The Japanese government has decided to require proof of Japanese language proficiency for individuals seeking the visa status ...

Takeshi at Saigon kara kita tsuma [サイゴンから来た妻] writes about his Vietnamese wife who took the Japanese Language Proficiency Test [en] [日本語能力試験, nihongo nōryoku shiken] today, as do thousands of other ...

The policy change follows increasing concerns about foreigners entering Japan under specific visa categories but taking up ...

Each year, the Center for Asian Studies manages the administration of the JLPT on the CU Boulder campus. The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) was developed in Japan, and has been offered ...

The NihongoUp Blog gives an in-depth explanation of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) – “It is a Japanese language test for non-native speakers, held twice a year in East Asia and once a ...