~~ LOS ANGELES—Let’s be frank. There can be neither a Tokyo Olympics nor robust “study abroad” programs without a re-thinking of some of the restrictions put in place due to the ongoing battle against COVID-19. Speaking to a virtual audience during the Milken Institute’s 2020 Global Conference, Carol Christ, the Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, stated unequivocally that dependence on travel was the one issue higher education had to resolve in the coming decade. Indeed, for many of the 5.3 million higher education students studying internationally in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it hardships in areas ranging from finances to mental health. This has included challenges for international students studying in Japan as well as Japanese students studying abroad.