Japan's education ministry has decided to allow three national universities to take in more students from abroad, amid intensifying international competition to attract foreign students.

Japan's international student population exceeded 400,000 in 2025, hitting a national goal 8 years early. A demographic decline is the driver behind Japan's internationalization.

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Japan's education ministry will allow three universities to accept international students above their enrollment caps under its new e ...

*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 ...

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.

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A preliminary report from Japan’s top-ranked Tokyo University (Todai) made waves last week with a recommendation that the school shift the timing of the academic year. Thirty-six other national ...

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At 68 and after a lifetime of academic work, Mitiko Go is at the top of her profession: president of Tokyo’s Ochanomizu University. That might not seem like that unusual an accomplishment, but she is ...