(Instructions) "Survey on the Status of Family Members and Others
Accompanying International Students"
Introduction
While international students are enrolled in universities or other institutions in Japan, their family members,relatives, or friends may visit Japan to meet them. To clarify the inbound demand associated with acceptinginternational students, the Higher Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology (MEXT) will conduct a survey on the status of family members and others accompanying
international students during their study period.
Please note that the information you provide will be used solely for the policy considerations of MEXT andwill not be used for any other purposes. Additionally, individual respondents or specific countries will not beidentified or disclosed in any reports.
Details○Response Deadline

By August 16, Reiwa 6 (2024) (Friday)○Survey Target Period

The period in question is from the start of your studies in Japan until
the present.

○Survey Target Respondents

The survey targets international students enrolled in Japanese
universities (including graduate schools), junior colleges, technicalcollege, vocational schools (specialized programs), educational
institutions providing preparatory education for entering Japanese
universities, and Japanese language schools.

○Inquiries Regarding This
SurveyFor any questions regarding this matter, please contact the company
listed below, PC Support Service Co., Ltd.

Company Name

： PC Support Service Co., Ltd.

Address： 5-2-5 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 154-0004

E-Mail： oct＠pcsupport.co.jp

Contact： Tanaka, Ohashi, Suenaga

【 Survey Instructions 】○ For multiple-choice questions, please select the appropriate school type, country, or region. For
numerical answers, select one cell per digit and enter the half-width number.
○ There are a total of 10 questions. If you select "No" for Question 4, "Did your family, relatives, orfriends visit Japan during your stay?" your survey ends there.
○ Please enter the expected end date of your study period.
○ Please answer the costs of stay as accurately as possible.
The following provides detailed instructions for each survey item. Please read carefully before filling out thesurvey.
1.SchoolSelect the type of school you are currently enrolled in.

2.Country/Region ofAlso, select your country or region of origin from the options provided.

Origin3.Study Period
4.Presence of Family,
Relatives, or Friends
Visiting Japan

Please use the dropdown menu to select "Year" and "Month".

If your family, relatives, or friends have visited Japan up to now, select "Yes". Ifthey have not, select "No". Selecting "No" will end the survey here.

5.Total Number ofFor example, if two family members stayed for 10 days in May 2023, one family

Visiting Family,

member stayed for 5 days and two friends for 3 days in August 2023, and one

Relatives, or Friends

mentor stayed for 5 days in January 2024:

6.Duration of Stay for
Visiting Family,

5.Answer 6 people

Relatives, or Friends

6.Answer 23 days

7.Number of Visits byThe stay duration refers to the time spent in Japan, not the number of days

Family, Relatives, orFriends

spent together.
7.Answer 4 visits
If family and friends visited together, it counts as 3 visits.

8.Number of Cities

For example, if two family members stayed in Tokyo and Kyoto in May 2023, one

Visited by Family,family member stayed in Sapporo and two friends stayed in Chiba in August

Relatives, or Friends

2023, and one former teacher stayed in Osaka for 5 days in January 2024:

9.Costs Spent by Family,Relatives, or Friends
During Their Stay

8.Answer 5 cities
If they stayed in the same city during a single visit, count it as 1 city.
9.Answer

Sum up the total expenses, including hotel fees, Shinkansen fares,and food costs. If known, exclude the airfare to Japan from the stay expenses. Ifunknown, count it as part of the stay expenses.

10.Purpose of Family,For example, if they came to visit you and then went sightseeing, check both

Relatives, or Friends"Visit to International Student" and "Tourism". If they came only for tourism

Visiting Japan

without meeting the student, check only "Tourism".