Japanese students from Europe leave Japan one after another
Following the spread of the new coronavirus, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued "Level 2" of infectious disease danger information in almost all parts of Europe, urging them to refrain from traveling. International students are leaving Japan one after another.
Kosuke Fukuma, 20, a third year student at Waseda University studying at a university in Paris by June, returned to Japan after her university was closed and she was restricted from going out by the French government. I decided to do it.
Mr. Fukuma, who responded by video call from an airport near Paris, said, "I finished school at the end of next month, and I was going to be trained at a French company after that, but I decided to return home immediately. Yes, but considering safety first, I think the option of returning home was not bad. "
The Japanese government has decided to require those who enter Japan from Europe after the 21st to stay in the designated location for two weeks, and have decided to return immediately to avoid this.
Mr. Fukuma said, "I will wait at home for two weeks, so the situation will not change much, but I want to spend my time at home."
Takuya Yoshimura (21), a third year student at International Christian University, has been studying at Leeds University in the United Kingdom since last September, but hastened his plan three months and hastily returned to Japan.
Yoshimura said, “The spread of the infection at first felt like it was happening in a distant place, and I didn't expect it to spread rapidly to the United Kingdom. I couldn't even say goodbye. "
He said, "Even after the new semester started, I had few opportunities to take classes directly due to the spread of viruses, so I took classes online. I will continue studying after returning to Japan." Was.