According to JASSO, 228,403 international students attended Japan’s HEIs in 2019, with an additional 83,811 studying at language schools.

Employers in China are offering recruiters huge bonuses for foreign teachers, as ESL schools in Asia consider how to continue recruiting native speakers after the initial hiatus caused by coronavirus.

COIL exchange programs are helping Japanese and US students prepare for the workforce complete with "global perspectives", according to program organisers.

The owners of the company at the centre of the Learn and Earn scandal were charged last month with 2,887 counts of forgery and 730 counts of larceny by deception in Thimphu.

Japan's outbound study numbers have remained steady again, but the country's destinations of choice and appetite for language studies are having a noticeable impact on where and what people are studying.

Japan has pledged to create more opportunities for international students to find work in the country, the government has announced.

Universities must take advantage of the opportunity to be at the forefront of global societal changes, but concerns remain over their ability to quickly redefine themselves, delegates discussed in Japan.

The number of international students gaining work visas in Japan after graduating from universities or vocational schools hit a record high in 2018.