Examination Details of 2014 EJU (2nd Session)


1. Number of applicants and examinees by site

Examination Site Applicants
Examinees
In Japan
Hokkaido
65
57
Tohoku
Miyagi
274
256
Kanto
Gunma
92
81
Saitama
514
411
Chiba
589
474
Tokyo
8,088
6,697
Kanagawa
354
290
Chubu
Toyama
62
58
Shizuoka
272
230
Aichi
1,077
944
Kinki
Kyoto
841
754
Osaka
1,567
1,349
Hyogo
280
231
Chugoku
Okayama
440
385
Kyushu
Fukuoka
2,250
1,940
Okinawa
39
38
Total in Japan
16,804
14,195
Outside Japan
Hong Kong
140
118
India
New Delhi
133
81
Indonesia
Jakarta
220
148
Surabaya
58
32
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
157
152
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
95
65
Myanmar
Yangon
2
2
Philippines
Manila
20
7
Republic of Korea
Seoul
1,143
906
Busan
349
289
Russia
Vladivostok
12
6
Singapore
16
14
Sri Lanka
Colombo
86
32
Taiwan
Taipei
275
223
Thailand
Bangkok
142
86
Vietnam
Hanoi
94
70
Ho Chi Minh City
32
32
Total outside Japan
2,974
2,263
Grand total
19,778
16,458

Note: The number of applicants and examinees who selected the English version of EJU are as follows.

Applicants
Examinees
In Japan
578 492
Outside Japan
727 454
Total
1,305 946

Reference: JASSO has approved the following testing accommodations (special arrangements) for applicants requesting
their use for reasons of disability, injury or other valid grounds.

Number of applicants requesting testing accommodations: 2 (1 in Japan, 1 overseas)

Description of Approved Testing Accommodations
Disability
Cases
Exam Time Extension Writing (30min→45 min. / +50%) Total blindness 1
Reading (40min→60 min. / +50%) Total blindness 1
Listening and Listening-Reading Comprehension
(55min→77 min)
Total blindness 1
Question Booklet
and Question Method
Question in braille Total blindness 1
Answer Sheet
and Answer Method
Answer in braille Total blindness 1
Use of Hearing Assistance Hearing aids Hard of hearing 1
Other Testing in separate room Hard of hearing
Total blindness
2
Seating position considerations Hard of hearing 1
Telling notes with the document Hard of hearing 1
Use of a braillewriter Total blindness 1
  • Because some applicants qualify for a multiple number of testing accommodations, the numbers listed are the combined totals.

2. Examination venues

Name of Prefecture Name of Examination Venue
Hokkaido Hokkaido University Sapporo Campus
Miyagi Tohoku University Kawauchi-Kita Campus
Gunma * Takasaki University of Commerce
Saitama * Saitama University
Chiba * Chiba University Nishi-Chiba Campus
Tokyo Kokushikan University Setagaya Campus
The University of Tokyo Komaba Campus
Waseda University Waseda Campus
Kanagawa * Yokohama National University Tokiwadai Campus
Toyama * University of Toyama Gofuku Campus
Shizuoka Nihon University College of International Relations Mishima Campus
Aichi Seijoh University
Kyoto * Doshisha University Kyotanabe Campus
Osaka Osaka University Toyonaka Campus
Hyogo * University of Hyogo Himeji Campus for Engineering
Okayama Okayama University Tsushima Campus
Fukuoka Kyushu Kyoritsu University
Okinawa University of the Ryukyus Senbaru Campus
  • An examination language "English" was not available.
Country and Region (City) Name of Examination Venue
Hong Kong Wai Kiu College
India (New Delhi) Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi
Indonesia (Jakarta) Depok Campus, University of Indonesia
Indonesia (Surabaya) SMA Negeri 5 Surabaya
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) Confucian Private Secondary School
Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar) Mongolia-Japan Center
Myanmar (Yangon) Myanmar Association of Japan Alumni (MAJA)
Philippines (Manila) De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
Republic of Korea (Seoul) Yeouido Middle School
Yeouido Girls' High School
Republic of Korea (Busan) Gyeongnam Technical High School
Russia (Vladivostok) Far Eastern Federal University
Singapore The Japanese Cultural Society, Singapore
Sri Lanka (Colombo) Sri Lanka Japan Cultural Centre (Sasakawa hall)
Taiwan (Taipei) The Language Training & Testing Center
Language Center of the College of Liberal Arts, NTU
Thailand (Bangkok) Old Japan Students' Association, Thailand
Vietnam (Hanoi) Foreign Trade University (Vietnam-Japan Human Resources Cooperation Center)
Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City

3. Number of examinees by nation/region of origin (Japan)

Country / Region
Examinees Country / Region
Examinees
China 8,962 Kyrgyzstan 2
Vietnam 2,450 Colombia 2
Nepal 911 Switzerland 2
Republic of Korea 615 New Zealand 2
Taiwan 227 Finland 2
Malaysia 130 Benin 2
Hong Kong 119 Belgium 2
Indonesia 114 Mexico 2
Myanmar 114 Morocco 2
Mongolia 88 Afghanistan 1
Saudi Arabia 79 Algeria 1
Thailand 69 Uganda 1
Sri Lanka 50 Ghana 1
Russia 29 Qatar 1
Philippines 24 Cameroon 1
Sweden 17 Guinea 1
U.S.A. 12 Cyprus 1
Bangladesh 10 Kenya 1
India 9 Congo(Kinshasa) 1
Canada 9 Syria 1
Turkey 9 Spain 1
Italy 8 Sudan 1
France 8 Tajikistan 1
Kazakhstan 7 Denmark 1
Cambodia 7 Turkmenistan 1
Singapore 7 New Caledonia 1
Uzbekistan 6 Norway 1
Ukraine 4 Bahrain 1
Senegal 4 Bulgaria 1
Pakistan 4 Bhutan 1
Brazil 4 Belarus 1
Macau 4 Portugal 1
Iran 3 South Africa 1
Australia 3 Moldova 1
Germany 3 Laos 1
Nigeria 3 Latvia 1
Peru 3 Others 21
United Kingdom 2 Total 75 Countries / Regions 14,195
Greece 2