The Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party have each compiled a resolution calling for the continued acceptance of foreign students and submitted it to the government over measures to suspend new entry of foreigners in principle as a measure against the border of Omicron shares.
Regarding measures to suspend new entry of foreigners in principle, the government is considering mitigation by comprehensively considering the accumulation of scientific knowledge on Omicron stocks.
Under these circumstances, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party each urgently reviewed the current measures, compiled a resolution calling for the continued acceptance of international students regardless of national or private expenses, and submitted them to Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno and Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Suematsu.
Of these, the Liberal Democratic Party considers that accepting international students is directly linked to national interests, and demands that people can enter the country smoothly with simple administrative procedures, regardless of the maximum number of visitors per day.
In addition, the Komeito will start the necessary application procedures in advance to ensure entry from the 1st of next month, and will continue to accept human resources and athletes who are indispensable for maintaining and improving Japanese culture and art. I am seeking.
After that, Tomohiro Yamamoto, the chairman of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Liberal Democratic Party, told reporters, "We will thoroughly implement border measures throughout this month, but after that, we would like to consider early, considering the new semester and the time of admission." rice field.
In addition, Komeito's Chief Cabinet Secretary of State Takeuchi said, "I have exactly the same feelings, but there are some who are worried, so I am taking it firmly and making adjustments."