This fair is designed to promote study in Japan by providing information on Japan's study abroad system and higher education online so that students hoping to study in Japan and international students hoping to enter Japanese institutions of higher education can select appropriate ones and achieve a fruitful study abroad experience.

Study in Japan Virtual Fair ("Virtual Fair") will be held 3 days each depending on the language. The schedule and the number of exhibitors are as follows.

[Study in Japan Virtual Fair Conducted in English]
Date	Time	Number of Exhibitors
Saturday, August 21, 2021	12:00～17:30	33 Institutions
Sunday, August 29, 2021	12:00～17:30	34 Institutions
Saturday, September 4, 2021	12:00～17:30	34 Institutions
[Study in Japan Virtual Fair Conducted in Japanese]
Date	Time	Number of Exhibitors
Sunday, September 12, 2021	11:00～16:30	33 Institutions
Saturday, September 18, 2021	11:00～16:30	34 Institutions
Sunday, September 26, 2021	11:00～16:30	34 Institutions

Target Countries: All over the world including Japan.

Target Persons:

High school and university students who live outside Japan and wish to study in Japan, college guidance counselors, international educators, etc.

International students who are currently enrolled in Japanese language institutions in Japan and are planning to enter institutions of higher education in Japan, the instructors and staff of Japanese language institutions, etc.

(1) Organizer:	Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
(2) Supporters:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, The Japan Foundation
(3) Cooperators:	Alumni associations, and other relevant organizations.

(1) Providing information on Fair website

We will launch a special website for the fair in English and Japanese, with information on exhibitors, a schedule of live sessions on the day of the fair, seminar information, video interviews with international students, etc.

(2) Live sessions by exhibitors (to be held on schedule in 2 above)

Each exhibitor will give a presentation on its educational content and strong points, followed by a question-and-answer session. Using Zoom, recorded live streams will be posted on the Study in Japan website for about one month only for those institutions that wish to receive it.

(3) Study in Japan virtual seminars

JASSO and each JASSO's overseas branches will hold the virtual seminars twice in August. JASSO will also hold seminars four times from October to November, 2021. These seminars will be conducted by the staff of JASSO or the teaching staff of exhibitors. The contents, which are designed to spark students' interest in studying in Japan, and Q&A sessions will be livestreamed on Zoom.

List of Exhibitors

(1) Study in Japan Virtual Fair 2021

[Study in Japan Virtual Fair Conducted in English]
Date	Number of Participants*
Saturday, August 21, 2021	18,568
Sunday, August 29, 2021	7,129
Saturday, September 4, 2021	6,099
Total	31,796
Number of Countries & Regions of Participants	115

[Study in Japan Virtual Fair Conducted in Japanese]
Date	Number of Participants*
Sunday, September 12, 2021	1,290
Saturday, September 18, 2021	1,033
Sunday, September 26, 2021	848
Total	3,171
Number of Countries & Regions of Participants	31

*Number of participants: The number of participants is the total number of unique users who clicked the button linking to Zoom at each participating institution on the day of the fair.

(2) Study in Japan Virtual Seminars

[1] Seminar Conducted by JASSO Staff

Date	Implemented Language	Contents	Number of Participants*
Friday, August 6, 2021	Chinese	Overview of Studying in Japan	12
Saturday, August 7, 2021	Korean	Overview of Studying in Japan	7
Saturday, August 7, 2021	Korean	Scholarships	13
Saturday, August 7, 2021	Thai	Overview of Studying in Japan	116
Saturday, August 7, 2021	Indonesian	Overview of Studying in Japan	279
Saturday, August 7, 2021	Japanese	Overview of Studying in Japan	51
Sunday, August 8, 2021	Vietnamese	Overview of Studying in Japan	43
Friday, August 13, 2021	English	Overview of Studying in Japan	93
Saturday, August 14, 2021	Indonesian	Scholarships	301
Saturday, August 14, 2021	Thai	Scholarships	137
Wednesday, August 18, 2021	Japanese	Scholarships	105
Sunday, August 22, 2021	Vietnamese	Scholarships	84

*Number of participants: Number of unique users

[2] Seminar Conducted by Faculty member / Staff of participating institutions

Date	Institution of Instructor	Implemented Language	Number of Participants*
Wednesday, October 6, 2021	Nagoya University of Commerce & Business	Japanese	114
Saturday, October 23, 2021	Jet Academy	Japanese	86
Wednesday, November 10, 2021	Kochi University	Japanese	177
Saturday, November 27, 2021	Kansai University	English	98

*Number of participants: Number of unique users