Thread:Greeneese/@comment-25308539-20150817114445/@comment-111369-20150817160743

Stezie95 wrote: Nice catch. I saw the plaque in that image, but I could barely make out what was on it. Yeah, I agree that 'Girls' is a better localisation.

'Private' is still a bit iffy. In the Japanese, what does private mean in this context? My understanding of private schools are the ones where students pay tuition, as opposed to public, government schools that are free.

Sorry if I'm getting nitpicky. I don't know any Japanese myself, but one of my biggest interests is localisation and communication, so I like it when challenges like this come up. In fact, I am not Japanese, either. I can understand the plaque easier because I am Chinese, and Japanese and Chinese written languages have something in common.

As to the problem of private schools, the only source I can refer to is that Wikipedia indicates that Private Schools in Japan are opposite to public or government-funded schools, which are indicated to be free. Please refer to Wikipedia: Secondary Education in Japan.

Greeneese (talk) 16:07, August 17, 2015 (UTC)