2016 Volume 6 Pages 83-98
The aim of this study is to provide considerations for a measure that will increase the number of international students from developing countries through the analysis of problems that students from these countries faced while studying in Japan. This study focused on and performed analyses on problems specific to students of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), which are countries that exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development. This survey was conducted among the LDC students via a questionnaire along with an interview in English. The results of this survey were compared with the Japan Student Services Organization’s foreign students’ study. The result showed that many LDC students are enrolled in degree courses in English with a scholarship, and their specific problems were caused by low proficiency in Japanese.
