Friday, August 28, 2026

Pittsburgh's JLPT N5 exam sells out in 42 minutes; only 15 N1 seats remain.


For the second straight year, the University of Pittsburgh is sesrving as a testing location for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). Registration opened for N1 (the most difficult level) on August 18, for N2 on August 21, for N3 on August 24, for N4 on August 26, and for N5 (the simplest level) at 11:00 am EST today. After roughly 42 minutes, all 45 N5 slots for Pittsburgh were gone, and most other levels were sold out within the day. At the time of this post, only 15 N1 slots remain.