Topics range from reviews of service providers and employment legislation to dealing with pandemics (bird flu, swine influenza) and natural disasters.
Regular meetings are held for heads and curriculum coordinators at JCIS member schools throughout the year.
In addition, council members often collaborate on projects, such as coordinating volunteer efforts [1] after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and publishing a book of teaching activities for Japanese classes in 1997.
Since 1872, schools offering an education in English and serving the expatriate community have existed in Japan.
At first, membership was only open to East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) in Japan.