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.

EC English Language Centres’ Los Angeles school and Navitas Sydney School have been awarded joint first place in Ryugaku Journal's Best School Award 2018.

Japan will make it more difficult for international students at Japanese-language schools to complete their courses quickly and spend the remainder of the year working.

The French-speaking institution Université du Québec à Montréal has signed new partnership agreements with Japanese institutions Keio University and Hiroshima City University.

The Japanese government has selected AFS to facilitate its Kakehashi program, which will fund more than fund 1,000 high school scholarships in the country.

Learning a new language is not just for the young. Outside the customary reasons for pursuing a new language, such as university studies or a better job, there is also the relaxed-pace learner. Reem Nafie explores the 50+ age bracket and how educators are enticing this growing market segment.

More than 200,000 Japanese people studied abroad in 2016, according to JAOS, a far higher figure than official figures show.