Applicants with JLPT N1 receive 15 points and those with JLPT N2 receive 10 points under the government’s Point-based Preferential Immigration Treatment System for Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals. Medical professionals seeking licensure in Japan must have JLPT N1. Those with N1 or N2 are exempt from the Japanese language portion of the middle school equivalency examination. JLPT N3 or higher certification is necessary for nurse or caregiver candidates under the Economic Partnership Agreement to work in Japan.

The class will focus on exam preparation, requiring constant reference and discussion. Each level of certification corresponds to different qualifications:

– N5: Basic Level understanding of Japanese in various situations, including language knowledge (vocabulary/grammar), reading, and listening on familiar daily topics.

– N4: Elementary Level understanding of Japanese in various situations, covering language knowledge, reading passages on familiar topics, and listening on familiar daily topics.

– N3: Intermediate Level understanding of Japanese in various situations, including language knowledge and logical reading and writing.

– N2: Pre-advanced level understanding of Japanese in various situations, covering language knowledge (vocabulary/grammar), reading materials on everyday topics, and understanding conversations’ intended purposes.

– N1: Advanced level understanding of Japanese in various situations, including language knowledge, reading complex topics comprehensively, and understanding profound contents to convey writers’ intentions cohesively in both written and spoken formats.