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MEXT E-mail Newsletter Focusing on Schools for Foreign Students
16th issue：May 10th, 2021
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(1)Notification regarding countermeasures against COVID-19 at elementary schools and junior and senior high schools based on the Declaration of a state of emergency

MEXT has issued its "Notification regarding Countermeasures against COVID-19 at Elementary Schools and Junior and Senior High Schools based on the Declaration of the State of Emergency in accordance with the Act on Special Measures against Pandemic Influenza and New Infectious Diseases" (Notification dated 7 May 2021) in accordance with the Declaration of a state of emergency etc. For Further details, please check the following URL (only in Japanese)

URL: https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20210510-mxt_kouhou01-000004520_1.pdf

It would be appreciated if it would be utilized for the countermeasures against COVID-19.

(2)2nd Video interview of infectious disease experts about COVID-19
MEXT would like to announce that we uploaded the 2nd video interview of infectious disease experts the on the MEXT youtube channel, which contains the information about the status of infection of children with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or countermeasures against COVID-19 that should be taken in schools. Please look at the following URL for further details (only in Japanese for now).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOvf1-WfnRs

It would be appreciated if it would be also utilized for the countermeasures against COVID-19.

(3)Announcement of apply for the event “2nd Children’s World Peace Summit” from the peace piece project of NPO

We would like to inform you the announcement of apply for the event as follow from “peace piece project” of NPO

Name: 2nd Children’s World Peace Summit
Objective: development human resources who can play an active role in global for the realization of world peace
Date and Time: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 13: 00-15: 30 (scheduled to starting at 10:00 and dissolve at 16:00)
Venue: International Conference Hall of the House of Representative Members Office Building, Japan (2-2-1 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Recruitment period: April 30 (Fri) to June 14 (Mon), 2021 at 15:00
For more Information: https://peacepieceproject.com/english/cwps2021/

If you are interested in this event, please apply or contact directly after referring to the URL above.

(4)Others
To register or de-register to this newsletter, please send an email to the following e-mail address at MEXT. In the case of register, please describe your e-mail address and affiliation in your e-mail:
E-mail address: gaikokuzingakkou@mext.go.jp
It would be appreciated if you register the e-mail address of representatives of the schools for foreign students.
 
To check the previous newsletters, please follow the steps by clicking the specified link below;
https://www.mext.go.jp/magazine/backnumber/symel_00001.htm

The website focusing on the schools for foreign students was launched in Plain Japanese on the MEXT's official website;
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/kokusai/gaikoku/

Useful information for everyone at the schools for foreign students focusing on anti-COVID-19 measures will be provided in several languages, for the time being, so please regularly check our updates.
 
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文部科学省大臣官房国際課
「外国人学校・インターナショナルスクール メールマガジン」担当
E-mail Newsletter Focusing on Schools for Foreign Students
International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, MEXT
Tel：03-5253-4111（Ex. 3222） E-mail：gaikokuzingakkou@mext.go.jp
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