Regarding JASSO's scholarship business, there are increasing reports on cases where it is difficult to return.Some reports have misleading expressions. JASSO has decided to publish a data collection for the purpose of removing the anxiety of those who wish to go on to higher education and deepening their understanding.

　The data collection covers 61 pages and contains data on the status of loans and refunds so far, as well as the structure and mechanism of the scholarship business. In fiscal 2015, about 130 million students were loaned, and one out of every 2.6 students attending higher education institutions (graduate school, university, junior college, college of technology, vocational school) is using it. report.Regarding the refund, the graph explains the current situation in which the delinquency rate for 1 months or more peaked at 3% in 2004 and has continued to decrease, and has dropped to 9.9% in 2015.

　It also introduces that it has set up a safety net centered on a return deadline grace system, a reduced refund system, and a return exemption system due to death or physical and mental disabilities as a remedy when it becomes difficult to return.

reference:[Japan Student Services Organization] For understanding JASSO's business