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.

Number of Japanese-language education institutions 18,661
Number of Japanese-language teachers 77,323
Number of Japanese-language learners 3,851,774

Number of Japanese-language learners / teachers / institutions

Survey Report on Japanese-Language Education Abroad 2018

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