Seoul, Incheon, Suwon, Seongnam, Anyang, Cheonan, Cheongju, Daejeon, Jeonju, Gwangju, Chuncheon, Goyang, Bucheon, Wonju, Busan, Gimhae, Yangsan, Daegu, Gumi, Changwon, Jinju, Ulsan, Pohang, Jejuīeijing, Shanghai, Changchun, Dalian, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Tianjin, Harbin, Xi'an, Chongqing, Jinan, Wuhan, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Luoyang, Suzhou, Qingdao, Changsha, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hefei, Shenzhen, Nanchang, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Ningbo, Wuxi, Guiyang, Ürümqi Under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, a JLPT certificate is required for Indonesian, Filipino (approximately Level N5 or higher), and Vietnamese (Level N3 or higher) nurse or caregiver candidates who visit Japan.
One of the requirements for the nurse/caregiver candidates under the EPA.N1 is sometimes accepted in lieu of the Examination for Japanese University Admission for foreign students who wish to study at Japanese universities.Those who have passed either N1 or N2 (regardless of citizenship) are exempt from the Japanese language section of the middle school equivalency examination, which is required in order to enter a Japanese high school if the applicant did not graduate from a Japanese middle school.N1 is a prerequisite for foreign medical professionals who wish to take examinations to be licensed in Japan, and for certain foreign nationals who wish to attend nursing school in Japan.
Test takers who pass JLPT N1 receive 15 points, and who pass JLPT N2 receive 10 points under the government's "Point-based Preferential Immigration Treatment System for Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals." Individuals with a total of 70 points or higher receive preferential treatment at immigration.Top 10 countries with the most test takers: In 2009, when a revised system was introduced in which two exams are held each year in East Asia, a total of 768,114 people took the exam. The number of candidates continued to rise to 559,056 in 2008, while the percentage of candidates certified has fallen below 36%. Of the 302,198 examinees in that year, 47% (around 140,000) were certified for their respective level. In 2004, the JLPT was offered in 40 countries, including Japan. Since 2003, the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) is used by most universities for this purpose unlike the JLPT, which is solely a multiple-choice exam, the EJU contains sections which require the examinee to write in Japanese. Until 2003, the JLPT was one of the requirements for foreigners entering Japanese universities. (* 2) Number of questions in actual test will differ.The JLPT was first held in 1984 in response to growing demand for standardized Japanese language certification. For more information about the changes in test time, please refer to “ Test sections and test times” in this website. (* 1) Please note that “Composition of test items” contains the test time and the approximate number of test items for N4 and N5 before the change. Listening question audio sample(MP3) (*3)
Click here for details.Ĭomposition of test items(PDF) (*1)(In Japanese) In the Listening section, one sample question with an audio file is offered for each test item type.Ī book combining "New Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Guidebook Executive Summary" and "New Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Sample Questions" with an audio CD of listening questions is available from Bonjinsha. It covers all forms of test item types for all levels (the number of questions is different from the number of test items in an actual test). This is a collection of sample questions published prior to the 2010 revision to introduce revision details.