Please carefully read "EJU Bulletin" and "Cautions upon Taking EJU" PDFs for cautions regarding the examination.
Things to Bring on the Examination Day
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1.The examination Voucher
*Do not write anything on the examination voucher. -
2.Writing Tools (HB pencils (remove the pencil cap), plain plastic erasers (remove the eraser case), pencil sharpeners)
* Please bring two or more pencils. Mechanical pencils or stacking pencils (push-point pencils) may not be allowed to use. Since there is a possibility that the mark sheet may not be readable.
* Retractable erasers, pencil caps, eraser cases, electric sharpeners, large sharpeners, and knives (for sharpening pencils) may not be allowed to use during the exam. Please keep them in your bag. -
3.Watch (Neither watches with functions like dictionaries, calculators, terminals, nor items in which it’s difficult to determine if such functions are available, nor small clocks or pocket watches are allowed.)
* Watches should not be worn on the wrist but placed on the desk.
* Cancel the alarm sound settings in advance.
* Make sure you bring your own watch since no clock is installed in the examination rooms.
* Do not use a mobile phone, smartwatch or other devices as a watch. -
4.The Original of Your Personal Identification Document (any one of the following: Residence Card / Specified Residence Card / Special Permanent Resident Certificate, Passport, or My Number Card (Individual Number Card) (any one item))
* If you forget your personal identification document or bring anything other than the original, you will not be able to take the exam. -
5.Lunch
* If you take the test(s) only in the morning/afternoon, you don’t have to bring your lunch.
* Since the exam date falls on Sunday, restaurants in the examination venue or in the neighborhood may not be opened.
* Please take your garbage home. No garbage/litter is not allowed to discard in the trash cans of the examination venues.
Notes:
- *You cannot use earplugs since they may disturb you in listening to instructions, etc., of the proctor.
- *At some venues, it is impossible to adjust room temperature. Therefore, please wear temperature-adjustable clothing.
Examination Venues
Personal Identity Confirmation (Important)
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If you are in the process of renewing your residence period, etc. online, please present the original Residence Card along with the "Certificate of Application for Renewal" issued by the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (printed from the online application page).
- *Submissions will not be accepted after the exam.
Requests Concerning Infectious Disease
- 1.If you have come down with the flu, norovirus, COVID-19 or other infectious diseases and have not healed, you cannot take the exam due to the risk of infecting other examinees or examination staff.
- 2.At the examination site, if you do not feel well and have a fever, cough or other symptoms, please inform the examination staff of your symptoms immediately. Depending on how high your body temperature is or other situation considered, you may be requested not to proceed with the exam.
About Problems and Other Events Which Occur during the Examination
The Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) pledges to do everything in its capacity to ensure that the examination is offered in proper fashion. However, upon occurrence of events during the exam which interfere with your ability to respond or otherwise threaten to impact your scores, please immediately inform a proctor of those circumstances. Our proctors (or other staffers) will confirm the details and deal with the specific situations.
During the Japanese as a Foreign Language test Listening Comprehension and Listening-Reading Comprehension questions, in cases when noises or other occurrences interfere with your ability to adequately hear the audio contents, please raise your hand and immediately inform a staffer of the situation after completion of the Listening Comprehension and Listening-Reading Comprehension audio.
If not satisfied with the actions taken by our staffers at such times, you may directly appeal to the supervisors at each examination site. Please note, however, that the final judgments on such matters will be made by JASSO.
Likewise, please be aware that issuing requests after completion of the examination may prevent you from retaking the tests or benefiting from other relief measures.
