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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 […]
Le aspettative del Giappone nei confronti degli studenti internazionali
Il Giappone torna a puntare in alto.Dopo aver superato l'obiettivo "300.000 entro il 2020" nel 2019, il Ministero dell'Istruzione, della Cultura, dello Sport, della Scienza e della Tecnologia (MEXT) ha presentato un nuovo obiettivo: accogliere 400.000 studenti internazionali entro il 2033.(MEXT Basic Plan 2023) In questo articolo spieghiamo cosa si aspetta il Giappone dalla - e cosa promette alla - sua crescente comunità studentesca globale. 1. Visione nazionale - 400.000 studenti entro il 2033 Il MEXT [...]
