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Indian students in Japan
Indian students, As of 1 May 2025.
Source: JASSO, International Student Survey in Japan 2025. #18 of 30 AIS chapters by size.
Japan is a smaller but growing destination for Indian students, with Indian enrolments rising 24% in the year to May 2025.
The community
JASSO counted 2,095 Indian students in Japan on 1 May 2025, up from 1,685 a year earlier, with 1,661 of them in higher education. Indians made up 0.5% of Japan's 408,069 international students. Japan's government set a goal in 2023 of hosting 400,000 international students by 2033, a figure it passed in 2025.
Japan hosted 408,069 international students on 1 May 2025, passing the 400,000 goal it had set for 2033. Source
This month
Indian students in the news in Japan.
September 2026. Updated 1 October 2026, refreshed automatically on the 1st of every month.
- JETRO delegation engages Indian students on career opportunities in JapanEducation Times
- Foreign students outnumber high school slots in Tokyo, 3 prefs.english.kyodonews.net
- Foreign students bring new life to graying community in northern JapanNikkei Asia
- 14 English universities in Japan international students loveStudy International
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by Outstanding International Students of the University of Tokyo's Matsuo Laboratory AI Program (GCI World)mofa.go.jp
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