Data
Program Activity Summaries
Summary of Japanese-Language Education Overseas Programs
1. Promoting the JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education
JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education website accessed approximately 268,000 times in 12 months
'Minna no Can-do' website accessed approximately 340,000 times in 12 months
Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture published overseas edition in 6 levels in
5 countries
Irodori: Japanese for Life in Japan enhanced contents of teaching materials including Starter
Supervised NHK World Japan's Easy Japanese
Providing information at various online seminars and training sessions in Japan and overseas
2. JF Language Course
Language courses held in 27cities in 26 countries/regions
3. Online Educational Tools
- (1) Approximately 225,000 registered users for JF Japanese e-Learning Minato
- (2) 'Minna no Kyozai' website accessed approximately 1.81 million times in 12 months
- (3) MARUGOTO website accessed approximately 6.11 million times in 12 months
- (4) MARUGOTO Plus websites accessed approximately 9.75 million times in 12 months
- (5) Irodori: Japanese for Life in Japan website accessed approximately 2.52 million times in 12 months
- (6) Hirogaru, get more of Japan and Japanese website accessed approximately 780,000 times in 12 months
- (7) Japanese in Anime & Manga website accessed approximately 1.15 million times in 12 months
- (8) NIHONGO eな website accessed approximately 1.37 million times in 12 months
- (9) The Nihongo de Care-Navi website accessed approximately 900,000 times in 12 months
- (10) The online version of "Erin's Challenge! I Can Speak Japanese." / "Erin's Challenge! I Can Speak Japanese." Contents Library accessed approximately 3.24 million times in 12 months
- (11) Challenge with Erin - Japanese Language Test - (beginner-level learning app) downloaded approximately 18,000 times in 12 months
- (12) The HIRAGANA Memory Hint (character learning app) downloaded approximately 90,000 times in 12 months
- (13) The KATAKANA Memory Hint (character learning app) downloaded approximately 50,000 times in 12 months
- (14) The KANJI Memory Hint 1, 2 & 3 (character learning app) downloaded approximately 80,000 times in 12 months
4. Tests for Assessing Japanese-Language Proficiency
- (1) Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
- 1st Test (July 5, 2020): Cancelled due to the impact of the world-wide spread of COVID-19
- 2nd Test (December 6, 2020)
- Overseas: Held in 90 cities in 28 countries/regions, with 212,614 applicants (181,528 examinees).
- Japan*: Held in 47 prefectures, with 211,533 applicants (188,500 examinees).
- Accumulative total of overseas applicants 11,053,360 (9,291,706 examinees)
- Accumulative total of applicants in Japan 3,768,590 (3,432,732 examinees)
- *In Japan, the test is run by Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES).
- (2) The Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese (JFT-Basic)
- 6 times a year, 13 cities in 7 overseas countries, and 47 prefectures in Japan with 18,660 applicants (17,582 examinees)
5. Surveys and Provision of Information Relating to Japanese-Language Projects
The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Education Bulletin issued annually
Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin (updated monthly) accessed approximately 510,000 times in
12 months
Operation of website Nihongo Kyôiku Kuni·Chiikibetsu Jôhô (Information on Japanese-language education by country/region; available in Japanese)
Survey Report on Japanese-Language Education Abroad 2018 released
6. Japanese-Language Education Overseas Programs of Overseas Offices and the JF Nihongo Network ("Sakura Network")
Projects by Japan Foundation's overseas offices and Japan Center for Human Resources Development (Japan Center) branches: 260 projects in 27 countries
JF Nihongo Network ("Sakura Network"): 292 member organizations in 93 countries/regions
Support for overseas Japanese-language education institutions (grants): 514 grants in 85 countries/regions
7. Dispatch of Japanese-Language Specialists
Dispatching of Japanese-Language Specialists and other personnel
Japanese-Language Senior Specialists: 29 posts in 22 countries
Japanese-Language Specialists: 80 posts in 39 countries
Japanese-Language Assistants: 12 posts in 11 countries
Japanese Language Education Assistant Program (J-LEAP): 5 posts in 1 country
8. Training Programs for Overseas Teachers
Training Programs for Teachers of the Japanese Language
- Basic (online): 33 people in 26 countries
- Basic (Autumn): 31 people in 25 countries
- Basic (Winter): 22 people in 21 countries
- Teaching Methods (online): 50 people in 28 countries and 1 region
- Teaching Methods (Summer): 27 people in 20 countries and 1 region
- Teaching Methods (Winter): 23 people in 17 countries
Intensive Training Programs for Secondary School Teachers of the Japanese Language from the People's Republic of China (online): 8 people in 1 country
- Specific Theme (online): 16 people from 11 countries/regions
- Specific Theme (Business Japanese): 5 people from 5 countries
- Specific Theme (Teaching Japanese Grammar): 11 people from 10 countries
Japanese-Language (online): 15 people from 10 countries
- Japanese Teaching Methods Program for Teachers of Specified Skilled Workers Candidates (online): 37 people from 5 countries
- Session 1: 14 people from 4 countries
- Session 2: 12 people from 5 countries
- Session 3: 11 people from 5 countries
The Online Guest Teacher Program for teachers from Queensland, Australia (online):
18 people from 1 country
Lesson experience seminar (online): 223 people from 35 countries
Introductory seminar on video production for Japanese-language teachers (online):
208 people from 30 countries
Introductory seminar on video production for Japanese-language teachers (Basic) (online): 231 people from 29 countries
9. Training Programs for Overseas Learners
Japanese-Language Program for Specialists
- In FY2019 (continued from FY2019 to FY2020)
- Foreign service officers: 29 people from 29 countries
- Public officials: 2 people from 2 countries
- In FY2020
- Foreign service officers and public officials (online): 28 people from 28 countries
- Specialists in Cultural and Academic Fields / 2-month course (online): 16 people from 10 countries
Japanese-Language Programs for Overseas Students
Lee Soo-Hyun Youth Exchange Program (online): 19 people from 1 country
10. Japanese-Language Education Training Program for Candidates for Nurses and Certificated Care Workers Related EPAs
6-month Preparatory Japanese-Language Training Programs for Prospective Nurses and Certificated Care Workers implemented in Indonesia and the Philippines
- 4 EPA-related training programs implemented in 2 countries (2 online trainings)
- FY2019 (continued from FY2019 to FY2020):322 from Indonesia / 340 from the Philippines
- FY2020 (new) (online):274 from Indonesia / 227 from the Philippines
11. Commissioned Training Programs
Training for Teachers
Cancelled due to the impact of the spread of COVID-19
Training for Learners
Japanese-Language Program for Indonesian University Students (Commissioned by Osaka Gas Foundation of International Cultural Exchange): 2 university students from 1 country
12. Other Training Programs
Cancelled due to the impact of the spread of COVID-19
13. Libraries of Japanese-Language Institutes
The Library of the Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa received 1,755 visitors (reserved books rental service was available during the temporary closure)
The Library of the Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai received 4,097 visitors