Fewer Japanese Studying Abroad
Over the past decade, the number of foreign students seeking higher education in Japan has more than doubled. In contrast, the number of Japanese students going abroad for their education is waning.
In 2008, 123,829 foreign students were studying at the nation’s universities and vocational schools–a 240 percent increase over the 1998 figure, according to the Japan Student Services Organization.
However, the number of Japanese students studying overseas has been on the decline since 2004, when a record 82,945 students sought education at foreign institutions. In 2002, nearly 46,000 Japanese were studying in the United States; in 2007, that number had shrunk to 34,000.
Fewer Japanese studying abroad
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Hi, there.
I see, I’ve never heard of that topic before. It was very interesting, isn’t it? In fact, I’ve NEVER been abroad in order to study English, so I’m eager to go abroad someday to have a number of “experiences”, not to study. ;D
Well, thank you for sharing an interesting topic.
Hi Rosily,
Thanks for the comment.
I’m glad you found the article interesting.
I think it’s good for Japanese to study abroad, because Japan doesn’t have as many people from different countries living there. So it’s a good chance to learn about other cultures.
I did homestays in Bolivia and Guatemala to learn Spanish.
My name is yuko.
Nice to meet you.
The number of Japanese students studying overseas has been declining recently. Is that right ? On the contrary, I thought that more young Japanese are enjoying studying outside Japan.
What you wrote here is new to me.
Thank you.
yuko
Hi Yuko.
Nice to meet you.
Thank you for your comments.
I thought more Japanese were studying abroad too. The article only mentions people studying at universities and technical colleges. So I don’t think that includes people studying at English schools or doing working holidays.
Have fun,
Aidan.