Scholarships for foreign nationals will also be added to some students on “family stays”. The number of people living with the residence status of "Dependent" will be approximately 228,000 in 2022, an increase of more than 100,000 compared to 10 years ago.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will hold public comments for one month until mid-March, and will then revise the necessary ministerial ordinances. The new recipients must have graduated from elementary school to high school in Japan and have the intention of finding employment in Japan after graduating.