Our Japanese courses

Three main entry points at Linguaphone. Our remote lessons are the most flexible format to reactivate and develop your speaking and comprehension skills at a pace that suits you. For fully tailor-made support around a specific block, a new role or a targeted goal, go for individual coaching with a dedicated trainer. For total immersion, our language stays in Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka) plunge you into the language and the culture. Your Linguaphone advisor helps you pick the right format.

No prerequisite. We train from complete beginners to advanced learners. Before you start, we run a free placement test — written and oral — to pinpoint your level, identify your strengths and gaps, and calibrate the pathway accordingly. Whether you're refreshing prior knowledge or starting from scratch, your trainer adapts every session to your real progression — speaking, writing, hiragana, katakana, kanji.

Every Linguaphone pathway is tailor-made. We start from your real situations and priorities, and your native or bilingual trainer shapes practice sessions around your area of expertise (international trade, industry, luxury, automotive, research, tourism, etc.). You work on your own documents and real exchanges with your Japanese counterparts — taking into account the cultural codes and levels of politeness specific to the language.

Yes — it's actually a great combination. We prepare your stay with a remote phase that gives you the basics and the confidence you need, then you head off to an on-site immersion to gain fluency and soak up the culture, before consolidating your skills on your return. Your Linguaphone advisor builds the best sequence for your goal and your schedule.

Yes. Our Japanese courses run on rolling enrolment: you start as soon as your level has been tested and your pathway built, without waiting for a fixed intake or a group. You train remotely or in person, at a pace that fits your schedule.

CPF eligibility for a Japanese course depends on whether the training is paired with a recognised certification suited to your goal — your Linguaphone advisor will review feasibility with you based on your project. Since the decree of 26 February 2026, CPF funding for language training is capped at €1,500 with a mandatory personal contribution of €150. In most cases, funding will rather go through your OPCO, your company's skills development plan, FNE-Formation, AGEFICE or FIF-PL depending on your situation. Our team handles the funding application with you.