Inter-University Center (IUC) for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama, Japan, has recently announced that they will open the application from European countries to the Nippon Foundation Fellows Program.  This fellowship program aims to support graduate students of Japan Studies Phd courses to join IUC’s 10 months intensive Japanese language training program.  You may find more details about this program in the following website; https://web.stanford.edu/dept/IUC/cgi-bin/programs/nippon-foundation.php