Number of Japanese studying abroad students keeps decreasing

In 2010, 58,060 Japanese studied abroad recent research of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology reveled. The number has been decreased by 3.1 percent from the previous year shrinking six continuous years. It was 82,945 in 2004.

Numbers of Japanese students and their destinations

U.S. - 21,290(-14.3%)
China - 16,808(+9.1%)
U.K. - 3,851(-0.5%)
Australia - 2,413(-10.7%)

The number of foreign students in Japan on the other hands was 137,756 at the point of May 2012 decreased by 0.2 percent from the previous year.


ますます内向きに…海外留学、６年連続で減少　―YOMIURI ONLINE
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20130208-OYT1T01124.htm?from=ylist

日本人の海外留学６年連続減少　10年、不況や内向き志向で　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG0804I_Y3A200C1CR8000/


Educational expenses of Japanese family is 1.91M yen

Waseda University's plan for 150th anniversary educates global leaders

Japanese college students: Social media they use

A Keio University student dead after drinking alcohol

Number of child abuse cases hit the record of 248 during the first half of 2012

110 applicants for 1060 jobs. Welfare job meeting in Kagawa

On January 24th, companies' joint information session "Welfare Job Support Fair" was held in Takamatsu, Kagawa targeting to recruit health care and welfare field students and workers. 75 employer offered 1,060 jobs, however 110 people attended the session.
The number of job offers at the prefecture's Social Welfare Human Resource Center has increased by 70 percent from 2009 while the number of applicants has increased only 10 percent in the same term.


介護の人手不足深刻　１０６０人募集も来場１１０人…香川　―yomiDr./ヨミドクター
http://www.yomidr.yomiuri.co.jp/page.jsp?id=71705


Job cuts of foreign banks in Japan in 2011

Over 2.12M people on welfare

Japan 101st on WEF "The Global Gender Gap Report"

Annual income of Japanese keeps dropping

A Keio University student dead after drinking alcohol

Keio University, Tokyo

A student of Keio University had been dead in June this year after drinking too much alcohol at a club gathering.
The university had already disolved the club. The cause of the student's death is seen as acute alcohol poisoning.


慶応大生が多量飲酒で死亡　一気飲み勧め　公認サークルを解散処分　―MSN産経ニュース
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/121025/crm12102512350010-n1.htm