In 2025, the number of colleges of technology in Japan amounted to **. There was an increase in the number of private colleges of technology in 2023 compared to the previous decade. The majority of those colleges were national institutions. Colleges of technology in Japan run for five years after junior high schools and are considered equivalent to junior colleges and professional training colleges. Students mainly study either engineering or merchant marine at colleges of technology.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (December 26, 2025). Number of national, public, and private colleges of technology in Japan from 2016 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/647370/japan-technology-college-number-by-type/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of national, public, and private colleges of technology in Japan from 2016 to 2025." Chart. December 26, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/647370/japan-technology-college-number-by-type/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2025). Number of national, public, and private colleges of technology in Japan from 2016 to 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/647370/japan-technology-college-number-by-type/
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Number of national, public, and private colleges of technology in Japan from 2016 to 2025 [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, December 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/647370/japan-technology-college-number-by-type/
