[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":44},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-jft-basic-a1-a2-1-levels-2026-08-en":3},{"data":4},{"slug":5,"published_on":6,"announced_on":7,"effective_on":8,"is_pre_effective":9,"source_url":10,"updated_on":11,"verified_at":6,"title":12,"summary":13,"sum_what":14,"sum_when":15,"sum_who":16,"sum_todo":17,"body":11,"effective_note":18,"source_org":19,"source_title":11,"update_note":11,"content_lang":20,"exams":21,"purposes":25,"locales":32},"jft-basic-a1-a2-1-levels-2026-08","2026-10-01","2026-08-03","2026-08-01",false,"https://www.jpf.go.jp/jft-basic/",null,"JFT-Basic now reports A1, A2.1 and A2.2 (from August 2026)","Results now show a level by score: A1 (145–174), A2.1 (175–199) and A2.2 (200–250).","The former \"A2 pass\" is shown as A2.2, and A1 and A2.1 are also reported.","Tests from August 2026.","JFT-Basic test takers. The Japanese requirement for Specified Skilled Worker (i) is still A2 (A2.2).","For SSW you need an A2.2 result.","From the August 2026 tests","The Japan Foundation","en",[22],{"slug":23,"name":24},"jft-basic","JFT-Basic (Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese)",[26,29],{"key":27,"title":28},"ssw","Work as a Specified Skilled Worker (i)",{"key":30,"title":31},"study-language","Study abroad — Enrol at a Japanese-language institution",[33,20,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43],"bn","fil","id","ja","ko","my","ne","si","th","vi","zh-CN",1793099967494]