Japan will open a National Information Centre in order to collate data on the academic credentials of institutions and students, in English, for the use of overseas university admissions staff.

A Japanese great-grandmother has set out to prove that it is never too late to learn a language as she bids to conquer English before the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

Jinseki International School, a European-style boarding school, is expected to open on Honshu Island in Japan in April 2020.

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.