As of May 2022, approximately 80.3 thousand international students in Japan reported humanities as their major study field, representing the largest share of students. That year, social science was the second-most popular major among international students in the country.
Number of international students in Japan in 2022, by major field
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JASSO. (March 31, 2023). Number of international students in Japan in 2022, by major field [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865003/japan-number-international-students-by-field/
JASSO. "Number of international students in Japan in 2022, by major field." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865003/japan-number-international-students-by-field/
JASSO. (2023). Number of international students in Japan in 2022, by major field. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865003/japan-number-international-students-by-field/
JASSO. "Number of International Students in Japan in 2022, by Major Field." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865003/japan-number-international-students-by-field/
JASSO, Number of international students in Japan in 2022, by major field Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865003/japan-number-international-students-by-field/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Number of international students in Japan in 2022, by major field [Graph], JASSO, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865003/japan-number-international-students-by-field/