How language barrier discourages student exchange between India and Japan

Only around 1,500 Indian students are enrolled in Japan for higher studies currently and the number is even less for Japanese students who come to India for higher education. Indian and Japanese students prefer studying in the US and Europe than in each others' countries. These observations were made by Kaori Hayashi, Executive Vice-President for Global and Diversity Affairs at the University of Tokyo. She was speaking on the sidelines of a joint event organised with the OP Jindal Global University in Bengaluru recently.

“The reason for having very few Indian and Japanese students coming to each other nation for higher nation is due to the language. This is the reason we are now increasing the number of English medium courses at the undergraduate level in Japan. Once we do that, we hope t