Japanese-Language Education Overseas[Language]

The Japan Foundation works to create and enhance Japanese-language education environments worldwide in order to give more people around the world opportunities to study Japanese. It also coordinates with governments and educational institutions in a variety of countries and regions to provide effective support aimed at meeting local needs.

What's New

September 13, 2019: Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese (JFT-Basic) official website is open.
September 2, 2019: "Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" was updated
June 2, 2019: The 60th International Speech Contest in Japanese
May 20, 2019: The participants of the 60th International Speech Contest in Japanese have been selected.
March 25, 2019: Kokusai Koryu Kikin Nihongo Kyoiku Kiyo Vol. 15 (The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Education Bulletin)
June 1, 2018: The award recipients of the 59th International Speech Contest in Japanese announced.

Programs

Learn Japanese-language

Learning Materials
JF Language Course
Training Programs
Message for Japanese Language Learners
Study or Work in Japan

Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)

World’s most popular Japanese language exam offers you five different levels

Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese (JFT-Basic)

Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese was developed with the aim of measuring the kind of tasks the test-taker can accomplish using Japanese based on principles of “The JF Standard for Japanese-Language ”