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English

For learners of English.

  • TOEIC L&R

    TOEIC Listening & Reading Test

    ENETS (run in Japan by IIBC)

    Next test: 15 Nov 2026

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  • TOEFL iBT

    TOEFL iBT Test (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

    ENETS (ETS Japan in Japan)

    Next test: see the official site

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  • IELTS

    IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

    ENBritish Council, IDP and Cambridge (run in Japan by the Eiken Foundation and JSAF-IELTS)

    Next test: see the official site

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  • EIKEN

    EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency

    ENEiken Foundation of Japan

    Next test: 24 Jan 2027

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Japanese for learners

For people learning Japanese as a second language.

  • JLPT

    Japanese-Language Proficiency Test

    JAThe Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES)

    Next test: 6 Dec 2026

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  • BJT

    BJT Business Japanese Proficiency Test

    JAJapan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation

    Next test: see the official site

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  • EJU
    EJU

    Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students

    JAJapan Student Services Organization (JASSO)

    Next test: 8 Nov 2026

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Japanese proficiency

Kanji, vocabulary, writing and more — mostly taken by native speakers and advanced learners.

  • Kanken

    Japan Kanji Aptitude Test

    JAThe Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation

    Next test: 14 Feb 2027

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  • Nihongo Kentei

    Japanese Language Test (not the JLPT)

    JANihongo Kentei Committee (NPO)

    Next test: 7 Nov 2026

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  • Shōronbun Kentei

    Japanese Short Essay Test

    JAGendai Yōgo Kentei Kyōkai (NPO)

    Next test: 15 Dec 2026

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  • Ikenbun Kentei

    Japanese Opinion Essay Test

    JAGendai Yōgo Kentei Kyōkai (NPO)

    Next test: 15 Dec 2026

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  • Sakubun Kentei

    Japanese Composition Test

    JAGendai Yōgo Kentei Kyōkai (NPO)

    Next test: 15 Dec 2026

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  • Kotoken

    Japan Proverb Test (Kotowaza Kentei)

    JAJapan Proverb Test Association

    Next test: 14 Nov 2026

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  • 古文書
    Komonjo Kentei

    Old Document Reading Test

    JAKomonjo Kaidoku Kentei Association

    Next test: 14 Nov 2026

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Teaching Japanese

For people who teach, or want to teach, Japanese.

  • JLTCT
    JLTCT

    Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test

    JAJapan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES)

    Next test: 1 Dec 2026

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Korean

For learners of Korean.

  • TOPIK

    Test of Proficiency in Korean

    KONational Institute for International Education, Korea (run in Japan by the Korea Educational Foundation)

    Next test: 11 Apr 2027

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Hanja in Korean

Hanja (Chinese characters) as used in Korean — mostly taken by Korean speakers, from schoolchildren to adults.

  • 한자
    Korean Hanja Test (KLA)

    National Hanja Proficiency Test (전국한자능력검정시험)

    KOKorean Language Association (사단법인 한국어문회)

    Next test: 21 Nov 2026

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  • KTA
    KTA Hanja Test

    Hanja Grade Qualification Test (한자급수자격검정)

    KOKorea Test Association (대한검정회), run with 사단법인 대한민국한자교육연구회

    Next test: 28 Nov 2026

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  • Hanja Proficiency Test (KHEP)

    Hanja Proficiency Grade Test (한자실력급수 자격시험)

    KOKorea Association for the Promotion of Hanja Education (사단법인 한자교육진흥회), through its Korea Hanja Proficiency Evaluation Institute (한국한자실력평가원)

    Next test: 21 Nov 2026

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