Japanese customers stay home instead of studying abroad as market looks inward as economy stalls

"The number of Japanese students who enrolled in U.S. universities dropped a whopping 15% for the 2009 academic year, following a 14% fall off the previous year, according to a report released this week. It was one of the biggest country declines noted.

Source: Home Schooling: Fewer Japanese Head to U.S. Universities
WSJ: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
By Yoree Koh http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20101118D18NY153.htm