All the required application documents should be submitted to the Embassy of Japan in Italy via email ryugaku@ro.mofa.go.jp. An online application form and copy of all documentation must also be submitted with the Ministry for Foreign And European Affairs, Malta on the website
The Embassy of Japan will select preliminary candidates among applicants by means of a review of the submitted documents, based on the academic background and research proposal, and on the basis of which it will organize for selected applicants a written test and interview for the final decision.