March,2021

Result of an annual survey of

International Students Survey in Japan, 2020
 Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)’s survey (2020) investigates the
enrollment situation of international students in Japan (in the fiscal year 2020, as of May) at
graduate schools, universities (four-year institutions), junior colleges (two-year institutions),
colleges of technology, professional training colleges, Japanese language institutes and
university preparatory courses. The overall objectives of this survey were to acquire a
deeper understanding of international students’ facts and figures in Japan.

Note 1: The survey was conducted under Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science
and Technology (MEXT) until 2003, but is now administered under JASSO, which was
established in April 2004 as a quasi-governmental organization that provides scholarship
and support programs for both international and domestic students.

Note 2: The term “international student” as used in this survey is defined pursuant to
provisions of Appended Table 1 of the “Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law,”
as a student from a foreign country who is granted the status of residence as “College
Student” (Student Visa) and who is receiving education at a Japanese university, graduate
school, junior college, college of technology, professional training college, or educational
institution providing university preparatory courses.

Note 3: A new simplified student visa framework was launched on July 15, 2009 under the
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act; international students enrolled in
Japanese language institutes were incorporated in 2011.
Prior to 2013, the base number of international students used in this survey excluded
students enrolled in Japanese language institutes, while the number enrolled solely in
Japanese language institutes, as well as the sum when combined with other educational
institutions, were released as reference data. However, after the previous 4 surveys
confirmed that the number of students belonging to Japanese language institutes can be
tracked consistently, we began to add them to the base number of international students
starting with the 2014 survey.

Note 4: “Japanese government scholarship (for overseas) students” receive financial aid
from MEXT in the form of the Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship program
established in 1954 or the Japan-Korea Joint Exchange Program in Science and
Engineering Students scholarship sponsored by Japanese government.

Note 5: “Foreign government-sponsored students” 1) receive assistance from their own

country/region; 2) are sponsored by the “Project for Human Resource Development
Scholarship” by Japanese Grant Aid (former, Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource
Development Scholarship: JDS); or 3) are participants of the Japan-Korea Joint
Exchange Program in Science and Engineering Students sponsored by Korean
government.

Note 6: “Short-term international students” refers to a students who enroll in a higher

education institution in Japan to take less than one year of courses and obtain credit but do
not necessarily receive an academic degree. These programs offer a variety of courses
related to Japanese language or culture.

Note 7: The university preparatory course designated by MEXT is for international students
who are pursuing higher education but who have not completed a total of twelve years’
worth of precollege education yet.

Note 8: The sum total of each item may not exactly match the number shown in the table’s
total values column/row because the numbers have been rounded off.
１. Trends in number of international students by source of funds（As of each May 1）

The number Educational institution The number Educational institution

of Source of funds of Source of funds
Year type Year type
international Higher Japanese
international Japanese Higher Japanese
students Japanese Foreign Priately students Foreign Privately
Education language governmen Education language
government government financed government financed
Institutions institutes t Institutions institutes
1978 5,849 1,075 0 4,774 5,849 2000 64,011 8,930 1,441 53,640 64,011
1979 5,933 1,183 105 4,645 5,933 2001 78,812 9,173 1,369 68,270 78,812
1980 6,572 1,369 419 4,784 6,572 2002 95,550 9,009 1,517 85,024 95,550
1981 7,179 1,578 475 5,126 7,179 2003 109,508 9,746 1,627 98,135 109,508
1982 8,116 1,777 662 5,677 8,116 2004 117,302 9,804 1,906 105,592 117,302
1983 10,428 2,082 863 7,483 10,428 2005 121,812 9,891 1,903 110,018 121,812
1984 12,410 2,345 798 9,267 12,410 2006 117,927 9,869 1,956 106,102 117,927
1985 15,009 2,502 774 11,733 15,009 2007 118,498 10,020 2,181 106,297 118,498
1986 18,631 3,077 895 14,659 18,631 2008 123,829 9,923 2,681 111,225 123,829
1987 22,154 3,458 995 17,701 22,154 2009 132,720 10,168 3,235 119,317 132,720
1988 25,643 4,118 976 20,549 25,643 2010 141,774 10,349 3,505 127,920 141,774
1989 31,251 4,465 934 25,852 31,251 2011 163,697 9,396 3,763 150,538 138,075 25,622
1990 41,347 4,961 1,026 35,360 41,347 2012 161,848 8,588 4,068 149,192 137,756 24,092
1991 45,066 5,219 1,072 38,775 45,066 2013 168,145 8,529 3,999 155,617 135,519 32,626
1992 48,561 5,699 1,058 41,804 48,561 2014 184,155 8,351 3,996 171,808 139,185 44,970
1993 52,405 6,408 1,214 44,783 52,405 2015 208,379 9,223 3,737 195,419 152,062 56,317
1994 53,787 6,880 1,330 45,577 53,787 2016 239,287 9,481 3,682 226,124 171,122 68,165
1995 53,847 7,371 1,231 45,245 53,847 2017 267,042 9,166 3,760 254,116 188,384 78,658
1996 52,921 8,051 1,297 43,573 52,921 2018 298,980 9,423 3,733 285,824 208,901 90,079
1997 51,047 8,250 1,524 41,273 51,047 2019 312,214 9,220 3,541 299,453 228,403 83,811
1998 51,298 8,323 1,585 41,390 51,298 2020 279,597 8,761 3,206 267,630 218,783 60,814
1999 55,755 8,774 1,542 45,439 55,755

※In accordance with the unification of student visas, the total number of international students including Japanese language institutes is also drawn since 2011.

（As of each May 1）

320,000 312,214

300,000 The number of international students 299,453

The number of international

279,597
280,000 students
Japanese government scholarship
260,000 students International students 267,630

Privately financed students(～2010)

240,000 Japanese language institute students 228,403
Privately financed students (2012～) included since 2011 in accordance with
220,000 Immigration Control and Refugee
218,783
Foreign government sponsored
200,000
students(～2010)
180,000
Foreign government sponsored
students(2012～)
160,000 Students at higher education Students at higher education institutions
institutions
140,000 Japanese language institutes
Japanese language institute students
120,000
included since 2011 in accordance with
Immigration Control and Refugee
100,000
Privately financed students 83,811
80,000

60,000
60,814
Japanese government scholarship students
40,000

20,000
Foreign government sponsored students Japanese language institutes
9,220 8,761

0 3,541 3,206

(year)

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 ２. Trends in number of international students by institutional type

The number The number

of Higher Education Institutions of Higher Education Institutions
Year Japanese Year Japanese
international Universities
Professional University language international Universities Professional University language
students Graduate (undergraduate)・
institutes students Graduate (undergraduate)・ institutes
Junior colleges・ training preparator Junior colleges・ training preparator
schools Colleges of schools
Technology colleges y courses Colleges of technology
colleges y courses
1983 10,428人 3,905 5,693 830 2002 95,550 26,229 50,321 17,173 1,827
1984 12,410人 4,590 6,216 1,604 2003 109,508 28,542 57,911 21,233 1,822
1985 15,009人 5,384 7,201 2,424 2004 117,302 29,514 62,311 23,833 1,644
1986 18,631人 6,838 8,291 3,502 2005 121,812 30,278 64,774 25,197 1,563
1987 22,154人 8,035 9,803 4,316 2006 117,927 30,910 63,437 21,562 2,018
1988 25,643人 9,354 11,246 5,043 2007 118,498 31,592 62,159 22,399 2,348
1989 31,251人 10,568 13,486 7,197 2008 123,829 32,666 63,175 25,753 2,235
1990 41,347人 12,383 16,390 12,574 2009 132,720 35,405 67,108 27,914 2,293
1991 45,066人 13,816 18,710 12,540 2010 141,774 39,097 72,665 27,872 2,140
1992 48,561人 15,004 21,364 12,193 2011 163,697 39,749 71,244 25,463 1,619 25,622
1993 52,405人 16,592 23,677 12,136 2012 161,848 39,641 71,361 25,167 1,587 24,092
1994 53,787人 17,740 25,009 11,038 2013 168,145 39,567 69,339 24,586 2,027 32,626
1995 53,847人 18,645 25,477 9,725 2014 184,155 39,979 67,782 29,227 2,197 44,970
1996 52,921人 19,779 25,504 7,638 2015 208,379 41,396 69,405 38,654 2,607 56,317
1997 51,047人 19,856 25,052 6,139 2016 239,287 43,478 74,323 50,235 3,086 68,165
1998 51,298人 20,483 25,159 5,656 2017 267,042 46,373 80,020 58,771 3,220 78,658
1999 55,755人 22,679 26,160 6,916 2018 298,980 50,184 87,806 67,475 3,436 90,079
2000 64,011人 23,585 30,612 8,815 999 2019 312,214 53,089 92,952 78,844 3,518 83,811
2001 78,812人 25,146 39,502 12,324 1,840 2020 279,597 53,056 83,077 79,598 3,052 60,814

※In accordance with the unification of student visas, the total number of international students including Japanese language institutes is also drawn since
2011.

（As of each May

1）
320000
312,214

300000
The number of international students
The number of international
280000
students 279,597
260000 Graduate schools

240000
The number of international students
Universities (Undergraduate)/Junior 228,403

220000 colleges/Colleges of technology

Professional training colleges Japanese language institute students 218,783
200000 included since 2011 in accordance with
Immigration Control and Refugee
180000
University preparatory courses

160000 Higher education institutions

Higher education institutions
140000
Japanese language institutes
120000

100000 92,952
Japanese language institutes
83,077
80000
Universities (Undergraduate)/Junior 83,811
colleges/Colleges of technology 78,844 79,598
60,814
60000
Graduate schools 53,056
53,089
40000
Professional training colleges
20000
University preparatory courses
3,518 3,05
0

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３．Number of international students by region of origin

In the number of international students according to home region, 94.6％（previous year:

93.6％）of the students came from Asia, and 3.5％（previous year: 4.4％）from Europe and North
America.

Region Number of students % of total

264,420 94.6%
Asia
(292,317) (93.6)

7,809 2.8%
Europe
(10,345) (3.3)

2,085 0.7%
North America
(3,437) (1.1)

2,070 0.7%
Africa
(2,247) (0.7)

1,550 0.6%
Latin America
(1,718) (0.6)

1,192 0.4%
Middle East
(1,367) (0.4)

462 0.2%
Oceania
(771) (0.2)

9 0.0%
Others
(12) (0.0)

279,597 100.0%
Total
(312,214) (100.0)
（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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４．Number of international students by nationality
Students from China and Vietnam account for over 65.9％（previous year: 63.4％）of the total
number of international students.

Country/region Number of students % of total Country/region Number of students % of total

China 121,845 (124,436) 43.6％ (39.9) France 1,231 (1,635) 0.4％ (0.5)

VietNam 62,233 (73,389) 22.3％ (23.5) Russian Federation 754 (831) 0.3％ (0.3)

Nepal 24,002 (26,308) 8.6％ (8.4) Cambodia 696 (751) 0.2％ (0.2)

Republic Of Korea 15,785 (18,338) 5.6％ (5.9) Germany 631 (949) 0.2％ (0.3)

United
Taiwan 7,088 (9,584) 2.5％ (3.1) 553 (730) 0.2％ (0.2)
Kingdom

Indonesia 6,199 (6,756) 2.2％ (2.2) Brazil 550 (548) 0.2％ (0.2)

Sri Lanka 5,238 (7,240) 1.9％ (2.3) Pakistan 540 (470) 0.2％ (0.2)

Myanmar 4,211 (5,383) 1.5％ (1.7) Italy 476 (789) 0.2％ (0.3)

Bangladesh 3,098 (3,527) 1.1％ (1.1) Egypt 381 (394) 0.1％ (0.1)

Mongolia 3,075 (3,396) 1.1％ (1.1) Spain 380 (419) 0.1％ (0.1)

Thailand 3,032 (3,847) 1.1％ (1.2) Mexico 362 (427) 0.1％ (0.1)

Malaysia 2,670 (3,052) 1.0％ (1.0) Canada 333 (437) 0.1％ (0.1)

Philippines 2,221 (2,852) 0.8％ (0.9) Singapore 332 (438) 0.1％ (0.1)

United States 1,752 (3,000) 0.6％ (1.0) Sweden 288 (419) 0.1％ (0.1)

India 1,675 (1,869) 0.6％ (0.6) Other countries 6,454 (8,058) 2.3％ (2.6)

Uzbekistan 1,512 (1,942) 0.5％ (0.6) Total 279,597 (312,214) 100.0％ (100.0)

（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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５．Number of international students by gender

Gender Number of students % of total

Male 155,136 (172,406) 55.5％ (55.2)

Female 124,461 (139,808) 44.5％ (44.8)

Total 279,597 (312,214) 100.0％ (100.0)

（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

６．Number of international students by institutional type

National Local public Private Total

Number of Number of Number of Number of
% of total % of total % of total % of total
students students students students

Graduate 32,800 61.8％ 2,329 4.4％ 17,927 33.8％ 53,056 100.0％

school (33,185) (62.5) (2,234) (4.2) (17,670) (33.3) 53,089 100.0％

University 10,591 13.3％ 1,611 2.0％ 67,624 84.7％ 79,826 100.0％

(undergraduate) (13,070) (14.6) (1,985) (2.2) (74,547) (83.2) 89,602 100.0％
0 0.0％ 1 0.04％ 2,827 99.96％ 2,828 100.0％
Junior college
(0) (0.0) (18) (0.6) (2,826) (99.4) 2,844 100.0％

College of 421 99.5％ 0 0.0％ 2 0.5％ 423 100.0％

technology (453) (89.5) (0) (0.0) (53) (10.5) 506 100.0％

Professional 0 0.0％ 27 0.03％ 79,571 99.97％ 79,598 100.0％

training college (0) (0.0) (24) (0.0) (78,820) (100.0) 78,844 100.0％
University 125 4.1％ 0 0.0％ 2,927 95.9％ 3,052 100.0％
preparatory
course (0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (3,518) (100.0) 3,518 100.0％
Japanese 0 0.0％ 30 0.05％ 60,784 99.95％ 60,814 100.0％
language
institutes (0) (0.0) (93) (0.1) 83,718 (99.9) 83,811 100.0％
43,937 15.7％ 3,998 1.4％ 231,662 82.9％ 279,597 100.0％
Total
(46,708) (15.0) (4,354) (1.4) (261,152) (83.6) (312,214) 100.0％
（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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７．Number of international students by major field

Major field Number of students % of total

Humanities 100,887 (133,061) 36.1％ (42.6)

Social science 81,975 (84,714) 29.3％ (27.1)

Science 4,255 (4,305) 1.5％ (1.4)

Engineering 41,780 (40,145) 14.9％ (12.9)

Agriculture 4,075 (4,059) 1.5％ (1.3)

Health care 5,869 (5,466) 2.1％ (1.8)

Home economics 5,874 (5,460) 2.1％ (1.7)

Education 3,157 (3,536) 1.1％ (1.1)

Arts 13,089 (11,901) 4.7％ (3.8)

Others 18,636 (19,567) 6.7％ (6.3)

Total 279,597 (312,214) 100.0% (100.0)

（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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８．Number of international students by region and prefecture of Japan

Number of % of Number of Number of % of Number of

Region Prefecture Region Prefecture
students total students students total students
Mie 1,704 (1,582)
Shiga 545 (508)
4,075 1.5% 53,126 19.0% Kyoto 13,807 (14,576)
Hokkaido Hokkaido 4,075 (4,383)
(4,383) (1.4) Kinki (56,392) (18.1) Osaka 24,361 (26,257)
Hyogo 10,729 (11,446)
Nara 1,349 (1,397)
Aomori 416 (416) Wakayama 631 (626)
Iwate 411 (407) Tottori 320 (307)
7,184 2.6% Miyagi 4,873 (4,632) 11,545 4.1% Shimane 382 (345)
Tohoku
(7,046) (2.3) Akita 323 (460) Chugoku (12,222) (3.9) Okayama 3,548 (3,703)
Yamagata 315 (311) Hiroshima 4,746 (5,140)
Fukushima 846 (820) Yamaguchi 2,549 (2,727)
Ibaraki 4,897 (5,934) Tokushima 515 (470)
Tochigi 3,009 (3,130) 1,868 0.7% Kagawa 672 (656)
Shikoku
144,443 51.7% Gunma 4,726 (7,070) (1,900) (0.6) Ehime 479 (554)
Kanto (168,235) (53.9) Saitama 11,514 (12,477) Kochi 202 (220)
Chiba 10,212 (12,260) Fukuoka 19,260 (19,629)
Tokyo 100,799 (116,094) Saga 922 (888)
Kanagawa 9,286 (11,270) Nagasaki 1,959 (2,145)
Niigata 2,198 (2,434) 31,394 11.2% Kumamoto 1,173 (1,149)
Kyushu
Toyama 658 (694) (32,196) (10.3) Oita 3,559 (3,837)
Ishikawa 1,939 (1,986) Miyazaki 633 (610)
25,962 9.3 Fukui 458 (568) Kagoshima 1,212 (1,323)
Chubu (29,840) (9.6) Yamanashi 1,075 (1,078) Okinawa 2,676 (2,615)
Nagano 1,445 (1,624)
Gifu 2,026 (2,071) Total 279,597 100.0%
Shizuoka 3,815 (3,584) (312,214) (100.0%)
Aichi 12,348 (15,801)
（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

Note: International students attending universities whose campuses lie in two or more prefectures are included in
the figure for the prefecture where the main office of the university is located.

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Summery by prefecture where international students are studying
Number of % of Number of Number of % of Number of
Region Prefecture Region Prefecture
students total students students total students
Mie 1,704
Shiga 1585
4,110 1.5% 53,410 19.1% Kyoto 12,194
Hokkaido Hokkaido 4,110
Kinki Osaka 25,383
Hyogo 10,534
Nara 1,372
Aomori 380 Wakayama 638
Iwate 387 Tottori 304
7,175 2.6% Miyagi 4,873 10,878 3.9% Shimane 398
Tohoku
Akita 323 Chugoku Okayama 3,513
Yamagata 332 Hiroshima 4,767
Fukushima 880 Yamaguchi 1,896
Ibaraki 4,199 Tokushima 494
Tochigi 2,984 1,896 0.7% Kagawa 711
Shikoku
145,787 52.1% Gunma 3,028 Ehime 476
Kanto Saitama 11,899 Kochi 215
Chiba 12,252 Fukuoka 17,816
Tokyo 98,116 Saga 933
Kanagawa 13,309 Nagasaki 1,959
Niigata 2,205 29,593 10.6% Kumamoto 1,213
Kyushu
Toyama 658 Oita 3,559
Ishikawa 1,939 Miyazaki 633
26,748 9.6% Fukui 458 Kagoshima 797
Chubu Yamanashi 1,077 Okinawa 2,683
Nagano 1,445
Gifu 2,012 Total 279,597 100.0%
Shizuoka 3,951
Aichi 13,003
（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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９．Number of International Students by Housing (As of May 1, 2020)

○Total number of international students 279,597 students （Decrease of 32,617 students）

○Students in public housing 46,691 students （Decrease of 22,752 students）

Type Number of students

Public housing 46,691
International student housing set up by schools 35,345
National : 94 schools 9,168
Local public : 35 schools 717
Private : 794 schools 25,460
International student housing set up by public corporations, etc. 6,041
Student housing set up by JASSO 843
Student housing set up by local government 802
Student housing set up by public corporations 1,117
Public housing 1,619
Private company housing 1,660
General student housing set up by schools 5,305
National : 92 schools 2,350
Local public : 11 schools 85
Private : 245schools 2,870
Private housing 232,906
Total 279,597

Students in public housing

12.6%

2.2%
International student housing
16.7% 1.9%
set up by schools

International student housing

Total set up by public
279,597 students corporations,etc.
(100.0%) General student housing set
up by schools

Private housing
83.3%

つかわない

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【Reference 1】
Shift in number and percentage of international students

Number of Annual Annual %

Ｙｅａｒ
students increace change
1983 10,428 2,312 28.5%
1984 12,410 1,982 19.0%
1985 15,009 2,599 20.9%
1986 18,631 3,622 24.1%
1987 22,154 3,523 18.9%
1988 25,643 3,489 15.7%
1989 31,251 5,608 21.9%
1990 41,347 10,096 32.3%
1991 45,066 3,719 9.0%
1992 48,561 3,495 7.8%
1993 52,405 3,844 7.9%
1994 53,787 1,382 2.6%
1995 53,847 60 0.1%
1996 52,921 -926 -1.7%
1997 51,047 -1,874 -3.5%
1998 51,298 251 0.5%
1999 55,755 4,457 8.7%
2000 64,011 8,256 14.8%
2001 78,812 14,801 23.1%
2002 95,550 16,738 21.2%
2003 109,508 13,958 14.6%
2004 117,302 7,794 7.1%
2005 121,812 4,510 3.8%
2006 117,927 -3,885 -3.2%
2007 118,498 571 0.5%
2008 123,829 5,331 4.5%
2009 132,720 8,891 7.2%
2010 141,774 9,054 6.8%
(As of each May 1)

Number of students Number of

(Higher Education Number of students students in
Annual Annual % Annual Annual % Annual Annual %
Ｙｅａｒ Institutions and in Higher Education Japanese
Japanese language increace change Institutions increace change language increace change
Institutes) Institutes
2011 163,697 － － 138,075 -3,699 -2.6% 25,622 － －
2012 161,848 -1,849 -1.1% 137,756 -319 -0.2% 24,092 -1,530 -6.0%
2013 168,145 6,297 3.9% 135,519 -2,237 -1.6% 32,626 8,534 35.4%
2014 184,155 16,010 9.5% 139,185 3,666 2.7% 44,970 12,344 37.8%
2015 208,379 24,224 13.2% 152,062 12,877 9.3% 56,317 11,347 25.2%
2016 239,287 30,908 14.8% 171,122 19,060 12.5% 68,165 11,848 21.0%
2017 267,042 27,755 11.6% 188,384 17,262 10.1% 78,658 10,493 15.4%
2018 298,980 31,938 12.0% 208,901 20,517 10.9% 90,079 11,421 14.5%
2019 312,214 13,234 4.4% 228,403 19,502 9.3% 83,811 -6,268 -7.0%
2020 279,597 -32,617 -10.4% 218,783 -9,620 -4.2% 60,814 -22,997 -27.4%

※ In accordance with the unification of student visas, the total number of international students including Japanese language institutes is also drawn since 2011.

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【Reference 2】
The Major Universities in terms of Accepting Highest Number of International Student (As of
May 1, 2020)

University name Number of students

Waseda University Private 4,742 (5,724)
The University of Tokyo National 4,076 (4,178)
Japan University of Economics Private 3,355 (3,487)
Kyoto University National 2,600 (2,631)
Osaka University National 2,521 (2,594)
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Private 2,509 (2,759)
Ritsumeikan University Private 2,462 (2,673)
Kyushu University National 2,328 (2,387)
University of Tsukuba National 2,247 (2,372)
Tohoku University National 2,081 (2,162)
Hokkaido University National 2,078 (2,223)
Keio University Private 1,925 (2,103)
Nagoya University National 1,870 (2,038)
Tokyo Institute of Technology National 1,804 (1,774)
Hiroshima University National 1,785 (1,898)
Tokyo University of Social Welfare Private 1,784 (4,273)
Toyo University Private 1,743 (1,657)
Meiji University Private 1,566 (1,582)
Nihon University Private 1,379 (1,405)
The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics Private 1,335 (1,059)
Tokai University Private 1,241 (1,133)
Kobe University National 1,227 (1,399)
Doshisha University Private 1,207 (1,410)
Teikyo University Private 1,164 (1,082)
Sophia University Private 1,144 (1,555)
Kansai University Private 1,110 (1,045)
Hosei University Private 1,090 (1,107)
Takushoku University Private 1,080 (1,080)
Tokyo International University Private 1,067 (1,062)
Chiba University National 958 (1,013)
（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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【Reference 3】
International students in Higher education institutions

1．Number of international students by region of origin

In the number of international students according to home region, 94.1% （previous

year: 92.7%） of the students came from Asia, and 3.7% （previous year: 4.8%） from
Europe and North America.
Regarding the short-term international students, 66.9% （previous year: 63.3%） of
the students came from Asia, and 28.3% （previous year: 31.8%） from Europe and
North America.

Short-term students
Number of
Region % of total
students
Number of students % of total

205,919 94.1％ 6,895 66.9％

Asia
(211,773) (92.7) (11,906) (63.3)

6,332 2.9％ 2,303 22.4％

Europe
(7,980) (3.5) (4,059) (21.6)

2,008 0.9％ 104 1.0％

Africa
(2,169) (0.9) (114) (0.6)

1,690 0.8％ 611 5.9％

North America
(3,023) (1.3) (1,922) (10.2)

1,288 0.6％ 253 2.5％

Latin America
(1,459) (0.6) (384) (2.0)

1,130 0.5％ 87 0.8％

Middle East
(1,288) (0.6) (104) (0.6)

407 0.2％ 47 0.5％

Oceania
(699) (0.3) (308) (1.6)

9 0.0％ 2 0.0％
Others
(12) (0.0) (1) (0.0)

218,783 100.0％ 10,302 100.0％

Total
(228,403) (100.0) (18,798) (100.0)
（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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2．Number of international students by nationality
（１）Number of international students by nationality
Students from China and Vietnam account for over 63.4% （previous year: 61.0%）of the total
number of international students.

Country/region Number of students % of total Country/region Number of students % of total

China 95,003 (94,047) 43.4% (41.2) France 965 (1,354) 0.4% (0.6)

Viet Nam 43,791 (45,248) 20.0% (19.8) Cambodia 600 (650) 0.3% (0.3)

Nepal 18,454 (18,662) 8.4% (8.2) Germany 563 (882) 0.3% (0.4)

Republic Of Korea 14,654 (15,977) 6.7% (7.0) Russian Federation 494 (566) 0.2% (0.2)

Taiwan 5,888 (7,518) 2.7% (3.3) United Kingdom 473 (629) 0.2% (0.3)

Indonesia 5,132 (5,204) 2.3% (2.3) Brazil 464 (484) 0.2% (0.2)

Sri Lanka 4,770 (5,583) 2.2% (2.4) Pakistan 379 (332) 0.2% (0.1)

Myanmar 3,527 (3,753) 1.6% (1.6) Egypt 371 (382) 0.2% (0.2)

Bangladesh 2,829 (2,819) 1.3% (1.2) Italy 287 (528) 0.1% (0.2)

Thailand 2,734 (3,265) 1.2% (1.4) Canada 279 (386) 0.1% (0.2)

Malaysia 2,532 (2,880) 1.2% (1.3) Mexico 265 (333) 0.1% (0.1)

Mongolia 2,111 (2,156) 1.0% (0.9) Spain 256 (287) 0.1% (0.1)

United States 1,411 (2,637) 0.6% (1.2) Singapore 237 (399) 0.1% (0.2)

Philippines 1,405 (1,409) 0.6% (0.6) Laos 222 (225) 0.1% (0.1)

India 1,404 (1,395) 0.6% (0.6) Other countries 5,949 (7,302) 2.7% (3.2)

Uzbekistan 1,334 (1,111) 0.6% (0.5) Total 218,783 (228,403) 100.0% (100.0)

（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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（２）Number of short-term international students by nationality
52.1% （previous year: 52.1%） from China, Republic of Korea and Taiwan, and 14.3% （previous year:
17.8%） from U.S.A, France and Germany.

Country/region Number of students % of total Country/region Number of students % of total

China 4,227 (6,305) 41.0％ (33.5) Canada 69 (174) 0.7％ (0.9)

Taiwan 752 (1,605) 7.3％ (8.5) Mexico 68 (153) 0.7％ (0.8)

France 561 (936) 5.4％ (5.0) Finland 64 (151) 0.6％ (0.8)

United States 542 (1,748) 5.3％ (9.3) India 60 (101) 0.6％ (0.5)

Viet Nam 411 (464) 4.0％ (2.5) Mongolia 59 (79) 0.6％ (0.4)

Republic Of Korea 387 (1,881) 3.8％ (10.0) Myanmer 55 (39) 0.5％ (0.2)

Germany 376 (665) 3.6％ (3.5) Malaysia 52 (101) 0.5％ (0.5)

Thailand 299 (484) 2.9％ (2.6) Turky 50 (66) 0.5％ (0.4)

United Kingdom 285 (445) 2.8％ (2.4) Austria 50 (56) 0.5％ (0.3)

Indonesia 230 (369) 2.2％ (2.0) Cambodia 47 (44) 0.5％ (0.2)

Nepal 160 (101) 1.6％ (0.5) Egypt 47 (55) 0.5％ (0.3)

Spain 131 (157) 1.3％ (0.8) Netherlands 46 (159) 0.4％ (0.8)

Brazil 126 (142) 1.2％ (0.8) Bangladesh 45 (37) 0.4％ (0.2)

Sweden 91 (153) 0.9％ (0.8) Hungary 41 (63) 0.4％ (0.3)

Russian Federation 89 (179) 0.9％ (1.0) Other countries 794 (1,576) 7.7％ (8.4)

Italy 88 (310) 0.9％ (1.6) Total 10,302 (18,798) 100.0％ (100.0)

（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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3．Number of international students by gender

Gender Number of students % of total

Male 121,160 (125,771) 55.4％ (55.1)

Female 97,623 (102,632) 44.6％ (44.9)

Total 218,783 (228,403) 100.0％ (100.0)

（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

4．Number of international students by institutional type

National Local public Private Total

Number of Number of Number of Number of
% of total % of total % of total % of total
students students students students
32,800 61.8％ 2,329 4.4％ 17,927 33.8％ 53,056 100.0％
Graduate school
(33,185) (62.5) (2,234) (4.2) (17,670) (33.3) (53,089) (100.0)
University 10,591 13.3％ 1,611 2.0％ 67,624 84.7％ 79,826 100.0％
(undergraduate) (13,070) (14.6) (1,985) (2.2) (74,547) (83.2) (89,602) (100.0)
included intensive 0 0.0％ 0 0.0％ 2,860 100.0％ 2,860 100.0％
courses (0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (4,876) (100.0) (4,876) (100.0)
included advanced 0 0.0％ 0 0.0％ 3 100.0％ 3 100.0％
courses (7) (53.8) (0) (0.0) (6) (46.2) (13) (100.0)
0 0.0％ 1 0.04％ 2,827 99.96％ 2,828 100.0％
Junior college
(0) (0.0) (18) (0.6) (2,826) (99.4) (2,844) (100.0)
included intensive 0 0.0％ 0 0.0％ 197 100.0％ 197 100.0％
courses (0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (497) (100.0) (497) (100.0)
included advanced 0 0.0％ 0 0.0％ 4 100.0％ 4 100.0％
courses (0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (7) (100.0) (7) (100.0)
College of 421 99.5％ 0 0.0％ 2 0.5％ 423 100.0％
technology (453) (89.5) (0) (0.0) (53) (10.5) (506) (100.0)
included advanced 16 94.1％ 0 0.0％ 1 5.9％ 17 100.0％
courses (9) (100.0) (0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (9) (100.0)
Professional 0 0.0％ 27 0.03％ 79,571 99.97％ 79,598 100.0％
training college (0) (0.0) (24) (0.0) (78,820) (100.0) (78,844) (100.0)
University 125 4.1％ 0 0.0％ 2,927 95.9％ 3,052 100.0％
preparatory course (0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (3,518) (100.0) (3,518) (100.0)
43,937 20.1％ 3,968 1.8％ 170,878 78.1％ 218,783 100.0％
Total
(46,708) (20.4) (4,261) (1.9) (177,434) (77.7) (228,403) (100.0)
（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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5．Number of international students by major field

Major field Number of students % of total

Humanities 40,073 (49,250) 18.3％ (21.6)

Social science 81,975 (84,714) 37.5％ (37.1)

Science 4,255 (4,305) 1.9％ (1.9)

Engineering 41,780 (40,145) 19.1％ (17.6)

Agriculture 4,075 (4,059) 1.9％ (1.8)

Health care 5,869 (5,466) 2.7％ (2.4)

Home economics 5,874 (5,460) 2.7％ (2.4)

Education 3,157 (3,536) 1.4％ (1.5)

Arts 13,089 (11,901) 6.0％ (5.2)

Others 18,636 (19,567) 8.5％ (8.6)

Total 218,783 (228,403) 100.0％ (100.0)

（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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6．Number of international students by region and prefecture of Japan

Number of % of Number of Number of % of Number of

Region Prefecture Region Prefecture
students total students students total students
Mie 1,334 (1,230)
Shiga 545 (508)
3,705 1.7% 43,055 19.7% Kyoto 11,953 (11,946)
Hokkaido Hokkaido 3,705 (3,886)
(3,886) (1.7) Kinki (42,867) (18.8) Osaka 18,232 (18,334)
Hyogo 9,113 (8,957)
Nara 1,247 (1,277)
Aomori 416 (416) Wakayama 631 (615)
Iwate 411 (407) Tottori 196 (195)
5,929 2.7% Miyagi 3,725 (3,569) 10,659 4.9% Shimane 371 (345)
Tohoku
(5,877) (2.6) Akita 323 (460) Chugoku (11,220) (4.9) Okayama 3,128 (3,219)
Yamagata 315 (311) Hiroshima 4,466 (4,786)
Fukushima 739 (714) Yamaguchi 2,498 (2,675)
Ibaraki 4,675 (5,345) Tokushima 515 (470)
Tochigi 2,773 (2,463) 1,841 0.8% Kagawa 672 (656)
Shikoku
106,466 48.7% Gunma 4,293 (6,415) (1,850) (0.8) Ehime 452 (504)
Kanto (113,300) (49.6) Saitama 9,285 (9,361) Kochi 202 (220)
Chiba 8,118 (8,755) Fukuoka 15,386 (14,910)
Tokyo 70,171 (72,421) Saga 620 (551)
Kanagawa 7,151 (8,540) Nagasaki 1,828 (2,032)
Niigata 2,177 (2,434) 25,957 11.9% Kumamoto 1,168 (1,110)
Kyushu
Toyama 574 (591) (25,440) (11.1) Oita 3,513 (3,763)
Ishikawa 1,939 (1,986) Miyazaki 618 (591)
21,171 9.7% Fukui 412 (481) Kagoshima 1,129 (1,150)
Chubu (23,963) (10.5) Yamanashi 878 (792) Okinawa 1,695 (1,333)
Nagano 1,266 (1,331)
Gifu 1,573 (1,579) Total 218,783 100.0%
Shizuoka 2,623 (2,241) (228,403) (100.0)
Aichi 9,729 (12,528)
（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019
Note: International students attending universities whose campuses lie in two or more prefectures are
included in the figure for the prefecture where the main office of the university is located.

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6．Number of international students by region and prefecture of Japan
Summery by prefecture where international students are studying
Number of % of Number of Number of % of Number of
Region Prefecture Region Prefecture
students total students students total students
Mie 1,334
Shiga 1,585
3,740 1.7% 43,339 19.8% Kyoto 10,340
Hokkaido Hokkaido 3,740
Kinki Osaka 19,254
Hyogo 8,918
Nara 1,270
Aomori 380 Wakayama 638
Iwate 387 Tottori 180
5,920 2.7% Miyagi 3,725 9,992 4.6% Shimane 387
Tohoku
Akita 323 Chugoku Okayama 3,093
Yamagata 332 Hiroshima 4,487
Fukushima 773 Yamaguchi 1,845
Ibaraki 3,977 Tokushima 494
Tochigi 2,748 1,869 0.9% Kagawa 711
Shikoku
107,810 49.3% Gunma 2,595 Ehime 449
Kanto Saitama 9,670 Kochi 215
Chiba 10,158 Fukuoka 13,942
Tokyo 67,488 Saga 631
Kanagawa 11,174 Nagasaki 1,828
Niigata 2,184 24,156 11.0% Kumamoto 1,208
Kyushu
Toyama 574 Oita 3,513
Ishikawa 1,939 Miyazaki 618
21,957 10.0% Fukui 412 Kagoshima 714
Chubu Yamanashi 880 Okinawa 1,702
Nagano 1,266
Gifu 1,559 Total 218,783 100.0%
Shizuoka 2,759
Aichi 10,384
（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019
Note: International students attending universities whose campuses lie in two or more prefectures are
included in the figure for the prefecture where the main office of the university is located.

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7．Number of International Students by Housing (As of May 1, 2019)

○Total number of international students 218,783 students （Decrease of 9,620 students）

○Students in public housing 32,677 students （Decrease of 13,320 students）

Type Number of students

Public housing 32,677

International student housing set up by schools 23,388
National : 94 schools 9,168
Local public : 35 schools 717
Private : 398 schools 13,503
International student housing set up by public corporations, etc. 4,963
Student housing set up by JASSO 843
Student housing set up by local government 792
Student housing set up by public corporations 1,033
Public housing 1,289
Private company housing 1,006
General student housing set up by schools 4,326
National : 92 schools 2,350
Local public : 10 schools 56
Private : 207 schools 1,920
Private housing 186,106
Total 218,783

Students in public housing

10.7%
2.3%
14.9% 2.0% International student housing
set up by schools

International student housing

Total
set up by public
218,783 corporations,etc.
students General student housing set
(100.0%) up by schools

Private housing

85.1% つかわない

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【Reference 4】
International students in Japanese language institutes

１．Number of international students by region of origin

Region Number of students % of total Change

Asia 58,501 96.2% ▲ 22,043

Europe 1,477 2.4% ▲ 888
North America 395 0.6% ▲ 19
Latin America 262 0.4% 3
Middle East 62 0.1% ▲ 17
Africa 62 0.1% ▲ 16
Oceania 55 0.1% ▲ 17
Others 0 0.0% 0
Total 60,814 100.0% ▲ 22,997

２．Nationality

Country/region Number of students % of total Change

China 26,842 44.1％ ▲ 3,547

Viet Nam 18,442 30.3％ ▲ 9,699
Nepal 5,548 9.1％ ▲ 2,098
Taiwan 1,200 2.0％ ▲ 866
Republic Of Korea 1,131 1.9％ ▲ 1,230
Indonesia 1,067 1.8％ ▲ 485
Mongolia 964 1.6％ ▲ 276
Philippines 816 1.3％ ▲ 627
Myanmer 684 1.1％ ▲ 946
Sri Lanka 468 0.8％ ▲ 1,189
Other countries 3,652 6.0％ ▲ 2,034
Total 60,814 100.0％ ▲ 22,997

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３．Number of international students by region and prefecture of Japan

Number of Number of Number of % of Number of

Region % of total Prefecture Region Prefecture
students students students total students
Mie 370 (352)
Shiga 0 (0)
370 0.6% 370 (497) 10,071 16.6% Kyoto 1,854 (2,630)
Hokkaido Hokkaido
(497) (0.6%) Kinki (13,525) (16.1%) Osaka 6,129 (7,923)
Hyogo 1,616 (2,489)
Nara 102 (120)
Aomori 0 (0) Wakayama 0 (11)
Iwate 0 (0) Tottori 124 (112)
1,255 2.1% Miyagi 1,148 (1,063) 886 1.5% Shimane 11 (0)
Tohoku
(1,169) (1.4%) Akita 0 (0) Chugoku (1,002) (1.2%) Okayama 420 (484)
Yamagata 0 (0) Hiroshima 280 (354)
Fukushima 107 (106) Yamaguchi 51 (52)
Ibaraki 222 (589) Tokushima 0 (0)
Tochigi 236 (667) 27 0.04% Kagawa 0 (0)
Shikoku
37,977 62.4% Gunma 433 (655) (50) (0.06%) Ehime 27 (50)
Kanto (54,935) (65.5%) Saitama 2,229 (3,116) Kochi 0 (0)
Chiba 2,094 (3,505) Fukuoka 3,874 (4,719)
Tokyo 30,628 (43,673) Saga 302 (337)
Kanagawa 2,135 (2,730) Nagasaki 131 (113)
Niigata 21 (0) 5,437 8.9% Kumamoto 5 (39)
Kyushu
Toyama 84 (103) (6,756) (8.1%) Oita 46 (74)
Ishikawa 0 (0) Miyazaki 15 (19)
4,791 7.9% Fukui 46 (87) Kagoshima 83 (173)
Chubu (5,877) (7.0%) Yamanashi 197 (286) Okinawa 981 (1,282)
Nagano 179 (293)
Gifu 453 (492) 60,814 100.0%
Total
Shizuoka 1,192 (1,343) (83,811) (100.0)
Aichi 2,619 (3,273)
（ ） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

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４．Number of international students by housing(As of May 1, 2020)

○Number of international students 60,814 students (Decrease of 22,997 students）

○Students in public housing 14,014 students (Decrease of 9,432 students）

Type Number of students Change

Public housing 14,014 ▲ 9,432
International student housing set up by schools 11,957 ▲ 8,806
International student housing set up by public corporations, etc. 1,078 321
Student housing set up by JASSO 0 0
Student housing set up by local government 10 ▲ 62
Student housing set up by public corporations 84 ▲ 47
Public housing 330 273
Private company housing 654 157
General student housing set up by schools 979 ▲ 947
Private housing 46,800 ▲ 13,565
Total 60,814 ▲ 22,997

Public housing
14,014 students
（23.0 %）

Total
60,814 students
(100.0%)

Private housing
46,800 students（77.0 %）

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