Should you count on a scholarship?
Pick where you are going. We will show you how many students there actually receive one, how much they get, and the only number that belongs in a budget.
Where are you going? (by type of school — JASSO Table 6-2)
Or by level of study (JASSO Table 6-3 — a different cut of the same survey)
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Students who receive one
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Average, if you do
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Budget with this
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What we do with your address — and the list of what we do not collect.
Other things worth checking
Can you actually afford Japan?
Put in what your family can send and how many hours you could work. See the gap.
Where do people from my country go?
408,069 students, by nationality and by type of school. The 2025 immigration figures.
Does a scholarship buy you time?
It barely changes whether students work — but it does change how long they study.
What the part-time job pays
The 28-hour legal cap, and what half of all working students actually earn per hour.