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Two New Domestic Travel Discount Programs and How to Take Advantage of Them

Japan may have opened up for international travel as of October 11th, 2022, but at the same time, the Japanese government has also been concerned with boosting domestic travel. In…

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Settling into Japan on a Budget

Moving to Japan can be a strain on anyone’s finances. Saving money early on can be an invaluable step toward a successful experience in the long run. So here are…

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MSA留学生サポートクラウドファンディング支援者インタビュー:株式会社With World

2021年から2022年初めにかけて、日本政府は、留学生を含む外国人の新規入国を厳しく制限してきました。こういった中で、国費留学生が例外的に来日を認められたことをMSAはありがたく存じます。ただし、それに伴い、隔離期間の費用を学生が自己負担で支払うという規定が定められました。国費留学生が負担していた費用は平均15万円で、50万円を上回る場合もありました。

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MSA Quarantine Crowdfunding Backers’ Interview – With World

日本語版をご覧になる方はこちら。 For most of 2021 and early 2022, under strict border controls, Japan stopped new entries of foreigners into Japan, including foreign students. However, MEXT scholars were given exceptions to…

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MEXT Quarantine Fee Financial Aid Report

For most of 2021 and early 2022, under strict border controls, Japan stopped new entries of foreigners into Japan, including students. However, MEXT scholars were given exceptions to enter, for…

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MSA留学生サポートクラウドファンディング支援者インタビュー:株式会社ソーシャライズ

2021年から2022年初めにかけて、日本政府は、留学生を含む外国人の新規入国を厳しく制限してきました。こういった中で、国費留学生が例外的に来日を認められたことをMSAはありがたく存じます。ただし、それに伴い、隔離期間の費用を学生が自己負担で支払うという規定が定められました。国費留学生が負担していた費用は平均15万円で、50万円を上回る場合もありました。

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MSA Quarantine Crowdfunding Backers’ Interview – Sociarise

日本語版をご覧になる方はこちら。 For most of 2021 and early 2022, under strict border controls, Japan stopped new entries of foreigners into Japan, including foreign students. However, MEXT scholars were given exceptions to…

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Halal Food in Japan 101

Japan is starting to welcome many students this year. Many might want to try the local Japanese delicacies, such as Meiji chocolate. Although Japanese farmers do not plant cacao, Japan…

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How much Japanese do I need in daily life in Japan? (Guide for Newcomers)

Some students studied Japanese for several years before coming to Japan, some have only studied it for a few months, and some have not studied Japanese at all. This article…

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Alumni Voices: Kenny Song, Solving a Global Problem by Founding a Tech Startup in Japan

Kenny conducted research on adversarial machine learning and related topics at the University of Tokyo as a MEXT scholar after moving to Tokyo from San Francisco two years ago. He…