Legal Regulations Relating to the Acceptance of International Students
First written in FY2017. 12 of 22 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2021-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「In addition to gathering information, the Group is diversifying its channels for accepting international students so as not to depend on any particular country, including developing new channels in Asia. However, if unforeseen tightening of laws and regulations or restrictive measures materializes, tuition revenue may decline because accepting international students as planned becomes difficult, while response costs may increase due to the need to rapidly review the student acceptance structure, which could affect the Group's performance and other aspects of its business.」
As a response to the risk of regulations on the acceptance of foreign nationals, the Group explicitly identifies information gathering and diversification of international student acceptance channels through new development in Asia as measures. - 2026-04-10MaterialisedEarnings
「Our overseas locations have been affected by policies such as Australia’s restrictions on accepting international students, resulting in lower profit.」
Australia’s restrictions on accepting international students have materialized as a profit decline in the language-related business. - FY2026-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「In the overseas English conversation business, the average number of students during the interim consolidated accounting period was 95.7% of the previous year's level, reflecting the impact of the Australian government's tighter student visa requirements.」
The impact of regulations and their implementation relating to the acceptance of foreign students has materialized as a decline in student numbers in the English conversation business due to the Australian government's tighter student visa requirements. - FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「In the Japanese-language education business, the average number of students during the first six months of the fiscal year was 102.5% of the year-earlier level, following the strong performance in the previous year. In the overseas English conversation business, student numbers at the Australian English conversation schools had returned to pre-pandemic levels, and the average number of students during the first six months of the fiscal year was 109.4% of the year-earlier level.」
Against the backdrop of recovering international movement of people, student numbers in Japanese-language education and Australian English conversation businesses exceeded the level in the same period of the previous year, and the impact of entry restrictions has diminished further. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「The business environment surrounding the Company remains solid, as increased international movement of people has supported steady enrollments of international students at language schools in Japan and Australia.」
Enrollments of international students at language schools in Japan and Australia remain solid, supported by increased international movement of people. - FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「The business environment surrounding the Company remains solid, as increased international movement of people has supported steady enrollments of international students at language schools in Japan and Australia.」
Enrollments of international students at language schools in Japan and Australia remain solid, supported by increased international movement of people. - FY2024-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「The business environment surrounding the Company remains solid, as increased international movement of people has supported steady enrollments of international students at language schools in Japan and Australia.」
The document states that enrollments of international students at language schools in Japan and Australia remain solid, supported by increased international movement of people and the end of border-control measures. - FY2023MitigatedAnnual report
「As movement of people, including international students, has become more active in Japanese-language education and overseas businesses, the Company will pursue initiatives aimed at expanding these businesses.」
The document states that the business has moved from stagnation caused by entry restrictions to a phase in which movement of people is becoming more active and initiatives are being pursued to expand the acceptance of international students and overseas businesses. - FY2023-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「The business environment surrounding the Company is improving as international movement of people resumes, and the entry of international students into Japan and Australia is also on a recovery trend.」
The document states that international movement of people has resumed and that the entry of international students into Japan and Australia is on a recovery trend. It indicates a shift from customer stagnation caused by entry restrictions through the previous quarter to a recovery phase. - FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「In the domestic Japanese-language education business, students who had been waiting in their home countries began entering Japan from March 2022, and recruitment of new students also progressed steadily. As a result, the average number of students during the period in the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year was 159.0% of the year-earlier period, and both revenue and profit substantially exceeded the year-earlier period.」
Following the resumption of entry from March 2022 and progress in recruiting new students, average student numbers during the period recovered to 159.0% of the previous year's level from the stagnation caused by entry restrictions on international students. - FY2023-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「In the Japanese-language education business, international students were permitted to enter Japan from March 2022, and the average number of students during the period in the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period was 145.5% of the year-earlier period.」
Entry restrictions for international students were eased from March 2022, and the number of students in the Japanese-language education business recovered to 145.5% of the previous year's level. - FY2022-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「At domestic Japanese-language schools and English conversation schools in Australia, prolonged restrictions on the entry of international students caused customer numbers to stagnate during the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, but the restrictions have gradually eased and signs of recovery are emerging.」
Although prolonged restrictions on the entry of international students have caused customer numbers to stagnate, the restrictions are gradually easing and signs of recovery are emerging. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At domestic Japanese-language schools and English conversation schools in Australia, restrictions on the cross-border movement of international students have continued for an extended period, resulting in a decline in enrollments.」
The document reconfirms that continued restrictions on the cross-border movement of international students have led to a decline in enrollments at Japanese-language schools and English conversation schools in Australia. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the Japanese-language education business, the Company worked to secure revenue by providing online classes to students waiting to enter Japan while entry restrictions on international students remained in place.」
Restrictions on the acceptance of international students continue, but revenue is being secured through online classes. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「Even if an unforeseen situation such as COVID-19 emerges, if entry restrictions, restrictions on activities or other measures make it impossible to accept international students as planned, the Group's performance and other aspects of its business may be affected.」
The scope of the risk relating to regulations on the acceptance of foreign nationals has expanded beyond legal amendments to include entry and activity restrictions arising from infectious diseases, with the impact appearing as a full-year decline in international student numbers. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Entry to Japan by students scheduled to enroll in April 2021 was delayed by the reissuance of the state of emergency declaration, but tuition revenue was secured in part through the provision of online classes.」
Although entry by international students had resumed, the reissuance of the state of emergency declaration delayed the arrival of students scheduled to enroll in April 2021. The document also states that tuition revenue was secured through online classes. - FY2021-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「From October 2020, international students were able to enter Japan, and international students scheduled to enroll by October entered the country successively.」
Entry restrictions slowed growth in the number of international students, but entry became possible from October 2020, and the planned international students have been entering the country. - FY2021-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Growth slowed because international students were unable to enter Japan from March 2020. International students were able to enter Japan from October 2020, and a recovery is expected going forward.」
Although the inability of international students to enter Japan actually slowed business growth, entry became possible from October 2020, and a recovery is expected. - FY2020MaterialisedAnnual report
「In the Japanese-language education business, growth slowed because international students were unable to enter Japan from March 2020, but the number of students increased by 14.7% year on year.」
Restrictions on the acceptance of foreign nationals actually occurred, affecting performance through the inability of international students to enter Japan and slower growth in student numbers. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「In the Japanese-language education business, which operates 10 Japanese-language schools in Japan, the number of international students in summer 2019 fell below plan and profit growth stalled because of stricter immigration screening. The business has been recovering since autumn 2019, and the number of students in the second half is expected to be in line with plan.」
The document states that tighter screening of foreign nationals actually resulted in international student numbers falling short of plan and profit growth stagnating. It also indicates an expected recovery from autumn 2019. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「If, in the Group's Japanese-language education business, laws and regulations established or amended by the immigration authorities or the national government concerning the acceptance of foreign nationals, the Group may be unable to accept international students as planned, which could constrain the Group's Japanese-language education operations.」
The possibility that changes to laws and regulations concerning the acceptance of foreign nationals may constrain Japanese-language education operations is reiterated. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「If laws and regulations established or amended by the immigration authorities or the national government concerning the acceptance of foreign nationals, the Group may be unable to accept international students as planned, which could constrain its domestic Japanese-language education operations.」
Immigration controls and regulations concerning the acceptance of foreign nationals are identified as risks relating to the acceptance of students in the Japanese-language education business.