TrainingOpen to Tunisian applicants

Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Program for Specialists

Six-month Japanese-language training in Osaka for specialists and graduate students based outside Japan. Applicants must be nationals of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan. The foreign ministry marks the 70th anniversary of relations with Tunisia. The deadline is 1 December 2026 at 13:00 Japan time.

At a glance

Where: Osaka, Japan
Length: Six months
Deadline: 1 Dec 2026, 13:00

Who can apply

Criteria stated by the funder on the official source.

Nationality

Applicants must be nationals of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan. The foreign ministry page marks the 70th anniversary of relations with Tunisia.

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Work or study

Applicants are employed specialists outside Japan, or full-time master's or doctoral students outside Japan writing on a Japan-related subject in the social sciences or humanities.

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Japanese

Japanese must be at least JLPT N4, old JLPT level 3, or JF Standard A2 at application, including oral proficiency. The course is conducted in Japanese.

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Funding and what it does not cover

The instructions provide a single room, curriculum activities, weekday breakfast and lunch, health and travel insurance, and a research subsidy of up to 100,000 yen. They do not print an international airfare or a monthly cash stipend.