Hana, 28, Malaysia

I hope to learn Japan as a whole and to spread the message about Japan’s beauty to people around me. It’s my way of value add and to contribute to Japan society as a student.

Robert, 26, USA

It’s my dream to study Japanese language and meet with my old friends in Japan. I want to learn more about Japanese culture and their lifestyle. I want to organize international business between Japan and USA to improve relationships between the country and strengthen connections.

Nathan, 25, USA

As a student I will benefit to society in Japan in the following fashion. I will uphold all ethics, morals, traditions, and immerse myself fully into Japanese culture. I am looking to become an international ambassador where I can absorb as much information about Japanese Culture as possible and bring it back to America. Additionally, I would love to provide an American’s influence to the citizens of Japan. By combining Japanese and American culture I believe it will further good relations between the countries and cultures. I merely hope to serve as an example.

María Mercedes, 37, Argentina

My husband and I are applying for july 2021. We are not young, fully grown profesionals that decided to begin a new lifestyle and learn the japanese language inmersed in the japanese culture. We are leaving everything to live this amazing experience. We will be devastated if we couldn’t go to Japan and fulfill our lifetime dream.

Fernaldy, 18, Indonesia

“I think that as an international student coming to Japan will benefit to Japanese society and economy because moving to Japan is not cheap and we sacrifice a lot of things to go to Japan. Also I think the International student in Japan will help the internationalization of Japan.
PS.
I’ve been waiting for it for almost a year now. I applied to a Japanese University and got accepted in December 2020. And right now I’m a fresh graduate from high school and I’ve been really looking forward to coming to Japan and if it got delayed I’ll be devastated and stressed out, so please we International student and workers just need a confirmation on when we be able to come to Japan and we will surely follow the Japanese Government requirement regarding the health rules and COVID-19 safety protocols. We International student and workers are NOT TOURIST we are people who come to Japan to study and work with the Japanese society to have a new start in Japan, also what about some of us who are already get vaccinated aren’t those get counted to?, So please give us some consideration regarding Japan border restriction. I also wanted to add a comment about the Olympic, if athletes can come why not student and workers can’t enter Japan we International student and workers came to Japan to study and work for years to come but athletes only go to Japan for a couple of months and then when the Olympic is over they go back to their home countries, so please I’m begging you Japanese government and and the Japanese people please hear me out this is our future and our life at stake.

this is my story
Fernaldy R.N.
from Jakarta, Indonesia.

PS.2.
My special thanks to Davide Rossi for speaking out for us I hope the Japanese government and media will notice us.”

Alexander, 22, Indonesia

maybe it is the time to move on and find another opportunities if there is another delay i cannot afford to waiting again for another border reopen. Because, im on my last semester at my uni and i need to do my thesis sooner or later. Therefore i really hope that there is a special measure for foreign students to come physcially to japan and we will surely do all of the requirement to make our arrival safe and covid-19 free

Maria Elizabeth, 23, México

As a student in Japan I know that I can generate better connections with my country and its companies, culturally and in the field of job development since my plan is, after studying the language for a while, to work with Japanese companies in my country in the field of engineering and development.

Marike, 37, South Africa

Another delay will set my plan back even further (I already had a year delay before I even applied, due to other circumstances). I’m not getting younger and the road to my end goal is long. (Becoming a translator) The delays and travel ban have been very stressful as each time it pushes back my timeline. Luckily the school I’ll be attending is doing everything they can to let us attend. They will be starting the term off with online classes, for those who are not able to enter yet. This however, means I’ll have to attend classes at 2am in the morning due to the time difference.

Jace, 23, United States

Ever since I was young I’ve always been interested in Japanese culture and after a two week home stay in highschool I knew I wanted to one day return to and live and work in Japan. To this end I went to college for a degree in Engineering for a technical high skilled degree. And now that I’ve finally graduated I’m hit with the curve ball of a lifetime and may not be able to follow my life long dream after over five years of waiting.

Tashe, 24, Malaysia

I had to study my master degree in japanese and thats why I need to learn japanese to be successfully admitted to graduate school. Im afraid i will fail the entrance exam as i didnt understand japanese well.