Language schools learn harsh lesson as virus squeezes student numbers

With the coronavirus pandemic restricting social interaction and global travel, many Japanese-language schools are facing financial difficulties as new students have not been able to enter Japan.Since these schools are basically reliant on tuition fees, they are facing an existential crisis, according to people familiar with the matter.There are about 800 such schools in the country, at which student numbers halved to around 50,000 from some 100,000 in March due to graduation and other reasons, including coronavirus restrictions, they said.Japan has imposed an entry ban on foreigners from 1…READ FULL ARTICLE