Japan scholars urge fair treatment of foreign students over handouts

A group of professors in Japan sent a petition to the education ministry Monday demanding it scrap "discriminatory" criteria for foreign students to be eligible for cash handouts to mitigate financial difficulties amid the coronavirus pandemic.The petition was launched by nearly 40 professors after the government decided not to treat foreign and Japanese students equally over the support program.For foreigners to receive up to 200,000 yen ($1,900), the ministry requires that they remain among the top 30 percent of students."I believe it is important for those who are working in universities…READ FULL ARTICLE