Arrival in Japan: Applicants must definitely be able to arrive in Japan within two weeks before the first day of the course
set by the university in Japan (usually October) and the period set by the admitting university. (If the
applicant arrives in Japan before the period for personal reasons, travel expenses to Japan will not be paid.
Excluding cases of unavoidable circumstances, if the applicant cannot arrive in Japan during the
designated period, the applicant must resign.)
(8) Visa acquisition: Applicants must acquire College Student (ryugaku) visas before entering Japan. They then enter Japan
with the College Student (ryugaku) residence status. Please also note that those who change their visa
status to one other than College Student after arrival in Japan will lose their qualification to be Japanese
Government Scholarship recipients from the date when their visa status changes.
(9) Others: Recipients of the MEXT scholarship shall immediately return to their home country and resume their
studies at their school after the end of the period for the provision of the scholarship. After returning to
the home country, former scholarship recipients shall maintain close contact with the university where
they studied, cooperate with the conducting of post-return survey questionnaires, participate in events
conducted by Japanese diplomatic missions in their country, and work to improve relations between the
home country and Japan.