Japan's education ministry will fully exempt teachers at elementary, junior high and senior high schools from repaying scholarship loans they took out during their graduate studies.
The policy will apply to those who pass the recruitment examinations in the current fiscal year ending in March 2025.
Both teachers employed at public and private schools will be eligible for the exemption.
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