The 34th Judo Therapist National Examination will be held on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Be sure to check the outline of the national exam and the announcement of the results before the exam date.
2026 “34th Judo Therapist National Examination” Overview
Exam date
| exam day | March 1 (Sunday), 2026 (Reiwa 8th year) |
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Test site
| Test site | Hokkaido, Miyagi Prefecture, Tokyo, Aichi Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Okinawa Prefecture |
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Exam subject
| Exam subject | ·anatomy ・Physiology ・Kinematics ・Introduction to pathology ・Hygiene, public health ・General clinical medicine ・Introduction to Surgery ・Plastic surgery ・Rehabilitation medicine ・Judo therapy theory and related laws and regulations |
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Examination qualifications/submitted documents
Please refer to the information on the following website for eligibility requirements and documents to be submitted.
Implementation of national judo therapist examination | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Reception period, submission location
| Reception period | From Monday, December 22, 2025 Until Wednesday, January 14, 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
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| Propose a place | Judo Rehabilitation Training and Examination Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) *Personal deliveries are accepted from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. *If sent by mail, the postmark must be no later than Wednesday, January 14, 2026 (Reiwa 8). |
| Examination fee | 23,900 yen |
| Examination ticket issue date | Posted on Friday, February 13, 2026 (Reiwa 8) and issued by mail. |
Announcement of results
Announcement of successful candidatesMarch 26, 2027 (Reiwa 8th year) 2:00 pmIt will be posted on the qualification/examination information page of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website.
＼For new graduate judo therapists in 2026! /
What is the pass rate for the Judo therapist national exam?
The passing rates for the “Judo therapist national examination” for the past five years are as follows.
Last year’s (33rd) pass rate was 57.8%, with 2,607 successful applicants.Those who met all of the following criteria were considered successful.
1. For compulsory questions, each question is worth 1 point, and out of a total of 50 questions, a score of 40 points or more, or 80% of the total score, is considered passing. However, for question 39 in the morning exam, multiple choices will be scored as correct answers.
2. For general questions, each question is given one point, and out of a total of 200 questions, a score of 60% or more of the total score, or 120 points or more, is considered passing.
3. Those who meet the passing criteria for both compulsory questions and general questions will be accepted.
In addition, there was one question that dealt with exclusion from scoring in the National Judo Therapist Examination.
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After passing, you will need to apply for a license! Let’s prepare in advance
After passing the national exam, you will need to apply for license registration.
Details regarding the “application procedure for license registration required after passing the exam” are provided on the following page.
After passing the exam, please be sure to complete the license registration process as soon as possible.
＞＞Procedures to be followed after the announcement of the results of the national examination for judo therapists
If you are thinking about finding a job or changing jobs, start your goal now.
Some hospitals and nursing care facilities begin recruiting for jobs after the national exam results are announced.
February and March of each year are the time when workplaces make final adjustments to their workforce for the next year, so job openings with favorable conditions may appear and it may be easier to get hired.
Since this is your first workplace as a professional, it’s a good idea to start gathering information now.
Implementation of national judo therapist examination | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
2020 List of examination centers (planned) for the national examination administered by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Text: Therapist Plus Editorial Department
