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A study conducted by the Japan Student Services Organization, an independent administrative agency, found that 90,719 foreign students were enrolled in Japanese language schools as of May 1, 2023. This is the largest number since the first JASSO study was conducted in 2011, and an 83.6% year-on-year increase of around 40,000 students.

Also, the article shows that the number of foreign students overall (including universities) is almost at the pre-COVID peak. The vast majority of foreign students come from China and other east/southeast Asian nations so there is still value in the Japanese dream in the region.