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2009 Important Dates

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Important dates:

August 3rd, 2009 10AM PT : Start of Registration
September 25th, 2009 5PM PT: End of Registration
Early November, 2009: Test Vouchers and Test Site Information sheets are sent out
December 6th, 2009: Test Day
Mid February, 2010: Mailing Address needs to be updated
Early March, 2010: Test Results are sent out

2009 Guidelines

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■ Guidelines for JLPT in 2009 (July)

■ Administrative Organizations

Outside Japan, the Japan Foundation (Interchange Association in Taiwan) will work with local host institutions to administer it.
Japan Educational Exchanges and Services administers the Test in Japan.

■ Test date

July 5 (Sun.), 2009

■ Test sites (Planned)

(1) Overseas: 44 cities in 3 nations and areas
(2) In Japan: major cities throughout Japan

■ Application Procedures

(1) Overseas

a. Application Form

A prescribed form

b. Test Fee

The test fee is determined by the Japan Foundation, in consultation with the local host institution.

c. Application Period

The Application period is determined by the Japan Foundation in consultation with the local host institution.

d. Application Procedures

Procedures are determined by each local host institution, to which examinees must submit prescribed application form and test fee.

Local Host Institutions of JLPT

(2) In Japan
Please contact Japan Educational Exchanges and Services.

■ Announcement of Results

(1)

All examinees will receive their score reports of the test and successful examinees will also receive Certificates of Proficiency.

(2)

Certificates of Proficiency and official test results will be sent in early September, 2009. However, to examinees who take the test overseas, the documents will be sent through each local host institution by mid-September, 2009.

(3)

Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES) will send the examinee's score to the universities and junior colleges upon their request for examinees who took the Test at cities abroad where the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) does not administer "Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students".

The Examination for Japanese University Admission for international Students

(4)

In the case of examinees who are taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test overseas and who are also applying to enter a Japanese Language Institute which is a member of The Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education, the Japan Foundation will provide the examinees score, on request, via the Association to the said Institution.

Where can I find information about the JLPT in my own country?

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The Japan Foundation related sites

	Japan Foundation	http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/
	Japanese Language Institute, Urawa	http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/urawa/
	Japanese Language Institute, Kansai	http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/kansai/
	Istituto Giapponese di Cultura (The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome)	http://www.jfroma.it/
	Japanisches Kulturinstitute (Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne)	http://www.jki.de/
	Maison de la Culture du Japon a Paris (Japan Cultural Institute in Paris)	http://www.mcjp.asso.fr/
	Japan Cultual Center, Seoul	http://www.jpf.or.kr/
	Japan Cultural Center, Bangkok	http://www.jfbkk.or.th/
	Japan Cultural Center, Jakarta	http://www.jpf.or.id/
	Japan Cultural Centre, Kuala Lumpur	http://www.jfkl.org.my/
	Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam	http://www.jpf.org.vn/
	Japan Cultural Center, New Delhi	http://www.jfindia.org.in//
	Japan Cultural Centre, Sydney	http://www.jpf.org.au/
	Japan Cultural Center, Toronto	http://www.japanfoundationcanada.org/
	Japan Cultural Center, Sao Paulo	http://www.fjsp.org.br/
	The Japan Foundation Beijing Office	http://www.jpfbj.cn/
	Manila Office	http://www.jfmo.org.ph/
	New York Office	http://www.jfny.org/
	Center for Global Partnership (CGP), N.Y.	http://www.cgp.org/
	Los Angeles Office	http://www.jflalc.org/
	Mexico Office	http://www.fjmex.org/
	London Office	http://www.jpf.org.uk/
	Budapest Office	http://www.jfbp.org.hu/
	Cairo Office	http://www.jfcairo.org/

Revisions Set For 2010

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June, 2008

Revision of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test: Second Progress Report
Committee for Revision of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test
The Japan Foundation
Japan Educational Exchanges and Services

1. Reasons for revision
When the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) was first administered in 1984,
there were approximately 7,000 examinees who took the test. Since then, the annual test
has become a large scale event, attracted some 524,000 examinees in 2007. During this
time, there have been many requests for revision and a variety of issues were pointed
out in the interim reports published in 1996 and 2000.1 In 2001 a committee of research
associates under the auspices of the Agency for Cultural Affairs presented a proposal
for revisions, and the work of revising the test began in 2004.

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