According to a survey by the Japan Student Services Organization, the number of foreign students enrolled in higher education institutions such as universities and Japanese language education institutions in Japan is 2018 as of May 5, 1.Compared to the previous year, the number of people increased by 29, or 8,980%, which is the highest since the survey started in 3.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the breakdown of foreign students is 20 in higher education institutions such as universities, which is 8,901 higher than the previous year.The number of Japanese language education institutions was 2, which was 571 more than the previous year.
出身国、地域別の内訳は、中国が最も多く11万4,950人（対前年比7,690人増）。次いでベトナム7万2,354人（同1万683人増）、ネパール2万4,331人（同2,831人増）、韓国1万7,012人（1,272人増）、台湾9,524人（577人増）の順だった。
On the other hand, the number of international students who went abroad from Japan reached 2017 in 10, which is 5,301 higher than the previous year. In 8,448, the number was 2009, which has tripled in nine years.In countries and regions with a large number of international students, the United States had the highest number of 3 (down 6302 from the previous year), followed by Australia with 9 (up 3) and Canada with 1 (up 9,527).
The number of Japanese overseas students calculated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology based on 2016 statistics from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), UNESCO, and the American Institute for International Education is 5.The number has increased by 5,969 compared to the previous year.The countries and regions with many international students are the United States (1,293), China (1), and Taiwan (8,780).
