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Resources

What will happen if I cannot sign for the scholarship?

SUMMARY There are two monthly deadlines for signing each month. Even if you fail the first one, as long as you sign by the second, your allowance will just be…

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Are there any communities where I can get free furniture or get rid of mine?

SUMMARY Dormitories usually provide furniture, but rental apartments don’t Ways of getting furniture (Beside buying first hand from shops, 100yen stores, websites) Personal connections, direct trade websites  – can be…

Announcements Community

Fall Intake Kohai Meetup Schedule Out!

With a new year comes a new batch of MEXT scholars. And we want to welcome them as warmly as we can! Because of this MSA will be holding a…

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Community Past Events

Kobe Port Fireworks Festival Event

On Saturday, 5th August the Kansai Team of MSA organized an evening hang-out to enjoy the brilliant display of fireworks in Kobe Port area. Every year on the first Saturday…

Community Past Events

Gion Matsuri!

On Sunday, 16th July, 2017 the Kansai division of MSA organized an evening walk to the Gion-festival in Kyoto. Despite the bad-weather with occasional heavy downpour, 33 people joined the…

Community Past Events

Reception for MEXT scholars in Kobe on the 24th of June

On the 24th of June, MEXT and JASSO co-organized a reception for MEXT scholars in Kobe filled with speeches by MSA and MEXT representatives, cultural programs and opportunities for networking…

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Upcoming: MSA Gion-Matsuri in Kansai!

Photo by Stefan MSA will be having our first event out of Tokyo this coming July! We will be gathering in Kyoto for the Gion-Matsuri – one of the 3…

Community Past Events

MSA Birthday Bash

Happy Birthday to MSA! MEXT Scholars’ Association turned 1 on the 17th of June and what better way to celebrate than with a big cake surrounded by old and new…

Community Past Events

Meeting the Kohais – TUFS April 2017

Those who have been in Japan for a while –  all remember how they landed in Japan from a plane starry-eyed dreaming about what awaited them… And also the overwhelming and…

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We’ve Merged!

As of today – the previous groups of MEXT Scholars Exchange Network and MEXT Scholars’ Network are no more… Instead, both organizations have now merged to become MEXT Scholars’ Association….