This study looks at the present situation of the Japanese part-time school in Bali (Indonesia) and examines the language and cultural acquisition of some Japanese-Indonesian children. The subjects were 29 Japanese-Indonesian children (10-18 years old) at the Japanese part-time school in Bali, each one\u27s Japanese parent, and seven schoolteachers. The "Cultural Anthropological-Clinical Psychological Approach" (Suzuki & Fujiwara, 1992) was employed (1991-2001, 2 times per year, 3-6 weeks each). Results: 1. Five major problems for the Japanese part-time school in Bali were identified: 1) diversity of parental views on education of the Japanese-Indonesian children, 2) lack ofJapanese language teaching materials for the intercultural children, 3) complicated management of the school 4) absence of school specialists, and 5) future plans for the school. 2. Four characteristics of language und culture acquisition of the Japanese-Indonesian children were identified: 1) predominance of Indonesian language and culture, 2) difficulty in reading and writing Japanese, 3) discontinuation of Japanese language learning, and 4) keeping an interest in Japan. Finally, it was pointed out that it is necessary for the Japanese to consider whether they regard those intercultural children as members of Japanese society
