In 2022, the national institution, the University of Tokyo, accepted 4,397 international students, while the Tokyo-based private institution Waseda University accepted 4,208 students from abroad. That year, there were beyond 231 thousand international students in higher education institutions in Japan.
Leading universities based on the number of international students in Japan in 2022
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JASSO. (March 31, 2023). Leading universities based on the number of international students in Japan in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865156/japan-major-universities-accepting-international-students/
JASSO. "Leading universities based on the number of international students in Japan in 2022." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865156/japan-major-universities-accepting-international-students/
JASSO. (2023). Leading universities based on the number of international students in Japan in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865156/japan-major-universities-accepting-international-students/
JASSO. "Leading Universities Based on The Number of International Students in Japan in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865156/japan-major-universities-accepting-international-students/
JASSO, Leading universities based on the number of international students in Japan in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865156/japan-major-universities-accepting-international-students/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Leading universities based on the number of international students in Japan in 2022 [Graph], JASSO, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865156/japan-major-universities-accepting-international-students/