Number of International Students

Areas	Divisions / Research Institutes Countries and Regions
Asia	Bangladesh	29	1		1	2	5	1		2	10	1		4									2
	Cambodia	4				3					1
	China	466	18	8	16	108	22	59	7	5	86	10	39	28	2	37	11	3		1		2	2	2
	India	10					4				5			1
	Indonesia	46	1			1	5	4			21	3		5	1	2							3
	Korea	190	29	10	8	15	4	3	1	3	78	7	12	6	4	4	2				1	3
	Laos	2									2
	Malaysia	24	2			1	1	3		1	12			3	1
	Mongolia	47		5	1	10	2	1			4		16			5								3
	Myanmar	9	1		1		2			1	1		1										2
	Nepal	10	1			1	1	2			2			2	1
	Pakistan	5				1					2	1		1
	Philippines	16				2	3				6		1	1									3
	Singapore	3									2			1
	Sri Lanka	6					3				3
	Taiwan	45	16	3		4	1	2			6	1	9	1	1			1
	Thailand	24				2	1	2		2	11	3		1				1				1
	Vietnam	34			1	5	1			1	16		5	4							1
Middle and Near East	Iran	31						2		1	23			2								2	1
	Syria	1																					1
	Turkey	9									7		2
Africa	Congo	2				1	1
	Côte d'lvoire	2											1										1
	Egypt	9					2	1			4			2
	Kenya	1									1
	Libya	2														2
	Mauritania	1					1
	Morocco	5									4			1
	Senegal	2									2
	Sudan	1									1
	Tunisia	2				1		1
	Uganda	1									1
	Zambia	1																					1
	Zimbabwe	1									1
Oceania	Australia	2	2
	Papua New Guinea	2													1	1
North America	Canada	2												1									1
	USA	24	4			1	1				17		1
Central and South America	Bolivia	2						1															1
	Brazil	8	2					1		1	1		1	1									1
	Chile	1																				1
	Columbia	3									2												1
	Costa Rica	1									1
	Guatemala	1									1
	Jamaica	1											1
	Mexico	2												1								1
	Nicaragua	1																					1
	Panama	2						2
	Paraguay	1						1
	Peru	1						1
	Uruguay	1	1
	Venezuela	3									2												1
Europe	Austria	1											1
	Belgium	3					2															1
	Bosnia Herzegovina	2									1		1
	Bulgaria	3	1				1				1
	Czech	1													1
	Finland	1				1
	France	9	1				1				5		1			1
	Germany	4				1	1				1		1
	Hungary	2									1								1
	Italy	1																				1
	Poland	3					1															1	1
	Portugal	2									2
	Romania	11	1			3		2			3		2
	Sweden	13	2				2			1	6										1				1
	Yugoslavia	1									1
	UK	3	1								2
NIS	Armenia	1											1
	Azerbaijan	3						3
	Russia	6			1	3	1																1
	Ukraine	3									1		1									1
	Uzbekistan	1														1
	Total	1,173	84	26	29	166	69	92	8	18	360	26	97	66	12	53	13	5	1	1	3	14	24	5	1

Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbukagakusho Scholarship)

Those who receive scholarships from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology are known as "Monbukagakusho Scholarship Students." This program is intended to give international students a chance to study or conduct research at higher educational institutions in Japan and to promote international exchange in the fields of education, science and culture thereby encouraging friendship and goodwill between Japan and other countries. As of May 2004, 9,804 students are studying under this program.

The financial aid offered to international students under the Japanese Government Scholarship are as follows:

There are the following two ways for international students to apply for the Monbukagakusho Scholarship in order to pursue studies at Japanese universities. Those who are interested in this program are advised to contact the Japanese Embassy, Legation, or Consulate in their own country for more detailed information.

( 1 ) Recommendation by overseas Japanese diplomatic missions (the Japanese Embassies or Consulates abroad)

( 2 ) Recommendation by a Japanese university