🇮🇹 Italy → 🇯🇵 TOEFL requirements · Japan · 2026
From Italy, funded study is the goal — and TOEFL is widely accepted for US and university places. Some scholarships specify IELTS, so check each. Here's the honest TOEFL picture for Japan on the new 1–6 scale.
TOEFL changed completely on 21 January 2026 — a new 1.0–6.0 band scale, adaptive Reading and Listening, new Speaking and Writing tasks, about 90 minutes, results in ~72 hours. Any prep from before January 2026 is obsolete. And during the 2026–2028 transition some universities still list old 0–120 requirements — check both.
Your overall TOEFL score is now the AVERAGE of the four sections (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing), each scored 1.0–6.0 in half-band steps — not the old 0–120 sum. The scale is CEFR-aligned.
Japanese universities — especially English-taught (Global/G30-type) programmes — are a major TOEFL market and widely accept it for admission (commonly ~80+ on the retiring 0–120 scale / ~4.5+ on the new 1–6 scale; set per university). Confirm both during the transition. (Japanese universities)
Most universities in Japan accept TOEFL for admission where an English-language test is required. Globally, TOEFL iBT is accepted by more than 13,000 universities and institutions across over 160 countries. Confirm the exact score your programme needs on its official admissions page.
Study (university): TOEFL is one of the most-used admission tests for Japan, especially for English-taught programmes — set per university.
Visa: The student visa follows university admission; there is no separate standardised English test for the visa.
TOEFL requirements change and vary by university, programme and visa route — always confirm the current figure with the official body before you rely on it. This page is honest guidance, not immigration advice.
AlmiTOEFL has real practice for all four sections — Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing — with honest AI feedback and a 1.0–6.0 band, plus a full mock test. Original material, built for the 21 Jan 2026 TOEFL.
Always confirm. TOEFL requirements change and vary by university, programme and visa route — always confirm the current figure with the official body before you rely on it. This page is honest guidance, not immigration advice.