As the government aims to welcome 400,000 foreign students, universities are at the center of this effort, balancing tradition with innovation to meet labor shortages and foster cultural integration.

Japan's education ministry will allow Tohoku University, Hiroshima University, and University of Tsukuba to admit more ...

TOKYO -- Due to the rapid decline in the population of 18-year-olds in Japan, an education ministry estimate has revealed that about 30% of the nation･･･ ...

The Japan University of Economics (JUE), which is part of the renowned Tsuzuki Education Group, was established in 1968 as a college specializing in economics and offers a broad range of courses. A ...

*Updated: An earlier version of this post said that The University of Tokyo does not offer undergraduate international exchange programs, when, in fact, it does. It also referred to the school as ...

Japan’s boldest move yet to position itself as a global research powerhouse is underway, with the first of its new cohort of top-tier universities rolling out historic changes. In 2023, the Japanese ...

In late April, the administration of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio revised a Justice Ministry ordinance in order to firm up regulations regarding the acceptance of international students. Under the new ...

TOKYO – Learning makes life rich regardless of how old a person is. More and more universities are offering courses for middle-aged and senior citizens to learn and study again. How are such people, ...

In September 2023, Japan's Ministry of Education nominated Tohoku University as a potential 'University for International Research Excellence' supported by Japan's University Fund, an initiative set ...

At the end of March 2005, Japanese universities had 291,000 researchers in all fields, including 190,000 in the natural sciences and engineering. Universities in Japan are classified into three ...