Attracting Asian students drives expansion in country beset by declining population
Leo from Taiwan, left, and Ikuko from Japan walk together on the campus of Harrow International School Appi Japan in Hachimantai, Iwate prefecture. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
KOSUKE INOUE and MAYUKO KURIHARA
October 14, 2026 14:20 JST
HACHIMANTAI, Japan -- Prestigious British schools are expanding one after another into Japan, aiming to use the country as an educational hub to attract students from Asian countries.