Japanese language points日本語能力

Key points

• ・Passing N1, scoring 480+ on the BJT Business Japanese Proficiency Test, or graduating with a Japanese major from a foreign university each earns 15 points.
• ・Passing N2 or scoring 400+ on the BJT earns 10 points, but not on top of the 15 above.
• ・Japanese is one of the largest single bonuses in the table, and one of the very few an applicant can go out and earn.

Official and authoritative sources

All links below are official or authoritative bodies. This site has no commercial relationship with any of them.

• JLPT official site日本語能力試験 公式サイト

  Test dates, venues, past papers and pass criteria

• JEES日本国際教育支援協会（JEES）

  Administers the JLPT within Japan

• Japan Foundation国際交流基金（Japan Foundation）

  Administers the JLPT overseas; also publishes study material

• BJT Business Japanese Proficiency TestBJT ビジネス日本語能力テスト

  480+ counts as N1 for points, 400+ as N2

• Marugoto: Japanese language and cultureまるごと日本のことばと文化

  Companion site to the Japan Foundation textbooks

• NHK Easy JapaneseNHK やさしい日本語

  Free listening and beginner lessons

• Tsunagaru Hiroba (MEXT)つながる広場（文部科学省）

  Ministry of Education portal for learners of Japanese

• Agency for Cultural Affairs — Japanese language education文化庁 日本語教育

  Policy and local classroom information