The Japanese government will call on the United States to mitigate any potential impact on Japanese students enrolled at Harvard University after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration decided to revoke the prestigious institution’s certification to accept international students
“There are many Japanese students at Harvard University. We are closely monitoring the situation with high interest,” top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi, who himself is Harvard-educated, told a press conference
The Japanese government “will take the necessary response” including talking with the United States, he added.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya told a separate press conference that the government has asked the U.S. Embassy in Japan to provide further details in a bid to minimize the impact on Japanese students and that the Japanese Embassy in Washington will similarly seek information.
According to the university, it hosts international students and scholars from over 140 countries, with 260 coming from Japan. China topped the countries for students enrolled at 2,126, followed by India at 788 and Canada at 769.
