Japan's Chiba University has revealed that study abroad will become a compulsory element for all students entering the university from 2020.

Japan outbound mobility has grown for the 14th consecutive year, according to the latest figures from Japan Student Services Organization, which show a mobile cohort of more than 100,000 for the first time.

Japanese education consultants are increasingly competing with universities to send language students abroad according to association JAOS.

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has banned 12 Vietnamese agents from submitting visa applications for six months over concerns of forgery and rising crime rates.

Ashikaga University and Fukui University of Technology are the latest inductees into the Ryugaku Awards' hall of fame.

The number of international students who received permission to work in Japan after graduation has continued to grow according to statistics from the Ministry of Justice.

Japan has announced plans to use robots in classrooms as part of a multipronged approach to improve English proficiency and take advantage of an expected increase in tourism.

Japan’s Ministry of Justice has announced an initiative that will mean international graduates can work in any role as long as they earn over an annual salary threshold of 3 million yen, or £20,462.70.