Alumni Voices: Mohammad Muquit
Mohammad Muquit is a former MEXT scholar from Bangladesh. He studied at the University of Tohoku in Sendai and then moved to Tokyo to work in R&D for Sony. He…
Full Guide to Phone Plans in Japan – written by Foreigners for Foreigners
Updated as of April 2022. Search for smartphone plans in Japan and you’ll find yourself flooded with information – too much actually. The problem is that right now there are…
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….
Event Report: Kanto’s February Casual Catch-Up
Hello everyone. Hope you’re all doing well in these complicated times. As a way to brighten up the mood, a quick note on our Kanto team’s event this past February….
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…
Talk to Ignite MSA Tohoku
On the 1st of Feb 2020, the MSA Tohoku Chapter organized an exciting event called “Talk to Ignite”. The aim of this event was to encourage both MEXT and non-MEXT…
Vegan restaurants in Tokyo
As we know there are many students in Tokyo who are either vegetarian or vegan, we listed a few of the most popular vegan places and restaurants in Tokyo! Being…
