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Course Guidance for Students Registering for Japanese language Classes in 2nd Semester (October) AY2025

International students registering for Japanese language classes must take a Japanese proficiency check test and undergo course guidance with their respective Japanese language coordinator BEFORE attending and registering. Students who can not participate in the course guidance dates stipulated below inform their individual class coordinators and undergo course guidance by the deadline below.

【Important!! 】
 International students taking B1, B2, and C1 level Japanese classes should take the Japanese language proficiency check test at the University of the Ryukyus International Education Center according to the schedule below. You should attend the class guidance to register after taking the test.
If you are a graduate or research student considering taking these Japanese classes, please come directly to the classroom on the test date listed below.
If you cannot come on this test date, please contact the level coordinator for the class you wish to take by Tuesday, October 7th, 2025.
 
●Schedule of the Japanese Proficiency Check Test
   1. A Test (For the students who would like to take B1 classes)
          Date: Thursday, September 25th, 2025   Venue: Global Ed. Ctr. #203
Writing Test 10:00 – 12:00
Oral Test 13:30 – *The finishing time may be moved earlier or later; it depends on the number of examinees. About 10 minutes per person. You can go home after your session is finished. 
   2. B Test (For the students who would like to take B2, C1, or C2 classes)
Date: Thursday, September 25th, 2025   Venue: Global Ed. Ctr. #206
Writing Test 10:00 – 12:00
Oral Test 13:30 – *The finishing time may be moved earlier or later; it depends on the number of examinees. About 10 minutes per person. You can go home after your session is finished.

 

●Deadline for Taking a Course Guidance / Class Schedules / Class Start Date
Second Semester (October) 2025 Course Guidance Deadline: Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
Class Schedules for the International Students – the October 2025 (Fall) Semester: Click here

*Classes for this semester start on October 1st (Wednesday).

What is your Japanese level?

First, check your current Japanese proficiency (listening, reading, speaking-interaction, speaking-presentation, writing) on ​​the “Japanese Check! (Agency for Cultural Affairs)” page below and consider which classes you should take. If your current Japanese proficiency is between A2 and C1, and you would like to take classes at the B1, B2, and C1 levels, be sure to take the above Japanese language proficiency check test given by the Global Education Center of the University of the Ryukyus.
In addition, regardless of the results of the online Japanese language proficiency check below, students in the short-term exchange program (the RISE program) must check which class guidance they must participate in according to the information email from the university.

Check Your Japanese Level!（Japanese Language Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs）

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Last Updated: August 26th, 2025

 

Course Guidance Schedule

Course Guidance of Japanese Language Classes by the Japanese Language Proficiency

1. A1 and A2 Classes (Including the Guidance of “Japanese A” course and “Grammar A” course)
(All the Students)
Monday, September 29th 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.　／　Global Ed. Ctr. #203　／
Prof. Kyoko ASHIHARA and Prof. Naoki ARASHIRO
2. B1 Classes
(All the Students)
Monday, September 29th 2025, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.　／　Global Ed. Ctr. #101　／　Prof. Seiko TOMARI
*After this plenary session for all the students who would like to take B1 Classes, an individual session of B1 will be held at the same room.
3. B2, C1, and C2 Classes
(All the Students)
Monday, September 29th 2025, 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.　／　Global Ed. Ctr. #203　／
Prof. Naoki Arashiro and Prof. Kyoko ASHIHARA
 *After this plenary session for all the students who would like to take B2, C1, or C2 Classes, an individual session of B2, C1 and C2 will be held at the same room.

Course Guidance by the Course of RISE Program

1. Students of the RISE Program – Glocal Leader Training Course
　in late of September, 2025 (TBD)　／　Global Ed. Ctr. #203　／　Prof. Yoshino YAMAMOTO
2. Students of the RISE Program – Japan-Okinawa Studies Course
The course guidance will be given separately according to the Japanese proficiency level of the students.
Therefore, attend the guidance that is appropriate for your level.
You can also receive explanations about each course in the guidance.
3. Students of the RISE Program – Japanese Language Teacher Training Course
Individual guidance will be provided to students of this course. Please contact Prof. Yoshinao NAJIMA via email (najimay at cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jp) if you have a question.
4. Students of the RISE Program – Major Studies Course
Please ask your academic advisor of the course.

Contact

1. All Graduate Students and Research Students *Please confirm the information for Graduate Students and Research Students on this page at the same time.
Prof. Kyoko ASHIHARA
  ashihara at cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jp （Office: Global Education Center #212）

 

2. Undergraduate Students
Prof. Kyoko ASHIHARA
  ashihara at cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jp （Office: Global Education Center #212）

 

3. Students of the RISE Program – Glocal Leader Training Course
Prof. Yoshino YAMAMOTO
  ysn at cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jp （Office: Global Education Center #205-1）

 

4. Students of the RISE Program – Japanese Language Teacher Training Course
Prof. Yoshinao NAJIMA
  najimay at cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jp （Office: Global Education Center #210）
 
5. All the students other than the above
A1, A2, and A Classes Prof. Kyoko ASHIHARA and Prof. Naoki ARASHIRO
ASHIHARA: ashihara at cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jp （Office: Global Education Center #212）
ARASHIRO: arashiro at cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jp （Office: Global Education Center #211）
B1 Classes Prof. Seiko TOMARI
  seikot at cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jp　（Office: Global Education Center #209）
B2 Classes Prof. Naoki ARASHIRO
  arashiro at cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jp （Office: Global Education Center #211）
C1 Classes Prof. Kyoko ASHIHARA
  ashihara at cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jp （Office: Global Education Center #212）
C2 Classes Prof. Yoshinao NAJIMA
  najimay at cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jp （Office: Global Education Center #210）

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