Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Survey 2025

In 2025, the Japan Foundation London carried out a Survey of Japanese Studies at university level in the UK. This was an update of the previous survey undertaken in 2020.

The Japan Foundation is Japan’s principal organisation for promoting international cultural exchange worldwide and through our programmes we offer support to organisations and individuals working in the field of Japanese Studies. Through this survey, we aim not only to gain a clearer understanding of trends in Japanese Studies in the U.K., but also to make the findings available to support policy development and strategic planning among relevant institutions.

The 2025 survey report contains:

• University Directory
• University Statistics Report
• Researcher Directory
• Researcher Statistics Report
• Student Statistics Report
• Cultural/Academic Organisation Directory

Through creating the survey report, we hope to provide a useful reference resource for those wishing to learn about Japan-related research and teaching at universities throughout the UK. It is hoped that the survey will bring attention to the field of Japanese Studies and its continuing value in the UK, and showcase the diversity of research and teaching taking place across the country.

Download the 2025 full report here.

As the Researcher Directory will continue to be updated, detailed information is provided on a separate page.

To view the Researcher Directory, click here.

Please note that the information available via the link reflects the most up-to-date data, rather than the data at the time of the survey (2025).

If you have any questions or comments about this survey please contact: LO_JapaneseStudies@jpf.go.jp

Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Surveys

To view the results from the 2020 Japanese Studies Survey, please click here.

To view the results from the 2020 Japanese Studies Survey (Japanese Translation), please click here.

To view the results from the 2015 Japanese Studies Survey, please click here.

To view the results from the 2010-11 Japanese Studies Survey, please click here