Japan’s foreign students struggle with high bar for coronavirus aid

Xiaomei Wang can no longer find work in Japan and her savings are running low. She is unable to return to China because of the restrictions on travel and she fears that if she did leave it would be very difficult to return to Japan and complete her university studies. So the money that the government has promised students to help them through the coronavirus pandemic would be a huge help. Unfortunately, Wang is not Japanese and is still not sure if she meets the criteria to receive the…

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