They are six prefectures and 74 municipalities, according to a survey report released by the ministry on Tuesday.
The moves come after a law urging local governments to provide more opportunities for education took effect earlier this year. It calls on each of the nation's 47 prefectures to have at least one night junior high school.
As of July 1, eight prefectures--Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Hiroshima--had a total of 31 such schools, according to the survey.
Of the 80 prefectures and municipalities, the city of Matsudo in Chiba, east of Tokyo, and the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, north of the capital, are each planning to open a night junior high school as early as in April 2019, the survey showed.
News On Japan - Nov 26
Panicked passengers on a Shinkansen bullet train were evacuated at a central Japan station on Friday night, after a plastic bag containing suspicious liquid was found onboard.
News On Japan - Nov 26
A 29-year-old man has been arrested for meeting an underage teen girl, with sexual intent, after sending her messages, promising to make her "the happiest in the world".
News On Japan - Nov 25
Inui Street, the famed autumn walk within the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo, opened to the public from Saturday.
News On Japan - Nov 25
Nissan Motor Corporation has announced plans to transition all its vehicles produced in the United Kingdom to electric vehicles (EVs).
News On Japan - Nov 25
A JR West Japan train conductor has been arrested for secretly filming eight women in the toilet of the express train "Haruka" while on duty.
News On Japan - Nov 25
Tofukuji Temple, home to 2,000 maple trees and renowned as one of Kyoto's premier autumn hotspots, features the Tsutenkyo Bridge, and the breathtaking 'sea of autumn leaves'.
News On Japan - Nov 25
The strongest cold snap of the season has brought a dramatic drop in temperatures to northern Japan, where snow began falling Friday morning, with up to 50 cm expected in Hokkaido and Tohoku by Saturday evening, and a chance of blizzards.
News On Japan - Nov 24
It's Shichi-Go-San, the Japanese festival season for celebrating the healthy growth of children, with Aibo the robot dog giving prayer at a shrine in Fukuoka, on Friday.