Top 10 number of foreign students study in Japan (2002)
|
Country
|
Number of students
|
Percentage%
|
Government scholarship
|
Other/ Private scholarship
|
|
| China |
25,907
|
46.5
|
1,780
|
24,127
|
|
| South Korea |
11,897
|
21.3
|
749
|
11,148
|
|
| Taiwan |
4,085
|
7.3
|
-
|
4,085
|
|
| Malaysia |
2,005
|
3.6
|
310
|
1,695
|
|
| Indonesia |
1,220
|
2.2
|
531
|
689
|
|
| Thailand |
1,107
|
2.0
|
508
|
599
|
|
| America |
1,073
|
1.9
|
140
|
933
|
|
| Bangaladesh |
806
|
1.5
|
549
|
257
|
|
| Vietnam |
558
|
1.0
|
299
|
259
|
|
| Philippines |
497
|
0.9
|
324
|
173
|
|
| Other |
6,600
|
11.8
|
3,581
|
3,019
|
|
| Total |
55,755
|
100
|
8,774
|
46,981
|
|
Source: http://www.jeducation.com