Activity report
JAOS 25th Anniversary Press Conference
November 16, 2016
Keio Plaza Hotel 4th Fl. (Keyaki Banquet Room)
A press conference was held prior to the JAOS 25th Anniversary Ceremony.
With Chairman Yamada and President Sone in attendance, Secretary-General Hoshino presented the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) findings from a January 2016 survey of 36 JAOS member companies entitled “Survey on the Status of Japanese Studying Abroad by 36 Study Abroad Agencies”.
JASSO findings indicate that: “more than twice as many Japanese are actually studying overseas, and that a large number of students had been overlooked”, in stark contrast to figures released by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The press conference was attended by 14 reporters, from various media companies, who showed strong interest in the discrepancy in calculations and findings.