Ministry to Implement 5-Year Bachelor’s-Master’s Degree Curriculum; Hopes to Raise Number of Japanese Students Who Seek Graduate Degrees
- Posted on October 8, 2025
- By The Japan News
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Ministry to Implement 5-Year Bachelor’s-Master’s Degree Curriculum; Hopes to Raise Number of Japanese Students Who Seek Graduate Degrees

The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry has decided to systematically implement a curriculum that will allow students to complete a bachelor’s and a master’s program in a total of five years, instead of the current six years.