Global Network for Japanese Language Education

The Global Network for Japanese Language Education (GN) is composed of member organizations—including academies, research groups, and teachers’ associations—from 12 countries and regions around the world: Indonesia, Canada, South Korea, Australia, Japan, Singapore, the United States, Taiwan, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, and Europe.

One of GN’s most significant undertakings is hosting the International Conference on Japanese Language Education (ICJLE). ICJLE is the largest global conference in the field of Japanese language education and is typically held every two years.

Each year, more than 1,000 Japanese language educators from around the world gather for keynote lectures, symposiums, and over 300 presentations. The conference also serves as an important venue for stakeholders to engage in cross‑national, cross‑linguistic, and cross‑cultural exchange through Japanese language education.

日本語教育グローバルネットワークは、世界12か国・地域(インドネシア、カナダ、韓国、豪州、日本、シンガポール、米国、台湾、ニュージーランド、中国、香港、ヨーロッパ)の日本語教育分野の学会・研究会・教師会などの加盟団体で組織されています。
GNが最も力を入れている事業は、ICJLEの開催です。日本語教育分野の世界大会としては最大のもので、通常隔年で開催しています。
例年、世界各国から1,000名を超える日本語教育関係者が集まり、基調講演、シンポジウム、300件以上の発表が行われます。国や言語、文化を超えて日本語教育を通して関係者が交流する重要な場でもあります。
Information regarding the 2026 ICJLE in Taiwan is available here.

Global Network Welcomes Hiroaki Kenko of South Korea as Chair

Professor Hiroaki Kenko (Korea) began his term as Chair of the Global Network (GN) on August 1, 2026. AATJ warmly welcomes Professor Kenko to this leadership role and looks forward to his contributions to the GN community. We also extend our sincere thanks to Professor Junko Mori (USA), a former AATJ President, for her dedicated leadership as GN Chair over the past two years.

International Conference on Japanese Language Education 2026 in Taiwan!

November 20 – 22, 2026
Golden Tulip Fab Hotel Tamsui

ICJLE 2026 Poster

Conference Website

AATJ-CAJLE Global Networking Meeting at 2026 AATJ Spring Conference in Vancouver, Canada

On Friday, March 13, 2026, as part of the Spring Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) held in Vancouver, Canada, AATJ organized the “AATJ–CAJLE Global Networking Meeting” in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE) and with the cooperation of the Global Network (GN).

2026年3月13日(金)、カナダ・バンクーバーで開催された全米日本語教師会(AATJ)春季大会の一環として、AATJはカナダ日本語教育振興会(CAJLE)との協賛およびグローバル・ネットワーク(GN)の協力のもと、「AATJ–CAJLE 世界ネットワーキング会議」を開催しました。

AATJ-CAJLE Meeting Report (English)

AATJ-CAJLE Meeting Report (Japanese)