Vietnamese Students Are Pouring Into Japan

  • Japan makes recruiting students from the region a priority
  • Students pour in from Vietnam, seen important source of talent
Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg
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In a battle with China for influence and opportunity in Southeast Asia, Japan is making inroads on a new front: education.

Japan is aggressively recruiting students from the region in hopes they will help enhance economic ties with their home countries in the future. That’s because Southeast Asia is a key investment destination for the country -- and an important source of talent.