According to a summary by the Japan Student Services Organization, the number of foreign students as of May 2020 and the number of Japanese students studying abroad in 5 have both decreased significantly.Travel restrictions in each country due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection have had a major impact.

 According to the Ministry of Education, the number of foreign students nationwide is 2020 as of May 5.It decreased by 27% compared to the previous year.China has the highest number of international students, with 9,597, followed by Vietnam with 10.4, Nepal with 12, South Korea with 1,845, and Taiwan with 6.The number of international students in the top five countries / regions was also 2,233 to 2% lower than the previous year.

 In terms of the number of international students by enrollment stage, doctoral courses increased by 9.9%, master courses including professional degree courses increased by 1.3%, and undergraduate and junior colleges increased by 3.2%, but non-regular courses in graduate schools increased by 32.8%, and undergraduate and junior colleges. Non-regular courses have decreased significantly by 54.6%.

 The number of Japanese students studying abroad as known by domestic universities is 2019 in FY10.It was 7,346% lower than the previous year.The top study abroad destinations are 6.8 in the United States.This is followed by Australia with 1, Canada with 8,138, South Korea with 9,594, and the United Kingdom with 9,324.All are below the previous year, except that the UK has increased by 7,235% from the previous year.

 On the other hand, when the number of Japanese overseas students is aggregated from the 2018 statistics of the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development), UNESCO, and the United States Institute of International Education, the number of Japanese overseas students is 0.5, which is 5% higher than the previous year, and the study abroad destinations are the United States and China. , Taiwan was the most common.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] "Survey on the enrollment status of foreign students" and "Number of Japanese students studying abroad" (PDF)

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