Friday evening’s Asahi published a story on growing hesitancy among some Japanese students about studying in the U.S. on account of President Trump’s messages on Muslims and illegal immigrants that they feel undermine their image of the U.S. as a “free and tolerant” country. According to the daily, the number of Japanese students wishing to study in the U.S. dropped….Read more

Recent concerns over the safety of Japanese students abroad have prompted efforts by the government and universities to help students enroll in an emergency contact system.

According to a survey conducted by the Japan Association of Overseas Studies (JAOS; Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), some 64,988 Japanese studied abroad in fiscal 2014 using the services of 36 private businesses [that promote study abroad]. JAOS says the figure for the number of Japanese nationals studying overseas released annually by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology mainly….Read more

Nikkei reported online on Justice Ministry data that showed a record number of 15,657 foreign students landed jobs in Japan in 2015 after graduating from college and vocational schools, noting that the corresponding number in 2005 was 5,878. The sharp increase appeared to be a result of accelerated efforts by the GOJ and local commercial enterprises to hire more foreigners in….Read more

Donald Trump has made a number of remarks on immigration throughout the presidential campaign that are bordering on extreme. What will his policy be on international students, who are in one of the immigration categories? We will consider the influence of his policy on international students, particularly Japanese students.

A foundation set up by Tadayoshi Tazaki, the founder of JAC Recruitment Co., will launch a roughly 40-million-yen scholarship program to assist high school students looking to study in the U.K. for a period of five years. The program is one of the largest in terms of value to be offered by a private entity. Repayment is not required. It….Read more