Official updates that matter to your Japanese learning, study and work journey.
25 updates
Use the SSW test directory to distinguish language tests from sector tests and locate the actual booking provider.
KANJI Memory Hint’s Indonesian editions add a language option for mnemonic-based kanji practice.
Read SSW participant stories for concrete questions about work and support, rather than treating one person’s experience as a guarantee.
Use the SSW explainer video as an introduction, then map its topics to the official written guidance.
The 2025 international-student survey is a data source; read its definitions before drawing conclusions about study opportunities.
The food-service notice contains a restriction affecting applications; it should not be read as a routine announcement that bookings are open.
Organise SSW document preparation by who issues each document and which application situation applies.
Map the SSW process as separate stages so that passing a test is not confused with completing an application.
Check the official institutional notice carefully when assessing a school; the heading alone is not enough to judge an application.
Historical 2026 scholarship round: the published application window ended on 22 February 2026.
JLPT special testing accommodations require an application through the relevant organiser, not a request made only on arrival.
The SSW events directory groups sector-related sessions; check the organiser, audience and date for each event.
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