Examination Details of 2017 EJU (2nd Session)

1. Number of applicants and examinees by site

Examination Site Applicants Examinees
In Japan Hokkaido 98 86
Tohoku Miyagi 370 337
Kanto Gunma 86 66
Saitama 580 475
Chiba 610 489
Tokyo 13,710 11,160
Kanagawa 544 432
Chubu Toyama 76 66
Shizuoka 323 270
Aichi 781 674
Kinki Kyoto 1,098 974
Osaka 2,223 1,871
Hyogo 464 388
Chugoku Hiroshima 537 476
Kyushu Fukuoka 1,955 1,647
Okinawa 30 27
Total in Japan 23,485 19,438
Hong Kong 211 168
Outside
Japan
India New Delhi 262 119
Indonesia Jakarta 328 237
Surabaya 77 54
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 202 198
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 294 257
Myanmar Yangon 37 26
Phillipines Manila 28 15
Republic of
Korea
Seoul 2,752 2,292
Busan 687 601
Russia Vladivostok 10 7
Singapore 14 10
Sri Lanka Colombo 17 13
Taiwan Taipei 283 240
Thailand Bangkok 207 138
Vietnam Hanoi 127 98
Ho Chi Minh City 80 67
Total outside Japan 5,616 4,540
Grand total 29,101 23,978

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

Applicants Examinees
In Japan 484 384
Outside Japan 1,069 684
Total 1,553 1,032

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: 6 (4 in Japan, 2 overseas)

Description of Approved Testing Accommodations Disability Cases
Use of Visual Assistance Magnifying glasses Low vision 1
Use of Hearing Assistance Hearing aids and artificial ear Hard of hearing 3
Partial Test Exemption Listening and Listening-Reading Comprehension sections exempted Hard of hearing 1
Others Testing in separate room Hard of hearing
Physical disability
Others
4
Seating position considerations Low vision
Hard of hearing
2
Testing in standing posture Physical disability 1
Telling notes with the document Hard of hearing 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
Miyagi Tohoku University Kawauchi-Kita Campus
Gunma* Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
Saitama* Saitama University
Chiba* Chiba University
Tokyo Meiji University
Mejiro University
Musashino University Ariake Campus
Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences
Senshu University
Takushoku University
The University of Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences
Tokyo Kasei University
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Wako University
Kanagawa* Yokohama National University
Toyama Toyama Prefectural University
Shizuoka Nihon University, College of International Relations Mishima Campus
Aichi Nagoya Institute of Technology
Kyoto* Kyoto Notre Dame University
Meiji University of Integrative Medicine
Osaka Osaka University
Hyogo* University of Hyogo
Hiroshima Onomichi City University
Fukuoka Kyushu Kyoritsu University
Kyushu Sangyo University
Okinawa University of the Ryukyus
  • *An examination language "English" was not available.
Country and Region City Name of Examination Venue
Hong Kong CCC Ming Yin College
India New Delhi Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi
Indonesia Jakarta Depok Campus, University of Indonesia
Surabaya Language Center Surabaya State University
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur KDU College Sdn Bhd
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolia-Japan Center
National University of Mongolia
Myanmar Yangon Myanmar Association of Japan Alumni (MAJA)
Philippines Manila De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
Republic of Korea Seoul Yongsan High School
Seokchon Middle School
Jamsil High School
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
Thailand Bangkok Old Japan Students' Association, Thailand
Vietnam Hanoi Foreign Trade University (Vietnam-Japan Human Resources Cooperation Center)
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 13,777 Brukina Faso 3
Vietnam 2,205 Kazakhstan 3
Republic of Korea 692 Pakistan 3
Nepal 673 Bhutan 2
Taiwan 422 Brunei 2
Indonesia 243 Cameroon 2
Sri Lanka 203 Norway 2
Myanmar 197 Ukraine 2
Malaysia 187 Afghanistan 1
Hong Kong 185 Algeria 1
Mongolia 141 Armenia 1
Thailand 88 Azerbaijan 1
Bangladesh 66 Belarus 1
U.S.A. 31 Belgium 1
India 26 Bulgaria 1
Uzbekistan 21 Chile 1
Philippines 20 Colombia 1
Russia 17 Congo[Brazzaville] 1
Macau 15 Congo[Kinshasa] 1
Cambodia 14 Egypt 1
France 13 Guatemala 1
Italy 12 Laos 1
Saudi Arabia 11 Latvia 1
Singapore 11 Morocco 1
Canada 10 New Zealand 1
Australia 7 Poland 1
Iran 7 Portugal 1
Peru 7 Slovakia 1
U.A.E. 7 Sudan 1
United Kingdom 7 Switzerland 1
Brazil 6 Syria 1
Mexico 6 Tajikistan 1
Senegal 6 Tunisia 1
Uganda 6 Others 30
Germany 5 Total
72 countries / Regions
19,438
Kyrgyz Republic 5
Spain 5
Sweden 5
Turkey 5