Only 64 schools nationwide have been accredited as Japanese Language Institutes. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Diet on May 26 passed legislation designed to improve the quality of Japanese language education for foreign students in Japan as well as overseas. The law is aimed at providing oversight on ...

HADANO, Kanagawa -- A program offering free Japanese language and academic support for foreign children and their families in and around this eastern ･･･ ...

When Nagiko Umino started out as a Japanese language teacher, she didn’t realize how much she would end up learning from her foreign students. Last year, she released Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo ...

To assist children who need Japanese language instruction, the education ministry plans to increase the numbers of language instructors by recognizing them as part of the school staff.

A government survey on the Japanese language revealed how new onomatopoeic words like mofu mofu (fluffy) are making their way into the lexicon and how people are using them. Japan’s Agency for ...

Japanese language schools are meeting with renewed scrutiny as Japan braces for an influx of foreign workers under new immigration rules set to go into effect in April. In a candid interview, a ...

Learn everything you need to know to study Japanese in Japan presented by GaijinPot Study. From the process of enrolling in a Japanese language school to applying for a visa and career opportunities ...

Fostering an environment where foreign nationals can carry out their daily lives as a part of society without worry is becoming a growing challenge for Japan. An important part of realizing this goal ...

TOKYO -- Japan has moved a step closer to setting national standards for Japanese-language schools in an effort to raise the level of education for foreign residents, a demographic that officials hope ...

The change was driven by problems linked to overseas applicants using Japanese addresses without permission or submitting invalid phone numbers.

TOKYO -- Japan has accredited just 22 Japanese-language schools that serve immigrants, the government said Wednesday, meaning 70% of the first wave of applicants were not approved under newly ...