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Available to:

• Those to whom at least one of the following applies, please inquire:
  1. You have difficulty breathing, intense fatigue, high fever, or other strong symptoms
  2. You are a member of a population vulnerable to becoming especially ill, including the elderly and those with underlying conditions * and you have a fever, cough, or other relatively mild cold symptoms
  3. Aside from the above, you have persistent cold symptoms such as a fever or cough
• Those with questions about warding off the virus, and about infection and ill health
• Those who have had contact with an infected person
• Those who have travel history in areas of infection published by the WHO

*Symptoms vary between individuals. Please call immediately if you have severe symptoms. The same applies for those who need to continue taking antiflammatory medications.

●Emergency Funds for Continuing Student Education

Financial aid for university students who have difficulty continuing their studies due to loss of household or part-time job income due to the coronavirus. Students in households exempt from municipal tax may be awarded 200,000 yen, and other students may be awarded 100,000 yen. This financial aid is available to students, includng international students, enrolled at Japanese universities, junior colleges, technical schools, vocational schools, and Japanese language institutions. There are details requirements for this financial aid, so please contact your school for details. Applications may be made via the school at which you are enrolled.