The Activities of the Japan Foundation

Teaching the Japanese language to people outside Japan helps to increase their interest in and understanding of Japan. We work to enhance Japanese-language learning environments around the world to provide more people with opportunities to study Japanese.

FY2018
Japanese-Language Proficiency Tests 1,168,000 applicants
296 host cities
Accumulative total 13,035,636 applicants

Japanese-Language Proficiency Test: Number of Applicants and Host Cities Worldwide

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