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Japan to tighten rules over foreign university students after Tokyo school loses track of 1,600 students

The education ministry said it told the Tokyo University of Social Welfare to stop accepting new foreign students on preliminary courses after the university lost track of thousands of students from overseas. | KYODO

Kyodo

Jun 11, 2019

The education ministry and the immigration agency said Tuesday they will tighten rules around the enrollment of foreign nationals after a Tokyo university lost contact with more than 1,600 students from abroad.

The move comes as the country prepares to accept 300,000 foreign students by 2020 under a program that aims to increase awareness about Japan.

The ministry and the Immigration Services Agency will disclose the names of universities they find to have breached rules around the enrollment of foreign students and ban them from accepting any more.

Japan to tighten rules over foreign university students after Tokyo school loses track of 1,600 students

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