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Japan will welcome back international students

November 5, 2021

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Japan’s government is expected to announce new border measures that would allow the entry of international students, ending months of uncertainty for thousands.

Starting as soon as Nov. 8, Tokyo could roll out new travel rules, to be made effective within the month, according to early reports by national media.

The country will then start accepting visas for study abroad, technical training and business, Nikkei Asia reported. As of last month, roughly 370,000 foreigners were waiting for the border to reopen, with students and technical interns making up about 70 percent of them, according to the report.

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