PRESS CONFERENCE
Filippo Pedretti, M.A. student at University of Padua/Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Giulia Luzzo, M.A. student at University of Turin
14:00-15:00 Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The speech and Q & A will be in English.
International students stranded outside Japan
While many nations have enacted border controls to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, few have been as strict as Japan, which has been virtually walled off to non-citizens over the past year. That has been particularly hard on international students, who have been refused entry on their visas to take classes at Japanese universities.
The lucky ones stay up late into the night in their home countries to take online courses during Japanese class times. Others have forfeited scholarships and years of their productive, educational careers. Meanwhile, Japan is two months away from welcoming tens of thousands of athletes, coaches and media to the Tokyo Olympics. Our guests say this policy is unscientific and discriminatory, running counter to Japan’s aim to be a global powerhouse of academic excellence.
How to attend:
Please register at front@fccj.or.jp with your name, the name of your media outlet, and FCCJ membership number. Due to space restrictions attendance will be limited to 20 people. Doors open 30 minutes before the event. Please sign in, giving your name and contact details at the reception, and have your temperature taken before proceeding.
How to watch online: https://www.youtube.com/c/FCCJchannel/live
Livestreaming of the press events will be available and video of this event will be uploaded to our FCCJ YouTube channel.
How to ask questions: https://forms.gle/t2Cb1VXypTBTo7MT9
Members watching the event online can submit questions for the speakers in advance using this submission form.
TV crew: Please make a reservation at front@fccj.or.jp. Doors open for TV crews only at 45 minutes before the event. There will be five positions available for livestreaming.
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