Content japanese middle school subjects?

Question:

I know what kind of subjects the students have in the Japanese middle school.
Namely: English, Science, Social Studies, Health and PE, Japanese, Math, Biology, Music, Art en homemaking.

But now I kind of need to know what the content is from those subjects. Which topics do you treat? What for assignments do you get?

For example: Health and PE. In the Netherlands we only have PE what means we do work outs and practice sports like soccer, softball, basketball, hockey and much more. But isn't Health and PE in Japan a little bit different? Don't the students get lessons about hygiene too or something like that? Please explain!

Homemaking... isn't that only for girls? What do they do? Cook?

And about the other subjects, please explain what kind of assignments you get? What are the topics you discuss? Do they have homework?

I just can't find any information about this stuff on the internet... Please help!

It would be wonderful if it's about the 9th grade especially!

Thanks!

Answer:

PE: exercising like soccer, basketball, etc as you say.

health: You stay at a classroom and listen to lectures on our health including sexual matter.

Homemaking... isn't that only for girls?: No, it's for both boys and girls. Cooking, sewing, washing, etc.

Japanese: We learn next 1000 kanji during 3 years in middle school after 1000 in elementary. And how to read and write Japanese in general.

English: basic English grammar and reading.

Science: biology, chemistry, physics, geoscience

Social Studies: history, geography, politics

Math: many things to learn like equation

music: singing, playing instrument, etc

art: drawing, crafts, etc


We have homework as you do in your country.