2023 1st Manufacturing Field Specified Skilled Worker No. 1 Evaluation Test Application acceptance has started.
It will be held in 10 locations nationwide. In the case of a large number of applications, it will be in order of application.
For details, please check the official website.

Test date and region
July 18, 2023 (Tuesday) Sendai
July 19, 2023 (Wednesday) Nagoya
July 21, 2023 (Friday) Osaka
July 24, 2023 (Monday) Hiroshima
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Kanazawa
July 26, 2023 (Wednesday) Mito
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Fukuoka
July 27, 2023 (Thursday) Hamamatsu
Friday, July 28, 2023 Tokyo
July 31, 2023 (Monday) Gifu

Exam fee: 8,000 yen

exam schedule
https://www.sswm.go.jp/assets/files/exam_f/exam_schedule.pdf
Domestic examination: July 2023, October 2023, January-February 2024 (scheduled to be held at multiple venues nationwide)

Details: Material/Industrial Machinery/Electrical/Electronic Information Related Manufacturing Industry Portal Site
https://www.sswm.go.jp/exam_f/examination_index.html