{"id":12346,"date":"2026-10-21T10:09:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T01:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/student\/?p=12346"},"modified":"2026-10-21T10:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T01:33:15","slug":"notice-of-temporary-suspension-of-student-discount-certificate-issuance-due-to-a-format-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/student\/news-en\/12346","title":{"rendered":"Notice of Temporary Suspension of Student Discount Certificate Issuance Due to a Format Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Students,<\/p>\n<p>The format of the Student Discount Certificate (School Student Passenger Fare Discount Certificate)<br \/>\nwill change effective November 23, 2026, following the JR Group&#8217;s discontinuation of round-trip and consecutive train tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new format:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The categories for &#8220;one-way,&#8221; &#8220;round-trip,&#8221; and &#8220;consecutive&#8221; tickets will be removed.<\/li>\n<li>A single certificate can be used to enter up to two travel sections.<\/li>\n<li>One certificate can be used to purchase up to two one-way ordinary passenger tickets for travel sections of more than 100 kilometers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To prepare for this change, the issuance of certificates will be suspended at all on-campus certificate-issuing machines and administrative office counters during the following period.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suspension Period<br \/>\n<\/strong>November 16 (Mon.) \u2013 November 22 (Sun.), 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Issuance Using the New Format Begins<br \/>\n<\/strong>November 23 (Mon.), 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Locations of Certificate<\/strong><strong>\u3000Issuing Machines<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Waseda Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building 7, 1st Floor<\/li>\n<li>Building 14, 1st Floor<\/li>\n<li>Building 25, 1st Floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Toyama Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building 36, 2nd Floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nishi-Waseda Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building 63, 1st Floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tokorozawa Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building 100, 2nd Floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Higashifushimi Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building 79, 2nd Floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During the suspension period, certificates will also be unavailable at the offices of the Graduate School of Information,<br \/>\nProduction and Systems, Waseda University Senior High School, Waseda University Honjo Senior High School, and Waseda Portal Office.<\/li>\n<li>If you plan to use a certificate, please obtain one before the suspension period.<\/li>\n<li>Certificates issued using the previous format will remain valid until their expiration dates.<\/li>\n<li>For details on how to use a certificate, please contact the relevant JR company directly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference<br \/>\n<\/strong>Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)<br \/>\n<em>School Student Passenger Fare Discount Certificate (Student Discount Certificate) <\/em>*<em>Japanese verison only<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jasso.go.jp\/gakusei\/gakuwari\/index.html\">\u5b66\u6821\u5b66\u751f\u751f\u5f92\u65c5\u5ba2\u904b\u8cc3\u5272\u5f15\u8a3c\uff08\u5b66\u5272\u8a3c\uff09\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066 | JASSO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<br \/>\n<\/strong>Student Affairs Section<br \/>\nCounter No. 2, 1st Floor, Waseda University Student Center, Building 30, Toyama Campus<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=clGGs4eYOkuJ_5WjW5L0w8vMoAEoHbBGiN-zwPeXqL5UQUszVDc3RzRHU0dBOEFMUFcyVldCM0RMWCQlQCNjPTEkJUAjdD1n&amp;route=shorturl\">Inquiry Form<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12332 alignleft\" 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