[6] María Dolores Mónica Palma Mora, author of De tierras extrañas: un estudio sobre las inmigración en México, 1950–1990, wrote that the school is a "central institution in the life" of the Japanese Mexican group.

[7] Chizuko Hōgen Watanabe (千鶴子・ホーゲン・渡邊),[8][9] the author of the master's thesis "The Japanese Immigrant Community in Mexico Its History and Present" at the California State University, Los Angeles, stated that Japanese parents chose the school because they wanted to "maintain their ethnic identity and pride, to implant a spiritual heritage that they claim is the basis for success, and to establish close ties with other Nikkei children who live in distant areas.

[14] The proposals to build the school were controversial in the Mexico City Nikkei community, and Watanabe stated that the school's importance and that of the Asocación Mexicana Japonesa "is indicated by the fact that the establishment and management of them has been the source of much strife among the community members.

[16] Watanabe stated that after the Liceo Mexicano Japones was completed, "the antagonism subsided and unity in the community seems to prevail at present.

"[17] The founding of the school occurred after a visit to Mexico by Prime Minister of Japan Kakuei Tanaka.

[6] The Nisei in Mexico were the primary party who had the school built because they wanted their children to have the Japanese cultural heritage.

[6] Daniel M. Masterson, author of The Japanese in Latin America, wrote that it "became one of the most prestigious schools" in Mexico.

At the time the Mexican government was expanding trade with Japan,[21][22] and Japanese influence was increasing in Mexico.

Classes offered include art, Japanese calligraphy, judo, karate, music, and the tea ceremony.

The ranking had over 380 university academics and company directors evaluating 67 private schools in Mexico City.

[35] The architects of the campus were Mexicans, Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and Manuel Rosen Morrison.

[38][39] The school has athletic facilities for several sports, including aikido, basketball, dance, karate, and kendo.

[42] The children of President of Mexico Carlos Salinas de Gortari attended Liceo Mexicano Japonés.