{"id":16162,"date":"2020-07-15T14:29:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T21:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16162"},"modified":"2020-07-15T14:29:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T21:29:21","slug":"japans-national-universities-call-on-the-education-ministry-to-protect-intl-students-from-expulsion-and-exclusion-a-report-from-debito-org-reader-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16162","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s National Universities call on the Education Ministry to protect int&#8217;l students from expulsion and exclusion (a report from Debito.org Reader Mark)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Books, eBooks, and more from Debito Arudou, Ph.D. (click on icon):<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/handbook.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11452\" title=\"Guidebookcover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Guidebookcover.jpg\" alt=\"Guidebookcover.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/japaneseonlyebookcovertext-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"japaneseonlyebookcovertext\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/handbook.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1298\" title=\"Handbook2ndEdcover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Handbook2ndEdcover.jpg\" alt=\"Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants, and Immigrants to Japan\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/inappropriate.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8577\" title=\"inappropriatecoverthumb150x226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/inappropriatecoverthumb150x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#japanese\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1700\" title=\"jobookcover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/jobookcover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\u300c\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30cb\u30fc\u30ba\u30fb\u30aa\u30f3\u30ea\u30fc\u3000\u5c0f\u6a3d\u5165\u6d74\u62d2\u5426\u554f\u984c\u3068\u4eba\u7a2e\u5dee\u5225\u300d\uff08\u660e\u77f3\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemabstruso.de\/strawberries\/main.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2735\" title=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sourstrawberriesavatar.jpg\" alt=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?cat=32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4921\" title=\"debitopodcastthumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/debitopodcastthumb.jpg\" alt=\"debitopodcastthumb\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=12473\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-12474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/FodorsJapan2014cover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"FodorsJapan2014cover\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUPDATES ON TWITTER: arudoudebito<br \/>\nDEBITO.ORG PODCASTS on iTunes, subscribe free<br \/>\n&#8220;LIKE&#8221; US on Facebook at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/debitoorg\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/debitoorg<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/embeddedrcsmJapan\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/embeddedrcsmJapan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/handbookimmigrants\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/handbookimmigrants<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JapaneseOnlyTheBook\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JapaneseOnlyTheBook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BookInAppropriate\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BookInAppropriate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hi Blog. Mark, a graduate student at a Japanese university, sends word that Tokyo University&#8217;s International Student Support Group has been doing its job assisting its NJ students, noting that the\u00a0Japan Association of National Universities has made demands to the Ministry of Education clearly advocating on behalf of international students in Japan. \u00a0The latter on the national government to (ISS&#8217;s translation):<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) ensure that the international students and researchers who already obtain a status of residence can have the continued education and research opportunities by promptly allowing them to re-enter Japan. Also, it should be based on thorough infection prevention measures.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) promptly resume the visa application process at Japanese Embassies\/Consulates for international students (new students) and newly hired international researchers, carefully monitoring the infection situation in each country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, while this isn&#8217;t on the scale of what you get in the United States, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2020\/07\/14\/trump-ice-college-student-visa-rule-online-classes-fall-2020\/5437654002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a very large front of universities, states, and even corporations lined up lawsuits to defend international students from getting their student visas revoked by the Trump Administration if they were taking online-only classes<\/a> (resulting in the Trump Administration actually backing down yesterday, mere days after ICE unilaterally declared it policy). \u00a0But for Japan it&#8217;s a start. \u00a0And a rather rare example of organizations that aren&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;activist groups&#8221; advocating on behalf of NJ rights<\/a> (especially since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GOJ&#8217;s activities lately have been especially isolationist and xenophobic<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>And since these are Japan&#8217;s flagship universities, including Toudai, it&#8217;s a precedent and a template. \u00a0Bravo.<\/p>\n<p>Turning the keyboard over to Mark for his report. \u00a0Debito Arudou, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/<br \/>\n<strong>From: Mark<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2020<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>To: UTokyo Int&#8217;l Support Group \u672c\u90e8\u56fd\u969b\u652f\u63f4\u8ab2\u5b66\u751f\u751f\u6d3bT &lt;rsupport.adm@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp&gt;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cc: in@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Subject: \u30b3\u30ed\u30ca\u6c34\u969b\u5bfe\u7b56\u3000\u300c\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u300d\u5dee\u5225\u306e\u7406\u4e0d\u5c3d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear Members of ISSR,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(CC. Graduate School of XXXXX),<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I am a graduate Student at the School of XXXXX. I am kindly writing to share an editorial article published by Asahi Shinbun and ask about what can your Office do to help in this regard.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\uff08\u793e\u8aac\uff09\u30b3\u30ed\u30ca\u6c34\u969b\u5bfe\u7b56\u3000\u300c\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u300d\u5dee\u5225\u306e\u7406\u4e0d\u5c3d<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/DA3S14504839.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/DA3S14504839.html<\/a> (reproduced below)<\/p>\n<p><em>I found that the Government&#8217;s policy is an example of racial discrimination. It is the only country of the world practicing such discriminatory policy. As a foreign student affected by such irrational discrimination, I would kindly ask specifically how your Office can help in a concrete way.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A public statement from the University would be valuable and would be a reasonable request.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Although the Confucian tradition in Japan makes difficult for most Japanese to oppose a policy from the &#8220;top&#8221; (from a superior), such discriminatory policy affecting international students is so irrational that deserves a concrete action. Otherwise, Universities are being accomplices and the effort for internationalization would be proven to be false and shallow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I look forward to hearing from you soon<\/em>, <strong>Best regards, Mark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PS. More details about the discriminatory policies are available here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16095<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/<br \/>\nREPLY:<\/p>\n<p><strong>From: UTokyo Int&#8217;l Student Support Room \u7559\u5b66\u751f\u652f\u63f4\u5ba4 &lt;issr.adm@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp&gt;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date: Wed, Jul 15, 2020\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Subject: RE: \u30b3\u30ed\u30ca\u6c34\u969b\u5bfe\u7b56\u3000\u300c\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u300d\u5dee\u5225\u306e\u7406\u4e0d\u5c3d (Dear Marco-san)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>To: Mark<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cc: UTokyo Int&#8217;l Student Support Room \u7559\u5b66\u751f\u652f\u63f4\u5ba4 &lt;issr.adm@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear Mark,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Hello, this is the International Student Support Room (ISSR). Thank you for your message.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>International Support Group (ISG, that is in charge of University guarantor system, etc. at rsupport.adm@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp ) forwarded your message to us this morning at issr.adm@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp\u3000We are the university-wide office to provide international students with the support regarding their on\/off-campus life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We totally understand that the international students as well as all foreign nationals who have a valid resident status in Japan, have been going through very challenging times.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As you may know, university and its board members made an announcement to our international students dated on July 7, as follows. We sincerely concern about the students who are unable to enter to Japan and who are in Japan, but still have difficulties to take online classes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/content\/400142176.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/content\/400142176.pdf <\/a>(text follows, for the record):<\/p>\n<p>===============================<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear International Students:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The COVID-19 crisis has brought serious challenges to our society. As you know, the University of Tokyo has been offering classes online since this past April to contain the spread of the infection of the virus.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>We understand that many of you coming from abroad must have a variety of concerns. Those who have not been able to enter Japan and have been taking online courses from outside Japan must be particularly worried.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The following websites include helpful information for students. Please refer to the kind of support available as well as necessary contact information for you.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>UTokyo websites for students:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u25cb\u201cUniversity Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201dTo current students\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>COVID-19-related information regarding financial support, counseling, classes, housing, information for international students:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/en\/general\/COVID-19.html#id02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/en\/general\/COVID-19.html#id02<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u25cbWebsite for International Students<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Useful information for international students such as counseling services available on and off campus and contact information for international students:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/adm\/inbound\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/adm\/inbound\/en\/index.html<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>If you have any questions or wish to make any consultation about your academic affairs such as registering for courses, please contact your academic advisor or the staff and faculty in charge of international students of your school or college.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The University of Tokyo will continue to do everything possible to make sure all of you may continue with your academic endeavors. The University will provide an appropriate educational environment in which each and every one of you can continue with your effort to realize your academic goals, even in this difficult situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OKUBO Tatsuya, Executive Vice President in charge of Student Affairs <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AIHARA Hiroaki, Director General of the Division for Global Campus Initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>===============================<\/p>\n<p><em>On July 13 (day before yesterday), in light of our concerns regarding the current international students, The Japan Association of National Universities requested the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as follows. The University of Tokyo, of course is a member of this association.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janu.jp\/news\/whatsnew\/714.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.janu.jp\/news\/whatsnew\/714.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Full PDF here for the record: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713-wnew-youbou.pdf\">20200713-wnew-youbou<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><em>*We apologize that the request is written in Japanese, so please refer to the Japanese translation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>===============================<\/p>\n<p><strong>We (The association) request the relevant ministries to;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) ensure that the international students and researchers who already obtain a status of residence can have the continued education and research opportunities by promptly allowing them to re-enter Japan. Also, it should be based on a thorough infection prevention measures.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) promptly resume the visa application process at Japanese Embassies\/Consulates for international students (new students) and newly hired international researchers, carefully monitoring the infection situation in each country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>===============================<\/p>\n<p><em>ISSR also keeps our board members informed about the difficult situations that the international students have encountered. What international students\/researchers think really matters to us.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Thank you again for sharing your message with us.<\/em> <strong>Best regards, ISSR<\/strong><br \/>\nends<br \/>\n\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/<\/p>\n<p>Asahi article in Mark&#8217;s letter:<\/p>\n<p>\uff08\u793e\u8aac\uff09\u30b3\u30ed\u30ca\u6c34\u969b\u5bfe\u7b56\u3000\u300c\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u300d\u5dee\u5225\u306e\u7406\u4e0d\u5c3d<br \/>\n\u671d\u65e5\u65b0\u805e\u30002020\u5e746\u67088\u65e5<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/DA3S14504839.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/DA3S14504839.html<\/a><br 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