Diploma (Japan)

[1] The first meaning is a Japanese original academic degree given to people who had spent more than 2 years and successfully completed a particular specialized course of study at the vocational school certified by Japanese educational ministry.

[1] This academic degree was established in 1994 to improve the graduates' reputation and to promote lifelong learning.

[2] This is called "Senmonshi"(専門士) which means a specialist or an expert in Japanese.

Its level is equal to associate or foundation degree given by the junior college.

This is called a "Sotsugyō Shōsho" (Japanese:卒業証書) which literally means the certificate of graduation.