Full Guide to Phone Plans in Japan – written by Foreigners for Foreigners
The plan recommended by MSA by GTN currently has a limited time offer where people changing plans from other carriers can get an extra 2GB per month for a year….
Resources for students facing financial troubles
Released as of 29th May, 2020. MEXT has compiled a list of resources for students studying in Japan and who are currently facing financial difficulties and released the list online….
REPORT – COVID-19 Related Inability to Sign Scholarships and Fixed Costs Born in Japan by Scholars
TOKYO – April 5 2020. As the largest organization representing current MEXT scholars and alumni in Japan, over the past two months, MSA has received many enquiries by scholars who…
UPDATED (7th Apr): Special Scholarship Signing Procedures due to Corona Virus
In addition to the following document, MSA has asked MEXT for some clarifiactions – a Q&A has been attached at the bottom with the translations of the replies we received….
NOTICE: Special Measures for Signing for Scholarship due to COVID-19 & Volunteer Translation Service
There is much confusion right now about how scholars’ scholarship signing will be affected by COVID-19. MSA’s emergency crisis translation team has gone ahead to translate the official measures published…
Alumni Voices: SoftBank planner Sourabh Maiti
SoftBank planner Sourabh Maiti kindly sat down for an interview with MEXT Scholars Association, conducted by Nattanon Tharachai, on June 24th, 2019 at a cafe in Tokyo. Sourabh came to…
Alumni Voices: Data-driven maker Sau Yee Chan
Data-driven maker Sau Yee Chan kindly sat down for an interview with MEXT Scholars Association, conducted by Nattanon Tharachai, on June 17th, 2019 in Tokyo. Sau Yee came to Japan…
Announcement: Autumn Welcome Meetups 2019
In just a few weeks, a new batch of MEXT scholars will be arriving in Japan. Just as in last year, we will be holding a set of welcome meetups…
Job Hunting in Japan – FULL GUIDE to Foreign Student Recruiters, When and When Not To Use Them
Top photo by ijmaki. You may have heard of foreign student recruiters – particularly when thinking about working in Japan. But what do they do? Why should you work with…
