In 2009, the JLPT started to be offered twice a year in July and December, as opposed to only once a year in December previously.įrom 2010, the test increases the number of test levels from 4 to 5 (N1, N2, N3, N4, N5). In 2011, there were as many as 610,000 applicants throughout the world. Non-native speakers of Japanese since 1984.
Proficiency Test is conducted both in Japan and outside Japan toĮvaluate and certify the language proficiency of primarily
