunities from kindergarten to secondary school.

It is known that YUAI is the fastest growing Islamic school in Japan, as its supervisory committees include a number of specialists and actors in the field of Islamic and educational work in Japan, namely:

• President of the Japanese Islamic Center, Dr. Musa Mohamed Omar, the first Sudanese student to arrive in Japan on a scholarship, completed his doctorate in architecture at Waseda University, one of the top 10 universities in Japan, and served as Sudan’s ambassador to Japan.
• President of the FGA Educational Foundation and Curriculum Consultant Yetti Dalimi, who has more than 30 years of experience in the educational field in different schools dealing with age groups from kindergarten to high school.
• The current director of YUAI Islamic School since its inception and financial advisor Prof. Dr. Engku Rabiah Adawiyah, who holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology, works as an advisor to the National Bank of Malaysia and vice chairman of the Sharia Shura Council in Malaysia, and is one of more than 50 influential women in the field of Islamic finance.
• General Executive Director of YUAI Islamic School “Michiyo Ok”, who is of Japanese origin, has experience in the field of Japanese law, and has led the school for 5 years.
• In addition to the financial director, curriculum director, and school advisory bodies, Namiki Gakuin Koto Gakkou (Japanese Higgs Private School) and Kakei Gakuin, one of the largest educational institutions in Japan, Adani Islamic School (Cambridge Islamic School in Malaysia) and Al-Nouri Islamic School (Islamic Australia school - Certified).

In addition, the school has important and developing experience in the field of education, as it is keen on its quality, enjoys the trust of the community and various embassies of different nationalities, and has extensive relations with many local Japanese schools, and the kindergarten is registered with the government of Japan.

Children of Muslims in Japan have long sought to establish a regular school and prepare it according to Japanese law, in which they can learn and preserve their Islamic identity, especially in light of the increasing numbers of children of Japanese Muslims and children of resident Muslims married to Japanese women.

Moreover, Islamic associations in Japan also make great efforts to spread the Islamic message through building Islamic schools, paying attention to memorizing the Holy Qur’an, and teaching the Arabic language.