Region - Educational Research and Reviews

In 2017, China has become Asia's largest study destination country, but at the same time, the number of international students from Japan has been decreasing year by year. Understanding the factors that influence Japanese students' choice of study abroad destination is critical to understanding the reasons for this trend. This article takes Japanese international students as the research objects, starting from the development of the number of Japanese international students since the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, and focusing on analyzing the reasons behind the decrease in the number of Japanese international students. It has been found that Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, study-abroad policies, Sino-Japanese trade relations, costs of studying abroad, expected benefits, rankings of Chinese universities, number of institutions, number of Confucius Institutes and courses, and total exports of Chinese cultural products are important factors affecting the changes in the number of Japanese students studying abroad. This study also provides suggestions to promote the growth of Japanese students studying abroad, and improve the quality and efficiency of China's overseas education.