What’s It Like Being An International Student In Japan In 2021? | Street Interview
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- Did you know that there are around 300,000 international students in Japan? Why do they come to Japan to study and what’s it like studying in Japan in 2021, especially during COVID-19? Let’s hit the streets of Tokyo to find out.
0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Reasons for studying in Japan
3:22 - Required level of Japanese skills
4:13 - Stereotypes about international students
6:36 - Differences between studying in Japan vs your home country
9:42 - Challenges of being an international student in Japan
11:53 - Impact of COVID-19 on studies
14:54 - Working in Japan after Graduation
16:27 - Advice for those interested in studying in Japan
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International students enrolled in universities and language schools are still not allowed to enter japan for over a year now. It would be great if you could interview them to know their struggle of attending online classes in different time zone. Hope you can raise awareness about their situation.
Are you sure ? I know couple of people just got to Japan like last year November 2020 for language school in Tokyo .
Students and workers too.
@@anhq.d4705 If you got a visa after January you cant enter
@@akselsgh7 C'est partiellement vrai ce qu'a écrit @Den A. Pour l'instant et jusqu'à nouvel ordre, personne ne peut entrer au japon à part les athlètes olympiques, les enfants et époux(se) de Japonais et les personnes devant travailler dans les services médicaux. Et les personnes ayant déjà été au Japon avant le 31 août 2020 et dont le visa a expiré pendant le temps où ils étaient à l'étranger.
For all saying that OP’s comment was false, I am telling you it is not. As I am one of those students that are affected. Also, Go to go go nihon’s latest upload regarding enrolled students for April intake that is still not allowed to come to Japan hence taking their online classes. Lucky for those who were delayed last April but was able to come to Japan around November then they imposed a ban again this January.
That guy from Bangladesh gives me good vibes and he looks like a pretty chill guy. Wishing all the best to all the international students in Japan and all around the world
Yes very true
Bangladeshi here😁💖🇧🇩🇧🇩
bengali here
until you see his fridge
🇧🇩 x 🇯🇵 both have similar flags😁
Right now international students are banned from entering Japan. Priority is given to Olympic athletes. They can even come to Japan without 2 weeks quarantine. As an international student i wake up every day at 2 am and study until 10 or 12. It’s very tiring. Also because of a ban I couldn’t choose the subjects I wanted to study, as other students who are currently in Japan. Please rise the awareness of international students situation. We have to fight for our right to study in 2021. It’s ridiculous
I feel ya
Huh? Fight for what
@@waterpen8299 nothing lol
Stop whining! and be glad you have the opportunity to study over there!
@@nathanmerritt1581 isn't it the point that we can't study over there? 😑
First time hearing a Mongolian student on Asian boss! Love it haha
You know zeus esports lol
Харин тийн тээ хаха
@@pqnatsagdorj8691 eyyy senuu hahaha
@@pinkitydinkity6550 Sainuu 👋
Agreed. I'd like to learn more about Mongolia.
Thousands of us international students are being prevented from entering Japan currently. Even though we hold Certificates of Eligibility from the government, we are not able to obtain visas due to the border being closed. Yet several hundred thousand Olympians and family members are being prioritized over us.
thats to be expected tho
you might be carrying the covid variant. Better safe than sorry
@@nafets6265 I am vaccinated, and I'd go through the 14 day quarantine. I'd also have to take a covid test before and after my flight. So, no.
@@egotist8162 well, its their protocol. They have the ability to decide which better for them. Even if you say "NO, they should let me in", it will not give you the entitlement of free pass even if you undergo quarantine, unless they change their covid regulation and include a lenient inclusion of passage for vaccinated foreigners. Its on their hand, not the international students sentiments
@@nafets6265 actually, returning Japanese people (who routinely flout quarantine rules) are to blame for bringing the variants back. No cases of Covid have ever been tied to international students. You might know that if Asian Boss had done its job with this video.
I arrived in Japan on New Year eve of 2020, barely scraping by in the last couple days that the border was temporarily open for international students. I feel so sad for students who didn’t get their visas and now can’t enter! Absolutely terrible and hope that it gets better for them....
Same. What’s happening to our friends and colleagues is unacceptable-I can’t believe some of the people in the comments section are defending the Japanese government. Shame on all of them!
@@robertschrader It's not about defending the Japanese govt but the fact that governments around the world have the right to mandate rules/laws to protect the country n its citizens as they see fit. This pandemic is unprecedented n the situation is fluid.
Australia has not pemitted all its own citizems back either... citing quarantine constraints.
As guests of a country, one can only abide by its rules or refrain from going.
@CIA Students should be exempted from such Visa restrictions and be given a quarantine period after entering. This just seems unusually rigid and stupid
yeah still waiting for that visa 🥲 since January
@@jonsnow1055 Unfortunately...there are also countries who do not even allow its own citizen home, unreasonable or rigid as it is.
International students are currently banned form Japan and need to wake up at 2AM to catch up with online classes while 200,000 olympic related people are about to come in Japan. What do you think about this?
It is what it is
Not really “about to”. Arent the olympics later this year
@@ciello___8307 Athletes are entering early because they need to train in Japan before the actual games. Oh, and may I add that they will not have to quarantine?
Funny
@@outsidejapan5746 that is pretty crazy. Im a fan of racing and some foreign drivers that are racing supposed to be racing in japan are having visa issues. Its crazy that athletes have been granted easy access. The olympics are really corrupt. Money talks I guess
As they briefly talked about, new international students are not allowed into japan and haven’t been allowed into japan since march 2020, with the exception of a few MEXT students who got to enter back in October 2020. My fellow classmates and i are taking our classes via zoom at 2am-10am in our home country every night and have done so now for quite a while. The Japanese government are now gonna allow nearly 200k athletes, their families and media in to the country for the olympics and they wont even have to quarantine!
There are so many of my fellow students who are currently renting apartments in japan and cant even live in them cause they are stuck in their home country, we are applicable for scholarships but cant get them until we get to japan, some even sold their belongings and got ready to move to japan and have no clue on when they get to do so.
Most of us international students, who enrolled during fall 2020 or spring 2021 have not been able to enter japan, nor do we have ANY information about when we get to enter japan, we are living in a hellish limbo!
I'm one of those students and I just want to say: japan let us in please!!!
It's happening in other countries too... Not just Japan.
@@ji1511 if im not wrong its happening to International students wishing to enter Australia and China too?
I feel the pain of international students not being able to study in their land of study very much!
Since this video was focusing on international students in japan, I felt it proper adding a comment here as I am an international student enrolled at a Japanese university
I’m one of the students as well :(
Not hearing even a plan for the international students breaks my heart.
It feels like our future is worth nothing
Well guys it’s not that your future is worth nothing, it’s just that every country in general prioritises their money, and I don’t know to what extent people will be able to travel to Japan for the Olympics, but that might generate a needed good amount of money in these COVID times for Japan, so they don’t want to take additional risks by letting you guys in, as some might bring back Covid to the country
Since 2020 international students can't come to Japan, even though we won several scholarships through hard work! We either get our programs canceled, deferred or we are force to attend classes at 2 a.m. at night. This is detrimental to our health. Please raise awareness
🥺🥺 I hope things get better for you guys 🌸
Why they're not change the schedule? like make it same with ur time zone 😢
@@benkyo5177 then the teachers would be the ones having to wake up at odds hours. It’s a hard choice to make 🤷🏻♂️
@@benkyo5177 Honestly it would be hard, since international students come from different countries with different time zones. But we cannot go on like for so long, the best decision should be to allow us in after several PCR tests and several days of quarantine. I wouldn't mind to spend money for quarantining even for three weeks, as long as this madness ends.
@@benkyo5177 In NZ we can have access to the recorded lectures.
I LOVED the alaskan girl! She seems so nice and wholesome 😭 She also said, "I want to hear what they (the smart students) have to say" and I thought that was beautifully spoken.
and the huge knockers are definitely a bonus
@@emperortgp2424 weirdo
@@greenbananas12378 I'm just speaking facts 🤷♂️
My students already sold their motorcycle, car, laptop etc and quit from their job to study in Japan. Right now, they are suffering because they don't know exactly when will they can enter Japan..
😂😂🤣🤣
@@mysterioussonu It ain't funny
@@zhongxina1175 for me it's funny
@@mysterioussonu and nobody else laughing with you.
@@mysterioussonu go see a doctor
I hope everyone is doing well. Stay safe!
Read the room, girl.
You have to repent to Jesus for your sins
Ok
@CIA You can do it, you're the CIA!
@@Paul-gp7hs you have to repent to Satan for your sins
damn an actual kyrgyz person in the video :O was wondering if asian boss could do any videos about central asia, most people don't even know these countries exist at all and it's such a shame, there's a community in south korea so it wouldn't be too hard to find people to interview
One thing is still a secret. She's osh or chuj🤔.
Facts, I wish Asian Boss covered Central Asia. It's already cool that they cover South Asia too (India), but Central Asia would be an interesting next step.
she has her own TH-cam Channel : Tokyo State of Mind
Yeah, I agree. But I am guessing the problem is with the dictatorship in middle asian countries. ( Especially mine, Turkmenistan) If someone helped Asian Boss to tell about our countries, I am not sure that person will be ok after or not ((((
But somehow need to tell about the situation to the world
@@yanaynarmon8943 WTF is OSH OR CHUJ?
I’m so happy they found people from Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia for this video! I understand that Asian Boss has limited resources (especially now with Corona and stuff), but I really wish AB covered Central Asian countries. Many people don’t know about them, while they’re really interesting places
agreed
The girl from Kyrgyzstan looks familiar I I she has a TH-cam channel about studying in Japan
@@toradoraa what's the name of her channel then?
Ikr really wish more about central Asian Countries, they reraly on social media or being talk
The girl from America is shocked at being paid a livable wage and reasonable health insurance 😂
I say this as a fellow American 😔
Also the cost of labor is higher in Japan because of a shrinking population and workforce...idk if we're gonna get a single payer health care system in America or if the incumbent players are just too strong. My mom thinks it will happen haha but idk. Having private health insurance means in practice it's very hard to shop for the best policies, and even then there are hospital bills that are out of pocket. This is just thinking about the health care coverage side of things. Then from a public health perspective we should be thinking about asthma, diabetes, heart disease, maternal mortality, reproductive health care and much more that we don't talk about bc were just focused on getting people better coverage. Similar to the immigration debate, we can't talk about other parts of the immigration system without addressing the path to citizenship for undocumented people first, bc that's the most salient immigration issue
The American health care insurance system is a joke. Everyone in the world knows this. I say this as an American.
as an american, im also shocked. i made $7.50 an hour at my last job, with no benefits. lol.
I finally have a great job in America that I’m going to keep while in Japan. It’s really unfortunate that American health care is so broken. Japan has national health care which is AWESOME, but it comes with a price. I hear a lot about how the doctors there can be… pretty ignorant. But at least if you don’t have serious illnesses you should be totally fine in Japan and take advantage of their national health care!!!
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Dang, thanks Asian Boss for constantly giving us these insights and those questions are so incredible!
so glad i didn't need to work a part time job while i was studying in tokyo.
I'm going to Okayama University this Fall of 2021! Not sure if I'm going to do part time
@@officialdarrenzheng will your school pay for accommodation ?
@@twizzy4285 no. I'm privately financed😭😭
If you have native-level English, I when I studied there for 2 years, I had a side gig correcting English exams for a national exam that paid really well and was only a few times a year....
@@twizzy4285 why ! Were your family paying your rent and tuition all the time for the program
Great video! Finding so many people from so many different countries must've taken a while, but you managed to get great insights from them all.
I was in a taxi, then the driver said " I love my job. I am my own boss, nobody tells me what to do"
I then told him to turn right.
damn
💀💀
"chacha, real smooth"
You're evil🤣🤣
Lol
These people are some of the chillest and coolest I've seen. I hope they do well in their studies!
Remember none students are allow to enter right now, spread the message PLEASE! They are stranded, having to study at early morning!!
none students cant come.
Lol
so what? its their protocol, follow it, or leave
@@user-fy6vx8gw2u 笑
@@nafets6265 yes sure easy for you to say but the year wasted by students and the money paid by their families is for physical classes and imagine the health condition of students who are attending classes at 3am.
asian boss deserves more hype
Actually as International student who should come to Japan in April 2021, I have to wait the lift border of Japan and follow my online classroom by waking up at 1AM (Switzerland)
We are few thousand people (also spouses and workers) in the same/really bad situation and a lot of them are waiting many months.
It becomes worse when we know that 200,000 olympic related people could go to Japan, even without strict quarantine. But others like us (long-term visa) can't not and have no news !
Do you now have the possibility to enter Japan ?
@@Niya20241 Unfortunately no. I'm still stranded outside Japan.
@@nghiatruong9149 :(((
@@nghiatruong9149 how about now, are you still stuck outside japan?
@@ryansony yes still stuck.
As someone who has been trying to get the opportunity to study abroad in Japan for a year this was very helpful!
Thank you so much Asian boss. We international students are completely being stranded out of the Japanese government's priority. This Olympics insanity does not stop at all. Thanks to that, thousands of international students are giving up their dreams and suffering from difficulties. As a prominent press, we ask you to continue to deal with this issue.
We don't know if you have covid-19 the risk is to high
@@wtf-id8tr welcome japanese~
@@wtf-id8tr They can get tested and then quarantine themselves, you're acting as if corona virus tests don't exist.
@@wtf-id8tr yet your government is allowing in athletes. Pick one.
better prevent the influx of incoming foreigners than get the covid variant. No, dont be entitled AF
This is awesome! I’ve been thinking about this for my eldest son :)
Love the breadth of views and nationalities. Another AsianBoss classic!
The man from Bangladesh was speaking facts!!!
Ikr he was good
Loved the video, thanks!
Only Japan among G7 countries banned International students. However 200.000+ staff, athletes, affiliate with olympic can enter with barely any measure to prevent virus infection!
Unfortunately more money is to be made from the Olympics than students.
So crazy. I feel so bad for those students.
Sir i think they can't allow international student to come because covid-19 cases is surge in japan...maybe they put the safety of students first...because learning can be postponed (I mean the age for learning is still long) but if a life is lost then the opportunity to learn is also lost... maybe that's what the Japanese government thinks...Meanwhile, for Olympic athletes, they are adults, physically stronger and have a stronger immune system than children or teenagers.
It’s amazing most of these people are not from English speaking countries yet their English is quite amazing.
There are lots of people in non-English speaking countries who can communicate in English because they've learnt to do so in school. What's amazing is that those students speak at least 3 languages - English, Japanese and their mother tongue. Cheers.
I ve been waiting for soooo long for thid video :) Gonna enjoy
ps: I m waiting for the Korean one
There is something so soothing about these videos
Needed this🙏🏾
Nice video, I will keep this till I can go to Japan for college 😍😍
It turns out that there are many struggle to study in Japan. This video has changed my perspective when I want to study abroad
Sir i think they can't allow international student to come because covid-19 cases is surge in japan...maybe they put the safety of students first...because learning can be postponed (I mean the age for learning is still long) but if a life is lost then the opportunity to learn is also lost... maybe that's what the Japanese government thinks...Meanwhile, for Olympic athletes, they are adults, physically stronger and have a stronger immune system than children or teenagers.... If the students die its meaningless lol.. think about it
I was supposed to go to Japan in September of 2020 as part of my Japanese degree, I've been sat at home doing online work from my home uni so safe to say I've had a fun year...
As someone who is planning to go to japan to study 3 or 4 years later, i hope that covid will be over by then 😔, and for the international students who are living in japan, hang in there and good luck! 🙏💕
Most likely this specific coronavirus will stay with us, just like the adenovirus that causes the common cold. I really don’t see the point of keeping people locked up and banned from activities at this point…it is selfish to say but millions of people die from cancer and diseases, so why must the whole world suffer to protect those few susceptible people to covid?
I have worked for a Japanese company for 7 years, so I envy the opportunity for them to study in Japan.
So cool to see fellow Kyrgyz countryman as interviewer at this channel, which I have been signed up for a few years.
For information, international students are not forbiden to enter the country for this summer normally. Since the reason of entering the country is educational it doesn't actually cause a problem.
I'm 17 and am going in Japan in August for 10 month, I will live in a japanese family and go to a normal japanese high school as a international student.
The organisation that allows me to leave are PIE ( French one ) and WYS ( japanese one ).
I also know that students like me already succeed to go to Japan even in the beginning of the crisis in 2020.
This one took all the things I wanted to say.
Thank you Asian boss.
I'm doing my PhD in Tokyo at Keio University. It is a great environment to study, I really like my university. It was awfully difficult to come here because of COVID19. Thanks for talking about us, international students in Japan ! :)
Hey Bangladeshi I am proud of u.....May God bless u..Best of luck
Not only international students are being denied entry into Japan, but so are families. I have been working in Japan since 2019. The last time I saw my husband was January 2020. Japan will not issue dependent visas, unless it’s a literal life or death situation.
Why do Olympic athletes get priority to enter Japan, but families can remain separated.
I can’t keep my eyes off that asian girl with the pink mask, her hair is so nice and she seems so kind
Man I’d love to visit Japan one day!!
Hello first time here 🙂 watching your videos 🙂 let's spread love and peace 🕊️ all over the world.. watching from Manila Philippines asian country now 🇵🇭🌹 god bless you all
I’ll let you know what it’s like: going to school online due to not being able to enter the country at 8 pm my time and getting done at 5 am, and going to sleep then. I’ve had to flip my enter living situation due to this.
Its really good to hear that " I am from Bangladesh 🇧🇩" in Asian Boss❤️ 🤗.
Love this
I wish I could be in Japan right now following my classes. But unfortunately, international students are still being denied the entry to Japan. I am from Europe so in order to follow my Japanese classes I have to wake up the middle of the night (from 2 am to 7 am) to follow the classes. This situation is getting worse and worse since we don’t have a lot of visibility by the media. We would really appreciate if you could help us raise awareness about our situation!!
I'm so happy to seeing my country people Bangladeshi here 🙏❤️
Happy to see a Bangladeshi student. A lots of Bangladeshi students go to Japan and other countries but 1st time I am seeing a Bangladeshi student in a community like Asian Boss💜💜
0:51 first time saying a Bangladeshi person on this channel. I’d never thought I’d see a fellow countryman on this channel
Being multilingual is impressive too.
As an international student in Japan, who could come in October 2019, after the pandemic started, life really got tough, mentally. But, I try to manage myself, and keep good health and social interaction with friends and family. It helps. As for the students who couldn't come, I have also several friends in this situation. I could only pray for them and to Japan to open borders. But honestly, didn't know about the rent payment, that is terrible.
What rent payment?
i liked the answers from the guy from Bangladesh, im from BD too so maybe thats why i liked him
this video is so useful because I will be going to Japan to study TESOL and linguistic next year. I am so excited and also super nervous.
I just moved here and the quarantine process was SO WILD. I shouldn’t even be here. I am forever grateful🙏🏻
How were you able to enter when there is a visa suspension? :0
@@pylyca300 I am an essential worker (instructor visa) I work for public school not Eikaiwa(:
Ok, I'm still even now really surprised that your schedule at a Japanese university (at least the ones they've been going to) is soo free and you can even work part time to cover the cost of it if needed and still have enough to travel. Now THAT would be damn awesome to do. That's got to be one of the huge perks, even if there aren't as much reinforcement lessons as you might like or would've expected after coming soo far. I'll have to remember this if I do go. Pleeease let the Visa situation change soon. It's creating waaay too much uncertainty.
And yes, I do looove Japanese pop culture very much and that is what first introduced me to the country in the first place in a more meaningful sense, but through that I have go on to learn as much about Japan in my own ways as best I can over the past 6-ish years and now have an equally huuuge respect for both. And that is why I wan to go and study there any any form I still can or even work there in a job that best reflects my love for this country. Be it in the entertainment media industry, or the more traditional arts and customs.
Of course it's amazing. Those people are so lucky yet take it for granted. I would love to set foot in japan.
Ooo this episode has very diverse ppl! Cool!
Sadly for thousands being an international student means being anxious, depressed and unheard. Due to the sudden entry ban japan applied in january 2021 international students are stranded and being kept in limbo. Many of us already have their documents prepared (including certificate of enrollment and CoE, sent by the japanese embassies), received scholarships or paid full tuition themselves. We cancelled our appartments and jobs, packed our stuff. Since January there has been absolutely no communication from Japanese officals.
Instead entry permit has been granted for olympic athletes (and their familes, sponsors etc.) and baseball players (no quarantine). Meanwhile lovers/families are not allowed to see each other, foreign workers can't start their jobs and students can't continue their education.
I, myself can't search for job meanwhile bc we don't have any timeline given to us and haven't seen my boyfriend for over 1 year.
I am happy for the foreign students who made it japan before the ban though. I hope they will collect good experiences and accomplish their goals. Also thank you very much for interviewing many different people with diverse backgrounds. Your still one of my favourite youtube channels. I just wished you would have also given us some attention, we have been trying to reach out to you for weeks.
You should look at the Vietnamese in Angola helping them grow crops, it’s be great to have an interview on this.
Kyrgyzstan?!? That's where I am from!!! Hello from Bishkek
I’m going to be honest, I had no idea that Kyrgyzstan even existed. First time ever hearing about that country. Lol
@@Name-jw4sj You're from India right?
@@ashaypallav4158 I am from the United States.
@@Name-jw4sj things you learn))
@@Name-jw4sj Kirgystan is one of the country that were created upon the USSR breakup in 1990
the first girl who gave an advice, was speaking nothing but facts. Western cultures really do fetishize Japan a lot
Hi, I am from Turkey. In the fall of 2020, I passed the first stage of MEXT Undergraduate Scholarship as the leading candidate from my country only to be rejected 4-5 months later via an email which had 2 sentences in it saying that I have been rejected. I had applied for medical school. The second and third candidates passed the secondary elimination with different programme choices. I was really sad for a couple of months but now I kind of feel better better because everyone is in a tight situation and no one knows what is going on. I wouldn't have been able to study with a clear mind like that. With that being said, good luck to all international students, I am praying for all of you!
Wow u got MEXT scholarship ?? Good job. Greetings from Indonesia
great interview questions and answers. thanks a lot for the insight! // super smart people; glad to see post-Soviet folks from Russia and Kyrgyzstan- go girls! greetings from Kazakhstan :)
p.s. scrolling through the comments section, -- my friend from Kazakhstan somehow managed to enter Japan in October/November 2020 for her master's studies at Waseda Uni if I'm not mistaken; she's there now, already graduated and found an internship/job. strange how it works for some and doesnt for others, strange
Since January, no new students are allowed to enter. Many students have a valid CoE in hand, have quit their jobs, moved out of their apartments in preparation for the start of their classes. Now we have to get up at 2am to attend our classes via Zoom and somehow try to get by. This whole situation is so frustrating! Meanwhile, people associated with the Olympics or pro athletes allowed to enter, even without the strict quarantine rules that are imposed on the few people that are allowed to enter country. Talk about being unfair!
I'm an international student who couldn't come to Japan because I was banned from entering. I prepared for the exchange for many years, got myself JLPT N1, saved money. I had an apartment and everything ready. 1 week before my flight should go, they dropped the whole exchange. In 2020 Then they took their sweet sweet time until the end of May to drop the exchange for 2021 as well. I was supposed to be a student and make an internship at the university to become a teacher. My future is very uncertain now because I still can't come to Japan. And I had to change my whole master's thesis subject because I can't do research in Japan. I have been preparing for this exchange for years, as well as planned on moving there to teach at the university and now I'm directionless.
Lol. I'm on my phone and I keep scrolling down expecting the comments to be there.
That girl with curly hair from Alaska seems so sweet and down to earth. She could be a nice friend for everyone
there are people from central asia. never thought id finally be able to see it from asianboss.
Fan of your videos from way back. You guys should do some videos in Taiwan. Let me know if you're hiring. 😁
The student participations part is probably sth that depends on universities. Here in NAIST through all my 20 classes everyone was very talkative and participating. However, Japanese students respect their professors to another level hence, they wait for a good timing and then ask. so yeah
Workers who have already received offers and COEs are currently not allowed to enter Japan! Being unable to start our careers , we are all under strong pressure. I’m hoping that everyone could help raise the awareness of this issue! I appreciate a lot for it!
I don't know when this was filmed but students are banned from entering Japan right now. For the third time now, my study abroad attempts have been cancelled due to their policies and COVID-19. Studying abroad in Japan has been a long time dream of mine, and I was even planning on pushing my graduation back for it, but I would have to wait a whole year, forfeiting my chance to get a better job in the meantime due to not holding a degree that I should be getting next week now. My future career was depending on my experience and immersion during studying there. Now I don't know what to do except go to a language school, but even that lacks the full academic experience I was looking forward to. I am really frustrated, especially because Japan only seems to care about Olympians rather than people trying to work and study, which in my opinion seem to be more important than sport contests. It's very strange to me that they were so fast and persistent to make policy changes for the Olympics when their country culturally holds so much importance when it comes to education, academics, and work. I understand that the Olympics bring in a lot of money, but so do international students and workers. I've lost a lot of time, energy, and money (and university grants!) that I invested into trying to study abroad for two years now, and I know a lot of other students who lost thousands of dollars being booted out of the country when the pandemic hit. I respect that they are trying to prevent the spread of the virus, but it's hypocritical and nonsensical to allow athletes in from around the world but not students and workers who are actually trying to leave a positive, long-term impact on Japan and build connections through their hard work. I'm personally trying to go to graduate school and teach over there, but my future is now murky due to the restrictions in place. All of my plans are scattered now. I hope that we can move towards safely reopening the borders soon, not to tourists yet, but to students.
I’m planning to attend Tokyo university but I still haven’t finish my bachelor. So I think in a few years, no longer banned but will be very difficult for me to get in because Tokyo university is very competitive like that girl said.
was literally debating whether or not i should pursue applying to doshisha university and then this video drops 😭
Can you guys do this for Korea too?!?
Japan should give entry permission to international students cuz they are suffering and losing there time money future plan just waiting everyday checking social media hoping for some good news but disappointment is all they are getting
My biggest regret is to not study in Japan when I was younger. Now I'm not in the age bracket of the usual international students . So if you want to, go experience it when your young & not live with regret.
Thanks for the advice.
You can still go and experience Japan! Maybe the JET program, or travel or work when things open up. Even if you're an older student, I think it's ok.
Thanks my g, now I feel motivated to try it. Can I ask you how old you are ? Because I would be Interessen to know what Agentur Ford an international Student would be.
international Student are not allowed to enter Japan since last year!! A lot of people suffering beacuse of this, they put their life on it selling their stuff, loan in bank even quit their job for hopefully can enter Japan. But non of us get some information from Japan Govt when we can enter Japan. Almost all media in Japan barely raise this issue. PLEASE Asian Boss raise awareness about this issue, it can help us mentally too.
First Bangladeshi in asian boss
Those are the ones who could enter the country. My boyfriend, who was supposed to start study in Japan in May, after agreed on doing a quarantine, enter with two negative PCR and to control and inform their daily temperature, are left behind by Japanese government. Olympic is a priority, not studying. He is having class at 2 a.m in Spain and some professors told him and his classmates that if they can not enter the country in May, they have to drop some subjects. He only have the opportunity to go to Japan 6 months to study, he earned his place, he worked a lot, and as the same as he, other people. Please Asian boss, help us to rise awareness of the students who could not enter and are still fighting to enter as soon as possible...
Studying is not tourism!
Asian Boss doing a better job at reporting the pandemic situation for university students better than my ACTUAL exchange student guidance counsellor and the guidance counsellor at Tohoku University IN JAPAN.
I like Singapore to move the weather is very hot but I can make it if I meet people who know a lot about the jobs and schools
I had a Japanese friend here in Florida up until a few weeks ago. She's much older than me (51), but we were becoming friends. Until she started becoming hostile saying, "I don't care about your feelings, emotions or anxieties..." When I asked her something that I didn't understand. I wished she didn't sabotage things.
Thank you for this Asian Boss! I am currently applying for a student exchange program in Japan for the fall semester and I don't really know what to expect in the coming months. Hopefully before the semester starts, they will allow foreign students to enter Japan again. I don't want to pay so much money in expensive dorms only for me to get stuck in my own country.
Hey I am planning to do the same but for spring semester. What country are you coming from and where in Japan are you going to study if you dont mind me asking?
Ooh!! I applied for an exchange student for this fall semester too! Fortunately if things don’t go as planned and I’m forced to stay at home I won’t have much problems with time difference since I live in the Philippines japan time is just plus one hour
I hope things go well for us!
@@Thrilz hello! I'll be coming from the Philippines and I'm applying for Sophia University. I'm still waiting for the results though, so hopefully, I do get accepted to the university.
@@michellenicolesantos Same here, I'm from the Philippines as well but there is no news yet from the host university whether we will do it online or allow us to go to Japan. I'm still hopeful that we get the chance to get into Japan but right now the Philippines is getting worse in its pandemic response which is why it is still banned from entering a number of countries.
Could you do the same topic but for international students in China
It’s ridiculous that they are not able to come back to Japan after going home and visiting their families. Atleast make them get tested and quarantine for two weeks upon their return.
Oh they already require that even if your country is allowed in Japan, kinda crazy that its still a no to so many countries huh
@@bluasterisk There are alot of contries that have the same policy. You can find it ridiculous but it's very effective to control corona virus in your own contry.
@@paulgotik well, they’re in theirs 3rd wave and in another state of emergency currently. So not that very effective apparently
@@bluasterisk these people already have valid student visas. Upon return, they can get tested and quarantine for two weeks just like Japanese citizens. I don’t think it’s going to make much of a difference if they let them do that.
I think we as a foreigner who work in Japan can re-enter the country with 2weeks self quarantine. But i dk about international students
the lady from atlanta is so pleasant :-) she seems really sweet and also her hairstyle is so pretty!!
Wow, i didn't expect to see my compatriot haha 🇰🇬
International Student in Japan mean from the South Asia like Nepal, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Srilanka which are in large number. Their are the one who accelerate the Business of Education in Japan.
Here in the Ph, even if you're graduated here it's so hard to find a job and Filipinos were accomodating when it comes to tourists even in job opportunities.
I’m confused with the border situation in Japan, my cousin flew to Japan in summer or fall 2020 (not exactly sure) to study and she was able to enter the country but a lot of people in the comments and even in video say that international students are stuck outside of the country. I mean students who studied in Japan before and left the country before Covid happened and were not able to re-enter.
i was planning to do my semester abroad next year in Japan but reading the comments about the Japan government and international students kind of decreases my hope of being able to do that…
Aw man, if you only they did this two years ago when I did my study abroad haha
Doing my study abroad this fall 2021 at Okayama University! Where did you go and what tips do you have for me!
Did you know that foreign students with new visas aren't allowed to enter Japan? It's been like that since the end of December 2020, and the Japanese government isn't providing any help or any timeline for opening. There are hundreds of students locked out of Japan who are homeless due to the border closure. All of them have to participate in class via online video call, and have to wake up at ungodly hours in order to catch class. Please spread more awareness about this issue!
Is it happening due to covid situation? Do u think it's going to get better in some time?