Japan: first supplementary budget of MEXT by purpose 2020

In the fiscal year 2020, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan planned to utilize around 229 billion Japanese yen for the promotion of the GIGA school concept. GIGA stands for "global and innovation gateway for all" and the government aims to improve the digital infrastructure at schools and households through the project to realize equal learning opportunities for all children in the country.
Following the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the government announced the first supplementary budget in April 2020 as an addition to the initial annual budget stated in March 2020.

Breakdown of first supplementary budget of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by purpose (in million Japanese yen)

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Release date

April 2020

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2020; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Supplementary notes

*Activities in the nature, sports activities, cultural activities, etc., that were not able to be carried out due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
**The NIYE stands for the National Institution for Youth Education.
***High performance sports centers are facilities that operate projects to improve the performances of Japanese athletes at international competitions, such as the Japan Institute of Sports Sciences.
****The EJU stands for the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students.

100 Japanese yen equal 0.74 U.S. dollars or 0.70 euros as of December 2022.
Figures have been rounded.

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