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Japan’s New Salary Surge: Why Rising Graduate Pay Makes Working Here a Smart Move for International Students
Japan’s biggest corporations are rewriting the national pay book, rolling out the largest starting‑salary hikes in more than three decades. For international students dreaming of a career here, that means bigger paychecks, stronger career trajectories, and—thanks to a still‑weak yen—purchasing power that stretches further in Japan than in many other developed economies. Below we unpack […]
Japan Opens More Seats: MEXT Lifts International Student Cap for 2026 Admissions
Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) made headlines on July 26 2025 when it revealed plans to loosen the long‑standing cap on the share of international students Japanese universities may enroll. The new framework—part of a broader blueprint for raising Japan’s global competitiveness—signals unprecedented opportunity for students worldwide who have been eyeing the […]
Japans Erwartungen an internationale Studenten
Japan is once again setting its sights high. After exceeding the “300,000 by 2020” goal in 2019, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) unveiled a fresh target: welcoming 400,000 international students by 2033. (MEXT Basic Plan 2023) In this article we unpack what Japan expects from—and promises to—its growing global student community. 1. National Vision — 400,000 Students by 2033 MEXT’s […]
