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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">to study and live in </span><span lang="EN-US">Japan</span><span lang="EN-US"> at ease</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">May 9, at the Japan National Press Club, the press conference was held by the council of </span><span lang="EN-US">Japanese</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">Language</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">School</span><span lang="EN-US"> to support Int'l students after the massive earthquake hit on March.11.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The number of students studying in </span><span lang="EN-US">Japan</span><span lang="EN-US"> decreased due to the earthquake. The refusal or postponement of admission for April term was 30-50%. 70% drop will be expected for October term, which will also greatly affect universities and colleges.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Of course, the primary cause for this was the news concerning the nuclear accident. The worried parents stopped sending their kids to </span><span lang="EN-US">Japan</span><span lang="EN-US">. Some people changed their plans to study in </span><span lang="EN-US">Japan</span><span lang="EN-US">, with the worries that situation would get worse. <br />
The current number of int&rsquo;l students is 175,000, However significant decrease will be expected in the future. This will certainly affect </span><span lang="EN-US">Japan</span><span lang="EN-US">'s new growth strategy (Japanese cabinet plans to increase the number of students up to 300,000 by 2020) in great deal.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For emergency, the council urges prompt response from the organizations such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the following purposes.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The main purposes of the Council,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Collect and send Letter of Encouragement from Int'l students to the victims of the earthquake.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Recruit and send student volunteers to the affected areas.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Provide earthquake related information in foreign languages. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Petition to the authorities to ease the regulations to encourage Int'l students to study in </span><span lang="EN-US">Japan</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></p>
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