Japan: 6,000 JAOS students overseas in 2021

日本：2021年6000名JAOS海外留学生

Just over 6,000 Japanese students travelled abroad to study in 2021 with Japan Association of Overseas Studies members, marking a significant decline from pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report the organisation has published.

日本海外留学协会发布的一份新报告显示，2021 年，仅有 6,000 多名日本学生出国留学，与日本海外研究协会成员一起学习，与新冠肺炎疫情爆发前相比显着下降。

JAOS surveyed its 42 member organisations, primarily consisting of education agents, and found that the number of Japanese students taking part in online study abroad programs outnumbered those who had travelled to other countries for study last year, with over 7,000 opting for digital opportunities.

日本海外留学协会调查了42个成员组织，主要包括教育代理，发现参加线上留学项目的日本学生人数超过了去年前往其他国家留学的人数，7000多人选择了线上的方式。

In 2019, the last year unaffected by the pandemic, an estimated 78,000 Japanese students studied abroad with JAOS members.

在 2019 年，新冠肺炎疫情爆发的前一年，约有78000名日本学生与海外留学协会成员一起出国留学。

Approximately 35% of the students travelling abroad to study went to the US, making it the most popular destination for Japanese students, followed by Canada.

大约35%的留学生选择前往美国，是日本学生最热门的目的地，其次是加拿大。

The report states that the number of Japanese students at these destinations was “significantly greater” than the number of students who went to the next two most popular countries, England (12%) and Malta (6%).

报告指出，以上目的地的日本学生人数 "明显多于 "前往排在后续两位最受欢迎国家的人数，即英国（12%）和马耳他（6%）。

“These programs had advantages over other countries in terms of the time difference and program fees”

“这些国家在时差和项目费用方面比其他国家有优势”

The survey accounted for different course types including degrees, language courses and secondary education.

该调查涵盖了不同的课程类型，包括学位、语言课程和中等教育。

Almost half of those studying online were taking language courses in the Philippines, with 2,430 students taking courses for under three months.

近一半的线上学生在菲律宾学习语言课程，有2430名学生学习了不到三个月的课程。

The report notes that these programs “had advantages over other online study abroad programs in other countries in terms of the time difference and program fees”.

报告指出，这些国家的留学项目“在时差和项目费用方面优于其他国家的其他线上留学项目”。

Tatsu Hoshino, executive secretary at JAOS, commented that the Philippines was “the fourth most popular destination for language travel for Japanese before the pandemic” and that Japanese students are beginning to return in person as language schools reopen in the Southeast Asia island state.

日本海外留学协会执行秘书星野达表示，菲律宾是“新冠肺炎疫情之前日本人语言旅行的第四大热门目的地”，随着这个东南亚岛国的语言学校重新开学，日本学生也开始动身返校。

Hoshino also noted that Australia is normally a popular destination for Japanese students, but border closures meant that no Japanese students travelled to the country in 2021.

星野还指出，澳大利亚通常是日本学生的热门目的地，但由于其边境关闭，意味着2021年日本学生无法前往澳大利亚。

Despite the steep decline in outward numbers, Hoshino was optimistic that outbound mobility is beginning to bounce back, noting that agents are currently “very busy” helping students.

尽管出境人数急剧下降，但星野对出境人数的回弹持乐观态度，他指出，中介机构目前正忙于接待有留学意图的学生。