An epidemic has basically changed the pace of life of human beings all over the world. Many people who like to travel have not been abroad for several years, and many wanderers who are away from home have not seen their parents and relatives in several years. Among them, a group of people who are even more helpless are students who want to study abroad.
As for Japan, the country's borders were closed due to the epidemic, which directly led to many students who were originally going to study in Japan who could only stay at home and wait for entry. On the other hand, many Japanese language schools also closed down because they could not recruit children.
Whether for international students or Japanese companies, the epidemic is a heavy blow. On August 29, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Minister of Science and Technology, Kazuko Nagaoka, had an online meeting, and the two exchanged views on the prospects for future higher education.
Kisha Fumio instructed Minister of Science in the Ministry of Culture and Culture Nagata to fundamentally review and modify the government's goal of receiving 300,000 foreign students each year and formulate new plans to further increase the number of foreign students.
As part of a global strategy, it makes Japan more open to the world and increases the flow of people, goods, funds and information between Asia and the rest of the world. Since 2008, Japan has formulated a plan for 300,000 international students, aiming to increase the number of foreign students in Japan to 300,000 by 2020.
To achieve this goal, the Japanese government has taken a series of measures from providing incentives and information to stimulate interest in studying in Japan to changing to entrance exams, admissions and admissions sites, developing reception systems for universities, other educational institutions and society, and supporting employment after graduation and graduation.
. In just the past year, in 2019, the number of international students in Japan exceeded 310,000, achieving the expected target ahead of schedule.
However, with the outbreak of the epidemic in 2020, the number of international students in Japan has also dropped sharply. In order to regain Japan's vision of being more open, the Kishida government has also re-established the target plan to recruit 300,000 international students each year, and further expanded the number of international students on this basis.
Not only that, Kishida also called for consideration of measures to improve the environment for international students and Japanese students who graduate from overseas universities and other institutions, so that they can play an active role in Japan after graduation and promote the internationalization of education. After the talks of
, Nagaoka, Minister of Culture and Culture, told reporters, "We have decided to start a new study next month and complete it at the G7 summit next spring. We will now start the necessary preparations."
However, this plan for the expansion of international students by Kishida government has been criticized by many well-known Japanese figures.
TV man Feifei, known as the "conservative commentator", said on her Twitter on August 30, "Prime Minister Kishida is reviewing the enrollment of foreign students and plans to increase further. Many of them are from anti-Japanese countries, and what are the benefits for Japan in the past few decades? The anti-Japanese situation will only get worse and worse... Don't give priority to foreign students anymore, give priority to Japanese students! The unpaid scholarships provided to international students are flowing from subsidies to universities controlled by the government."
Japanese people also said they cannot understand the operation of expanding enrollment for international students.
First of all, I have no idea why Kishida wants more foreign students. If the purpose is to let foreign students know about Japan and form future allies, then they wouldn’t find it strange that Japan prioritizes them over its own citizens. I think Kishida is too proud. If he really wants to give foreign students more preferential treatment than Japanese students, he should be the prime minister of another country, rather than the prime minister of Japan. I can never support Kishida because there has been no policy I can agree with since he took office.
On the one hand, it will expand its enrollment of international students. On the other hand, at the offline press conference on August 31, Fumio Kishida also said that from 0:00 on September 7, the number of people entering Japan in a single day will be increased from the current 20,000 to 50,000.
and foreign tourists who do not have a tour leader or guide can travel to Japan by booking a travel package from a travel agency.
begins entering Japan on September 7. On the premise of receiving 3 shots of the vaccine, nucleic acid certificates within 72 hours will no longer be required.
According to statistics from the Department of Management of Inbound and Outbound countries, the average number of people entering Japan in July was 14,000 per day. According to government officials, the number of people reached 20,000 in August in a few days. Airlines are adjusting the number of international and other flights to meet the cap requirements, and the government expects the number of incoming people to increase further as the cap is relaxed.
No matter what, it is a good thing for foreign students to relax their study conditions in Japan. Students looking forward to studying in Japan can prepare and plan in advance!
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