**8. Conclusions**

This chapter compares the Japanese and Indian classroom management styles of elementary school teachers, who are often responsible for classroom management, and discusses why the Japanese style of classroom management leads to long working hours.

In Japan, the number of teachers taking leave due to mental illness has been increasing annually, which is very high, even by international standards. One reason for this is the long working hours due to the various tasks and workload placed on classroom teachers alone. These long working hours have increased the rate of

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absenteeism due to mental illness among Japanese teachers. Through a comparison of the classroom management of elementary school teachers in India, it became clear that one of the reasons for long working hours is the Japanese-style classroom management. The Japanese-style classroom management is an excellent system that not only improves academic performance but also promotes children's personal growth. However, it is essential to reform the leadership structure of teachers when adopting this system.

Before introducing Japanese-style education to the international community, it is necessary to clarify its characteristics.

## **Acknowledgements**

This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (grant number 21 K02477). We would like to thank Editage (www.editage.com) for English language editing.

### **Conflict of interest**

The authors declare no conflict of interest.
