Japanese language courses may appear in colleges of Tashkent Region

Talks in Japan

A delegation of Tashkent Region led by hakim Zoir Mirzaev, while on a visit to Japan, held a meeting with Ryuji Suzuki, the general director of Proud Partners Co., Ltd. This was reported by Kun.uz citing the Dunyo news agency. The talks covered training specialists in fields in demand on the Japanese labor market, employment of young people abroad, and expanding vocational education infrastructure.

What is already operating and what is proposed

Proud Partners is engaged in employing foreign nationals in Japan, teaching them the language and a profession, and helping them adapt to a new work environment. To date, working with 1,500 enterprises, the company has helped 6,000 foreign nationals find employment in Japan. As part of the partnership with Uzbekistan, the Uzbekistan Proud Academy training center opened in Angren on February 16, 2026 where about 200 young people are currently studying in the fields of Japanese language and truck driving. Following the meeting, proposals were put forward to expand the center's activities and add new areas of cooperation; particular attention was given to the possibility of organizing Japanese language courses at technical schools and colleges of Tashkent Region.

Context

So far, these are only proposals discussed at the meeting: the publication does not report any decisions made, timelines, or a list of specific colleges where the courses might appear. For residents of the region, this is a potential additional path to preparing for employment in Japan through the local vocational education system, but practical details have not yet been disclosed.