My life is standing still for over a year now. I have quit my jobs 2 times now. It’s difficult to find work for a short period. I’m living with my parents because I cannot rent or buy an apartment. My patients and flexibility are stretched to a breaking point. I’m willing to do everything from quarantine to vaccinations but Japan has to give us something at this point a clear date would be preferred.
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Ikutree, 29, Belgium
Ikutree has been waiting to enter Japan for over a year. Ikutree was ready to go to live and study abroad in Japan in March 2020, sold all her furniture, clean her flat, but just before she could take her flight to Tokyo, the pandemic started. She lived for months in an empty flat, trying to understand if and when she was going to be able to study in Japan.
Benjamin, 33, Germany
When I was in elementary school, an employee of the Japanese embassy visited our school and showed us a documentary about Japan and folded some origami with us. I was so fascinated by this country which seemed so different to Germany and my small hometown.
Sveno, 27, Swiss
Since Japan has one of the best health care systems and is a pioneer in using technology for medical purposes, we want to establish a connection to use synergies between our company and the japanese health care system. On the other hand it was a dream of mine to study Japanese language and it’s culture since I was a little boy.
Larissa, 24, Germany
Japan has guaranteed access to 200,000 athletes from around the world plus related staff and families but has forgotten international students who are now left in limbo and don’t know if/when they will be able to enter Japan.
Adeline, 32, Australia
This is the first step to rebuilding my life in Japan. This is the first step to be properly integrated into Japanese society and reuniting with my loved one there again. I want to be a bridge between Japan and the rest of the world.
Ellis, 23, England
I will talk about the situation of international students and workers that are waiting to enter Japan for over 1 year. Many of the Japanese people I spoke with, unfortunately, don’t even know that at the moment foreign students or workers that are not already leaving in Japan CAN NOT enter the country. So I do this video in Japanese because I want Japanese to watch it and understand how miserable is the situation of international students and also I would like to hear in the comments what they think about the situation.
Khalid, 23, Morocco
A loss of hope, emotional breadkdown, devastating effect on my academic path and a severe hit in finances.
Iris, 29, Netherlands
My life is standing still for over a year now. I have quite my jobs 2 times now. It’s not easy to find work for a short periode. I’m living with my parents because I cannot rent or buy a apartment. My patients and flexibility are stretched to a breaking point. I’m willing to do everything from quarantine to vaccinations but japan has to start giving us something at this point a clear date would be preferred. For now I probably have to look again for a new job… since there I no sight on entering japan any time soon. It makes me really sad and frustrated
Zuzanna, 30, Poland
It is very tough as the situation affect me mentaly, but waiting is not as difficult when you know how long you have to wait. Being left in a dark with no real hopes makes me feel demotivated and unwanted by the country i love the most. Students are willing to quarantine and follow all safety measures. It feels hurtful and unfair to be a holder of Certificate of eligibility waiting and risking it’s expiring is incredibly stressful and depressing.