On March 2020, 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised the level of infectious disease risk information to level 31 (recommendation to stop travel) for 49 countries / regions, and level 3 (unnecessary) for the entire world except level 3 countries / regions. Please stop traveling suddenly.)Along with this, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has updated the page "To Japanese students studying abroad in various countries around the world" posted on the website on March 2st.We are calling on Japanese students studying abroad to check the latest information on immigration regulations and quarantine measures in each country and to take all possible measures to prevent infection.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, more than 10 infected people are suspected to have been infected overseas and imported into Japan every day for the past 10 days, and these returnees / immigrants have been confirmed to be positive in Japan. In late March, one in four people accounted for the total number of cases.Therefore, those who are planning to return to Japan are calling for careful confirmation of the message from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.In addition, we are requesting Japanese students who are studying abroad and the university to which they belong to cooperate with them so that they can register for residence notifications and registrations at the cash register, and keep in touch with the latest information at any time.
The Japan Student Services Organization, which provides scholarships for the "Study Abroad Support System" and "Tobitate! Study Abroad JAPAN Japan Representative Program," initially announced that it was not covered by the scholarship, and students expressed concern. Japanese students studying abroad in Level 2 countries / regions will continue to receive the scholarship conditionally.In addition, we have started accepting emergency scholarships for type XNUMX scholarships (overseas) in the event of sudden changes in households due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection.
Please refer to the link below for the latest information.
reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] To Japanese students studying abroad in various countries around the world (updated March XNUMX)
【Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare] Strengthening border measures for the new coronavirus in Japan (message from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)
[Japan Student Services Organization]Response to new coronavirus infection (updated at 3:31 on March 19)
