Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference on the morning of the 9th that foreign students will be able to enter the country by the end of May, regarding the entry of foreign students due to the relaxation of border measures for the new Corona. I showed the prospect of becoming.
As a mitigation measure for the border measures of the new Corona, the government will raise the upper limit of the number of immigrants to 7,000 per day from 14th this month, and will prioritize the acceptance of foreign students who are waiting because they cannot come to Japan. We are planning to establish a system that allows entry into Japan by utilizing the vacant seats of aircraft, mainly on weekdays when there are relatively few business passengers.
In connection with this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference in the morning, "There are about 150,000 foreign students who have not been able to enter the country even though they have been certified as having a status of residence. It is extremely important for us to build friendly relations with each other and improve our education and research capabilities. "
On top of that, "I would like to work on making it possible for international students to enter the country smoothly and steadily in the future. Considering that in addition to this scheme = framework, international students can enter the country with a general entry frame, a considerable amount of entry will be made by the end of May. I think we can do it. "