Government to encourage more Japanese college students to study abroad

By Ida Torres. The Education Ministry said it will be doubling its study scholarships for the 2014 academic year to encourage more college students to pursue studies abroad. The reason for this is so that more workers and employees in Japan will have had international experience due to their studies. In 2010, only 58,000 Japanese students studied outside the country, a large decrease from the record high 83,000 during the 2004 academic year. This is largely due to the struggling economy which affected families and increased their financial burdens. Instead of pursuing further education abroad, students concentrated on finding jobs to help out their families. Read more...