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T. Rowe Price Japan Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Japan Fund
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective(s)
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The fund seeks long-term growth of capital through investments in common stocks of companies located (or with primary operations) in Japan.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the fund. You may also incur brokerage commissions and other charges when buying or selling shares of the fund, which are not reflected in the table or example below.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when the fund’s shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 35.7% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 35.70%
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s operating expenses

remain the same. The example also assumes that any current expense limitation arrangement remains in place for the period noted in the previous table; therefore, the figures have been adjusted to reflect fee waivers or expense reimbursements only in the periods for which the expense limitation arrangement is expected to continue. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in companies located (or with primary operations) in Japan. For purposes of determining whether the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in Japanese companies, the fund relies on the country assigned to a security by MSCI Inc. or another unaffiliated data provider. The fund may purchase the stocks of companies of any size and expects to make its investments across a wide range of Japanese industries and companies.

While the adviser invests with an awareness of the adviser’s outlook for industries and sectors within the country, the adviser’s decision-making process focuses on bottom-up stock selection.

Security selection reflects a growth style. The adviser relies on a global team of investment analysts dedicated to in-depth fundamental research in an effort to identify companies capable of achieving and sustaining above-average, long-term earnings growth. The adviser seeks to purchase stocks of companies at reasonable prices in relation to present or anticipated earnings, cash flow, or book value.

In selecting investments, the adviser generally favors companies with one or more of the following characteristics:

· leading or improving market position;

· attractive business niche;

· attractive or improving franchise or industry position;

· seasoned management;

· stable or improving earnings and/or cash flow; and

· sound or improving balance sheet.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

As with any fund, there is no guarantee that the fund will achieve its objective(s). The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in this fund, which may be even greater in bad or uncertain market conditions, are summarized as follows:

Investing in Japan The Japanese economy has at times been negatively affected by government intervention and protectionism, excessive regulation, an unstable financial services sector, a heavy reliance on international trade, and natural disasters. Some of these factors, as well as other adverse political developments, increases in government debt, and changes in fiscal, monetary, or trade policies, may affect the Japanese economy.

Geographic concentration Because the fund focuses its investments on a particular geographic area, the fund’s performance is closely tied to the social, political, and economic conditions of that area. Political developments and changes in regulatory, tax, or economic policy could significantly affect the markets in which the fund invests. As a result, the fund is likely to be more volatile than more geographically diverse international funds.

International investing Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. Non-U.S. securities tend to be more volatile and have lower overall liquidity than investments in U.S. securities and may lose value because of adverse local, political, social, or economic developments overseas, or due to changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. In addition, investments outside the U.S. are subject to settlement practices and regulatory and financial reporting standards that differ from those of the U.S. The risks of investing outside the U.S. are heightened for any investments in emerging markets, which are susceptible to greater volatility than investments in developed markets.

Stock investing Stocks generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is a chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. The value of stocks held by the fund may decline due to general weakness or volatility in the stock markets in which the fund invests or because of factors that affect a particular company or industry.

Market conditions The value of the fund’s investments may decrease, sometimes rapidly or unexpectedly, due to factors affecting an issuer held by the fund, particular industries, or the overall securities markets. A variety of factors can increase the volatility of the fund’s holdings and markets generally, including political or regulatory developments, recessions, inflation, rapid interest rate changes, war, military conflict, or acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues such as the coronavirus pandemic and related governmental and public responses (including sanctions). Certain events may cause instability across global markets, including reduced liquidity and

disruptions in trading markets, while some events may affect certain geographic regions, countries, sectors, and industries more significantly than others. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility, and security pricing. These adverse developments may cause broad declines in market value due to short-term market movements or for significantly longer periods during more prolonged market downturns.

Sector exposure At times, the fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in securities of issuers conducting business in a broadly related group of industries within the same economic sector. Issuers in the same economic sector may be similarly affected by economic or market events, making the fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in that economic sector than funds that invest more broadly.

Growth investing The fund’s growth approach to investing could cause it to underperform other stock funds that employ a different investment style. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than certain other types of stocks, and their prices may fluctuate more dramatically than the overall stock market. A stock with growth characteristics can have sharp price declines due to decreases in current or expected earnings and may lack dividends that can help cushion its share price in a declining market.

 

Active management The fund’s overall investment program and holdings selected by the fund’s investment adviser may underperform the broad markets, relevant indices, or other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

Cybersecurity breaches The fund could be harmed by intentional cyberattacks and other cybersecurity breaches, including unauthorized access to the fund’s assets, customer data and confidential shareholder information, or other proprietary information. In addition, a cybersecurity breach could cause one of the fund’s service providers or financial intermediaries to suffer unauthorized data access, data corruption, or loss of operational functionality.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The following performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The fund’s performance information represents only past performance (before and after taxes) and is not necessarily an indication of future results.

The following bar chart illustrates how much returns can differ from year to year by showing calendar year returns and the best and worst calendar quarter returns during those years for the fund’s Investor Class. Returns for other share classes vary since they have different expenses.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The following bar chart illustrates how much returns can differ from year to year by showing calendar year returns and the best and worst calendar quarter returns during those years for the fund’s Investor Class. Returns for other share classes vary since they have different expenses. The following table shows the average annual total returns for each class of the fund that has been in operation for at least one full calendar year, and also compares the returns with the returns of a relevant broad-based market index, as well as with the returns of one or more comparative indexes that have investment characteristics similar to those of the fund, if applicable.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress troweprice.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The fund’s performance information represents only past performance (before and after taxes) and is not necessarily an indication of future results.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Calendar Year Returns
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
         
  

Quarter Ended

Total Return

  

Quarter Ended

Total Return

 
 

Best Quarter

6/30/20

20.00%

 

Worst Quarter

12/31/18

-18.28%

 
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns Periods ended December 31, 2022
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) account or an IRA.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns are shown only for the Investor Class and will differ for other share classes.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock

The following table shows the average annual total returns for each class of the fund that has been in operation for at least one full calendar year, and also compares the returns with the returns of a relevant broad-based market index, as well as with the returns of one or more comparative indexes that have investment characteristics similar to those of the fund, if applicable.

In addition, the table shows hypothetical after-tax returns to demonstrate how taxes paid by a shareholder may influence returns. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) account or an IRA. After-tax returns are shown only for the Investor Class and will differ for other share classes.
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock Updated performance information is available through troweprice.com.
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | TOPIX Index Net  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes reflects no deduction for fees or expenses
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel TOPIX Index Net (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | TOPIX Index Net  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 2.89% [1]
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | TOPIX Index Net  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (15.22%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (0.35%)
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.70%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (10.77%) [2]
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | MSCI Japan Index Net  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes reflects no deduction for fees or expenses
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel MSCI Japan Index Net (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | MSCI Japan Index Net  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.19% [1]
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | MSCI Japan Index Net  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (16.65%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.23%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.55%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (11.38%) [2]
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | Lipper Japanese Funds Average  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Lipper Japanese Funds Average
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | Lipper Japanese Funds Average  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.63% [3]
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | Lipper Japanese Funds Average  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (16.25%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.10%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.52%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (8.44%) [4]
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | Investor Class  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum account fee rr_MaximumAccountFee $ 20 [5]
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.79%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.23%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.02% [6]
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.02% [6]
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent Restated to reflect current fees.
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 104
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 325
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 563
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,248
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 29.96%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 (8.52%)
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 14.89%
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 11.20%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 32.66%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 (12.17%)
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 26.50%
Annual Return 2020 rr_AnnualReturn2020 34.59%
Annual Return 2021 rr_AnnualReturn2021 (10.99%)
Annual Return 2022 rr_AnnualReturn2022 (27.38%)
Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 20.00%
Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2018
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (18.28%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (27.38%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (0.68%)
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.89%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 30, 1991
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (28.37%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (1.79%)
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.18%
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (15.28%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (0.44%)
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.64%
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | I Class  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum account fee rr_MaximumAccountFee none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.79%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.08% [7]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.87% [6]
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.03%) [7]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.84% [6],[7]
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 28, 2025
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent Restated to reflect current fees.
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 86
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 271
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 476
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,067
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (27.22%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (0.54%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.34%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Mar. 06, 2017
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund | Z Class  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum account fee rr_MaximumAccountFee none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.79%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.86% [6]
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.86%) [6],[8]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets none [8]
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent Restated to reflect current fees.
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 none
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 none
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 none
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 none
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (26.62%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (21.58%)
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 22, 2021
[1] Return since 3/6/17.
[2] Return since 2/22/21.
[3] Return since 2/28/17.
[4] Return since 2/28/21.
[5]

Subject to certain exceptions, accounts with a balance of less than $10,000 are charged an annual $20 fee.
[6]

Restated to reflect current fees.
[7]

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., has contractually agreed (through February 28, 2025) to pay the operating expenses of the fund’s I Class excluding management fees; interest; expenses related to borrowings, taxes, and brokerage; nonrecurring, extraordinary expenses; and acquired fund fees and expenses (I Class Operating Expenses), to the extent the I Class Operating Expenses exceed 0.05% of the class’ average daily net assets. The agreement may only be terminated at any time after February 28, 2025, with approval by the fund’s Board of Directors. Any expenses paid under this agreement (and any applicable prior limitations) are subject to reimbursement to T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., by the class whenever the I Class Operating Expenses are below 0.05%. However, the class will not reimburse T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., more than three years from the date such amounts were initially waived or paid. The class may only reimburse T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., if the reimbursement does not cause the I Class Operating Expenses (after the reimbursement is taken into account) to exceed the current expense limitation on I Class Operating Expenses (or the expense limitation in place at the time the amounts were waived or paid).
[8]

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., has contractually agreed to waive and/or bear all the Z Class’ expenses (excluding interest; expenses related to borrowings, taxes, and brokerage; nonrecurring, extraordinary expenses; and acquired fund fees and expenses) in their entirety. T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., expects this fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangement to remain in place indefinitely, and the agreement may only be amended or terminated with approval by the fund’s Board of Directors.