Master's Program, Department of Economics, Division of Economics, Graduate School of Economics

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2027 international admissions timeline

Updated 27 Aug 2026
From February 13, 2026 to the last day of the admission procedures
Admission-fee / tuition-fee exemption application window (April entry) Reference
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Monday, June 8 to Friday, July 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m. JST
Web Entry System open — online application (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Monday, June 8 to Friday, July 3, 2026
Examination fee payment period (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Monday, June 8 to Friday, July 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m. JST
Recommendation letter upload window (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result of individual screening of entrance qualifications announced (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment / Individual screening of entrance qualifications (eligibility criterion 6)
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Postal application period opens (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Wednesday, July 1 to Tuesday, September 1, 2026
MEXT / Chinese Government scholarship application at the Graduate School (April 2027 entry only)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
From August 3, 2026 to the last day of the admission procedures
Admission-fee / tuition-fee exemption application window (October entry) Reference
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Wednesday, September 9, 2026, after 3:00 p.m. JST
Document evaluation result — applicants invited to the oral examination announced (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Tuesday, September 15 and Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Oral examination — online via Zoom (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Thursday, September 17, 2026, after 3:00 p.m. JST
Admission decision announced (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Wednesday, October 7 to Friday, November 6, 2026, 5:00 p.m. JST
Web Entry System open — online application (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Wednesday, October 7 to Friday, November 6, 2026
Examination fee payment period (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Wednesday, October 7 to Friday, November 6, 2026, 5:00 p.m. JST
Recommendation letter upload window (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Result of individual screening of entrance qualifications announced (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment / Individual screening of entrance qualifications (eligibility criterion 6)
Monday, November 2, 2026
Postal application period opens (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Thursday, January 14, 2027, after 3:00 p.m. JST
Document evaluation result — applicants invited to the oral examination announced (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Tuesday, January 19 and Wednesday, January 20, 2027
Oral examination — online via Zoom (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Thursday, January 21, 2027, after 3:00 p.m. JST
Admission decision announced (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Thursday, April 1, 2027
Enrollment date (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Friday, October 1, 2027
Enrollment date (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m. JST
Deadline — documents for individual screening of entrance qualifications (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment / Individual screening of entrance qualifications (eligibility criterion 6)
Saturday, June 20, 2026
TOEFL and GRE score cut-off — last test date and last day to request ETS delivery (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Friday, July 3, 2026 (postmark)
Postal application deadline — postmark (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 5:00 p.m. JST
Latest arrival of posted documents (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Friday, August 7, 2026
Examination ticket instructions expected by e-mail (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Late December 2026
Letter of admission available for download (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Designated period notified by e-mail (Schedule A)
Admission procedures — payment of admission fee and submission of documents (Schedule A) To be announced
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
By the time of admission procedures, before April 1, 2027
Visa arrangement and arrival in Japan (Schedule A)
Schedule A — April 2027 enrollment
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 5:00 p.m. JST
Deadline — documents for individual screening of entrance qualifications (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment / Individual screening of entrance qualifications (eligibility criterion 6)
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
TOEFL and GRE score cut-off — last test date and last day to request ETS delivery (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Friday, November 6, 2026 (postmark)
Postal application deadline — postmark (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 5:00 p.m. JST
Latest arrival of posted documents (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Examination ticket instructions expected by e-mail (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Mid-April 2027
Letter of admission available for download (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
Designated period notified by e-mail (Schedule B)
Admission procedures — payment of admission fee and submission of documents (Schedule B) To be announced
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
By the time of admission procedures, before October 1, 2027
Visa arrangement and arrival in Japan (Schedule B)
Schedule B — October 2027 enrollment
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