Hey there! Just here to help. It seems like they are those out there who are interested in studying in Japan but have no idea where to start, where to get information about studying and living in Japan.

So I, currently still a student living in Japan is here to help you with all your questions. I`m not God so I may not know everything but I`ll fill you in with whatever I know. Having been living in Japan for 4 years (another 1 and 1/2 years to go!) I can atleast help guide you with where to start!

Ok, so unlike other english speaking countries such as America or UK, finding information about Japan (even for travellers sometimes) can be challenging. Where else trying to find out about the application to a university, or trying to call the housing agent to find a place to rent etc etc all of these will need you to know Japanese. So no matter how independent you are, unless you are fluent in the language, you may need to have an agent to help you communicate with the people there.

I, too received help! I went to LUJEC (Lupeichun Japanese Education Center) located in Pasar Seni near Petaling Street.

There are also other centres that offers help for those interested in studying in Japan and you can get the information from this JEIC website!
http://www.studyinjapan.org.my/04_study/04_study00.html

Btw, for those who are thinking of travelling to Japan but have questions on certain matters, for example, for malays who worries about accidently consuming non-halal food, ask away!! To malays especially, you`ll be surprised to learn that even the bottled milk tea over there is not halal. Anything you want to know before you travel here, I`ll try my best to englighten you and I`ll try to find out for you in case I don`t know something (you are actually helping me learn something too by this)

Hope to hear from you! ～（＾－＾）～

～ィファナ～

Got halal maggi there?

Yup got! But the price for one packet of maggi there is equivalent to the six packet maggi they sell here hihi(

Maybe you can put a little bit of your academic info? Like what course you take, undergrad or postgrad degree, what scholarship (if any) that you get, which uni you're in.

How do you cope with the studies over there when they are using a language that you are not familiar with?

Omg! Thanks! i totally forgot to jot this down...So here goes Went to Japan 4 years ago in October 2007 and got admitted to a Japanese language school in Sugamo, Tokyo known as Asia Bunka Kaikan (ABK). Studied there for 1 and 1/2 years and later got admitted to my current university, Chuo University in April 2009. I`m an undergrad student studying International Economics and is currently in my 3rd year. Still have another 1 and 1/2 years to go till I grad (hopefully!!!) And I`m not under scholarship at the moment but applying for loan （＾－＾メ　）

care to share what kind of loan did you get? What is the maximum educational loan that you can apply?

Hope it's easy .. *crossing finger

Well, for one thing, i was a Japan freak even before I went there so obviously I was already in love with the language, food, IDOLS omg don`t get me started hehe...so because of this, I didn`t find it as hard as those who went there with no interest in Japan whatsoever. But I think as long as you don`t hate the language, it should be fine...some of my friends even came to love the language eventhough they were not interested at all at first! Keeping an open mind is important I guess )

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Added on September 15, 2011, 1:20 amWell, for one thing, i was a Japan freak even before I went there so obviously I was already in love with the language, food, IDOLS omg don`t get me started hehe...so because of this, I didn`t find it as hard as those who went there with no interest in Japan whatsoever. But I think as long as you don`t hate the language, it should be fine...some of my friends even came to love the language eventhough they were not interested at all at first! Keeping an open mind is important I guess )

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 15 2011, 01:20 AM

That's cool.

So undergrad courses in Japan is more than 3 years? My thesis examiner studied PhD in Hosei University and he said for PhD, it can take up to 7 years to complete compared to other countries that only need 3-5 years to complete.

Does the info in this website: http://www.studyinjapan.org.my/04_study/04...cholarship.html also applicable for postgraduate degree?

Mind to share how much you have spent so far for your study?

I just applied and still waiting for the result for whether I get the loan or not...but I`m applying for JPA loan...it said that the maximum loan is rm250000 but in my case coz I only have a year plus left...it maybe less than 100k..however, this only covers the school fees they don`t pay for the cost of living, which is the one that can really suck money out of your bank!!

BUT here`s the thing, most universities in Japan offers scholarships from the school itself and other foundations as well. And the best part is you don`t compete with the japanese...you only compete with other foreign students so less competition there...I wont say its easy coz u need a good gpa to normally pass( u should be able to guess by now that my results is insufficient for it huhu) but most of my friends, chinese mostly got it! So should be fine ;p What i love about japanese scholarship is that you are not bonded to their government or anything that requires you to work there or anything! Not like its a bad idea to be bonded with japanese companies or anything tho hihi )



This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 15 2011, 01:57 AM

Yup the undergrad courses here is a standard 4-year course ofcourse not including medical studies. Owh Hosei University! I passed that university for law course but I chose Chuo U instead hehe...your thesis examiner seems really dedicated to me...spending 7 years there but no, actually my seniors who did their masters and phd there all of them completed their grad school in max 3 years. never heard of anyone spending more than 3 years so far

Yup the scholarships stated on that website covers both for undergrads and postgrads students!! U gotta read one by one tho to find the one that offers the best!!

O.m.G how much I`ve spent so far? WOw I`m scared to even count! Urm but all I can say is that the school fees is not really a problem! My school fees is around 26k per year. which is i guess pretty normal. The cost of living is the one`S that`s expensive. I spend around 100000yen per month for everything, rent, utilities, food and other spendings...so you do the math @o@ aidhbiauoghfaugiuh Fuh! But part time jobs are quite easy to get over there and depending on the salary and how often you work per week you can gain up to 100000yen per month!

I used to work in a Malaysian restaurant there in Japan and earned about 110000yen per month last time...all I did was cleaning the kitchen and washing the dishes, thats all!

It kinda tough and one must be lucky to grad phd in 3 years time. It seems like the scholarship only can cover the school fees and not enough to cover daily expenses right? But it's a good thing we can get a part time job easily there and the pay is pretty good, considering it as a part time job.

So, you enter Japan with own money first, take a part time job and later applied for the scholarship?

been applying for scholarships since i landed my feet there but I`m not smart la so got rejected huhu

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Added on September 15, 2011, 3:30 amPay is pretty good yeah!

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 15 2011, 03:30 AM

Can you form an education pathway for Malaysian from SPM with arrows all the way to Japan?
And, best, list them with the periods in years before actually reaching Japan's education from SPM.

if i want to cntinue master in japan..any ways of scholarship or support i can get?

JPA and MARA offers a lot of scholarships to do masters in Japan. They will send you for masters degree in english instead of japanese and they`ll cover your expenses there (school fees and cost of living). My senior was in JApan (now graduated and is back in Malaysia) under the young leaders program for furthering to grad schools. Another senior of mine was doing his PHd under UITM and now he is a lecturer in UITM teaching computer programming.

SPM---->find an agent in Malaysia (Lupeichun or JEIC, they are also always around at the education fair)---->choose between the April or October intake and apply for the Japanese language school through your agents---->study japanese for a few months for survival skills(optional but recommended)---->get accepted to a language school--->rent a hostel or apartment depending(normally hostel for first timers)---->self-preparation to go to Japan(food stuffs, packing)---->meet up at the airport with the agent----> Japan.

Most of the things were done by my agent in my case last time. They applied for the language school for me. They helped me find a hostel to rent, they bought the ticket (ANA) for me and guide me all the way there. Even help me get myself from Narita airport to my hostel and then helped me register with the school and everything. Life was easier for me but obviously I had to pay for the service la. I had to pay around 1.6k for the service charge but knowing that I can`t speak japanese and didn`t have any friends or seniors who can help me at the time...it was wise I guess.

Ok that is for self sponsored students like me. For SPM leavers who are thinking of applying for scholarships this is basically how it goes :~

SPM--->apply for PETRONAS/MARA/JPA--->got accepted to study in Japan--->enter a language school in Malaysia for a few months or 2 years depending---->some proceed to Japanese language schools to complete japanese education some proceed to university(JAPAN)

Sorry i couldn`t make it look more organized for you. A lil bit messy huh? I`ll try asking my friends who are under scholarships more about the rhythm they went through last time! Hope this helped even a bit [/B]

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 15 2011, 11:54 AM

is japan a good place for backpackers?=)

Planning to exchange to kyoto university. =)
Wondering do they accept student without japanese language background?

Should be no right? =(
Btw, good thread here.

Hmmm if you can consider homestay programs yes, but if you were thinking of just simply going there only then you find accommodation/lodgings you need to atleast have a friend to invite you from there. Because in case you don`t know, to travel to Japan you need an invitation letter to go there if you have a friend or relatives there. Or else, you have to book a hotel in advance from Malaysia. And you have a to have atleast rm7k in your bank account to apply for visa. They wanna make sure you have accommodation and enough money to survive while you`re there. So far, have not heard of hostels for backpackers...hmm I`ll try find out for you ok? Gimme some time yah :p

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Added on September 15, 2011, 1:22 pmKyoto University! Wow! Good choice here! Ok, I have a friend who will be studying in Kyoto University as an exchange student this October. But she is currently studying in UM. So UM is sending her to Kyoto U for a year. This friend of mine also has no background of Japanese but its an exchange program so I`m not sure how it works really,

Ok to really answer your question, for undergrad courses, as far as i know, No. But for mastersdegree or phd YES! Coz I read about it last time! Plus, I had a senior doing his PHD in Kyoto U in English last time!

So it depends really, undergrad or grad school :p But universities like Waseda, Sophia, Asia, Hosei offers a few of undergrad degree courses in English! BUT very limited la...hmmm but japan is now training their youngsters to master english...so i`m not surprise if in the future there are more courses in English! keep praying yeah!

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 15 2011, 01:23 PM

Ok I just checked! There is only ONE undergrad degree course offered in fully english in Kyoto U! Its a course called Global Engineering. Hope this helped

thx for the info
but too bad I'm doing a commerce degree.

hmm, maybe I'll ask around for some guidance.

Owh commerce degree ic...I`m pretty sure Sophia offers that course fully in english but I`m guessing that you`re looking for National Universities instead of private ones maybe?

Well, anyway, If I find out anything, will let you know! Good luck!

Currently studying in uitm in preparation to go to japan.

Anything that I should prepare before stepping into the land of the rising sun?

owh ,thanks for clarifying.... JPA and MARA different right..because if im not mistaken when you take JPA,after you finish your studies you must work with government for 10 years right? MARA the same?

From what I heard my seniors saying, JPA scholarship yes, requires you to work with the government after you grad...bonded la. But MARA scholars are not bonded

Owh UITM! U r like my senior hehe he was frm Uitm too! So I`m gonna say this based on my own experience last time:~

Things u need to prepare :~

1) Money! (Duh!) Speaking of money reminded me of the bank transfer fee! Ok I must teach you this! Apply for a debit card from international banks such as Citibank, HSBC or Standard Chartered. But I recommend Citibank and HSBC. I currently have a citibank VISA DEBIT card linked to my parents citibank visa debit card account. Ok let me tell why you might need this. If you transfer money from our commercial banks like CIMB, Maybank, Ambank etc etc to a Japanese bank over there like Mizuho, Tokyo UFJ, Sumitomo bank, you need to pay the japanese banks 4000yen per every transaction as the service charge. While if you use citibank, you can just withdraw money from the citibank atm without any service charge fee, only the conversion rate! So its saves you 4000yen and is easier for you too! Citibank atm and office branches is located at most hot spots in Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tachikawa etc etc

2) Medicine of all sorts (for fever, flu, cough blablabla)
- medicines in Japan is expensive and not strong enough trust me...the consultant fee to see a doctor is still expensive even with the health insurance. health insurance is a must have item in japan..it also works as ur second id....clinics and hospital fees in japan is really expensive. your health insurance helps reduce the amount you have to pay at the end of the day...even so, it is still costly compared to if you just bring from malaysia!

3) Food! Especially for Muslims! I think Chinese would enjoy experimenting with japanese food and all kinds of dishes over there that muslims can`t consume. I suggest muslims to try not to experiment with food over there if you can`t read the ingredients...so better bring food from here until you can read the ingredients properly!! You have no idea how many times I had mistakenly ate non-halal food while I was there! Bring your fav food as much as you can from here, this is because its fine if you love japanese food but for those who`s tongue can`t take japanese food, atleast you have something spare in your bag! Plus, after months of eating japanese food TRUST ME, you`ll get bored at it! You don`t even wanna look at it anymore hehehe

4) prepare not to bring so many things just because you think its gonna be expensive there. Ok, I`ll come clean. I did this! I brought 2-3 big travelling bags when I first went there...thinking that owh must bring colgate might be expensive there...owh owh! must bring this that this that! Ugh i was crazy but when I got there I discovered a place called 100yen shop!!! And I wanted to KILL MYSELF! Everything was there and I just had to bring everything like an idiot! Plus, think about the transportation! Taxis in Japan is a BIG NO NO! To get from Narita airport to Tokyo cost about 20000 over yen by taxi! So you gotta travel by trains so better keep that in mind! UNLESS, like me last time, my agent provided me with a bus that took me straight to my dorm so I was lucky!

5) Ok i come back at least once every year and I pack the same thing everytime I go back to Japan. My bag is always empty from Japan---> KL then from KL--->Japan its always TOO PACKED hehehe...ok so I always bring ofcourse, FOOD and TOILETRIES!!!!!!! Basically I will bring back things that I use daily that I need to replenish. Things in Japan is always three four times more expensive than malaysia, the same thing but more expensive...like LUX shower cream or Toothpaste etc etc etc...and these things you need to replenish every month so it cost money to buy it there.
So i always pack up toitletries for 3-4 months` use! it really saves me lots! But its all up to u really coz I@m really trying to save up here

6) no need to bring any electronics and make ur bag heavier! Electronics there is way cheaper if you know where to find it (AKIHABARA!!!! HUWAAAAAAAA let`s go! Ok stop meh!) plus the plug is diff. What i did was bring only one international adapter for my laptop last time. that`s all! If you want to buy laptop over there, the system will be in Japanese so the display menu all in japanese, they do have international laptops too buy the price for that is same with malaysia but Japanese OS laptops are cheaper there!

7) Winter clothing. OK, in my opinion, U DONT need winter clothing from Malaysia! U know that shop called Winter Time? He he he way too expensive and is really really old fashioned! Trust me u`ll regret it if u have bought it from there and then go to Harajuku and found more CUTER and more Fashionable stuffs for prices way cheaper! But if u come in late december to february, yes u need to have one! it`ll be damn cold by then! What my friend did was...she asked her friend to buy for her in Japan and when her friend picked her up from the airport she straight away wore it! Pretty smart huh?

There`s more but this is all I can think of and I think the main things you need to consider! U can contact me before u come! If I`m available at that time, I`ll be able to help guide u around with things :p When will u be send to Japan for the program anyway?

Another important thing is to not expect too much or better not to have any expectations at all! Just be positive and happy and accept whatever comes! Don`t be surprised if the Tokyo people are not so friendly...they are just like that because they lead busy lives so they are a bit cold but people in Osaka, kyoto are way nicer! i hope u`ll have a good experience while u`re there :p I hope this will help u atleast a bit! Just ask me if there are other things that u`re curious about...i`ll try to answer u!


This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 15 2011, 10:23 PM

the more I read about Japan from this topic .. the less my chances to get a funding from my parents or sibling

dude, planning to do phd there?

Yeah .. so far after considering financial factors and cost of livings, my best option would be Chulalongkorn or Mahidol in Thailand . That's why I'm asking around perhaps there's other good universities in another countries with a low cost of living . I don't mind to eat maggi or being a vegetarian till I got a part time jobs. It's hard to ask parents for financial help when siblings is around watching ..

In b4 dreamer come and said all financial problem is nonsense

If money is your biggest worry and you want a more relax campus life rather than rushing to your part time job from school eventhough you`re tired and sacrificing your weekly saturday and sunday holidays for part time jobs then maybe you should go to countries with a lower cost of your living yeah....but if you`Re willing to work hard I`d say why not...my friends and I, we survive paying for our living expenses just by our part time jobs...my parents only sent me school fees. the only thing is I seldom have time to enjoy that much la coz its either i@m working or in school or resting at home. But if you know the way, even Tokyo should not be that expensive in the end. Have to work a bit hard think a bit more compromise a bit more

But since you`re thinking of phd then should be better la coz phd compared to my course(5 and 1/2 year course) is only 2-3 year course at most (ofcourse you`re thinking of doing it in fully english right?) so i guess it still can be done. Its all up to u though :p Ganbare!

My chance of NOT studying there is 99.9%



The problem is no guarantee can grad on time if the supervisor is shitty

if i wanna study business at japan with spm cert (im 20 and i failed my stpm) is it possible?

LOLz!! haha shitty supervisors!! Well I don`t know about that so far my lecturers are all really kind! But the not-graduating-on-time thing, I totally agreeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! won`t be able to handle that if it really happens!! TANAK!!!!!

Student91! Not only that it is possible, but it is the best option for u I dare say! (Was in the same shoes as u huhu ) Actually, they don`T look at your results at all! All u need to have is a 11-year education history! Which u obviously do have (primary school-6, high school-5, STPM samore-1 n1/2years) . Because to go to Japan, you have to enter a japanese language school first NO MATTER WHAT so you`ll be studying everything from scratch coz u`ll be learning business studies terms in japanese for you to use in university later on.

So yups! No Problem...study away! All the best!!

P/s : I too didn`t do well for my A levels last time and when I was confused abt what I can do, I came to learn about this information of Japan and YAY! 4 years babeh! Woohoo!

thanks..ill look more into MARA then... thanks again

This post has been edited by Mr.Wang: Sep 16 2011, 09:03 PM

All the best yah...if anything, u know where to find me hihi

i see ~ studying in japan costs a bomb. money is a big problem

Hmm....true, but we are talking about japan here, that is the first thing u must solve la...but like I`ve been saying, its not impossible la BUT u must be willing to work hard that`s all...if u work part time, it can help support ur expenses in japan wan....so if u really like japan and is seriously thinking of studying there this is something u have to live with la.

But think abt it la :~

1) U gain an extra language
2) Carrying a japanese university name will help u when u apply for jobs
3) Chances of working in Japan is higher ofcourse, especially when u graduate from a university there.
4) Get to take your own sweet time exploring Japan. Not to mention, to all manga, anime, japanese idols(johnny`s entertainment) and electronics freakz out there...this is ur place!

And lots of other good points la. To me, its a good investment la. Spending money for studying what.

i 'rayuan' for local U and i failed
guess i got not much choice left huh

i've got few questions here ~
1)when is the next intake? depend on which japan uni?
2)approximately how much money do i need to use to enter japan and then enter their university? (i'm aiming for business course as my science sucks >< )
besides, i dont think i'll get a loan from jpa or get a scholarship since my spm result is just 'moderate' only ~ and yeah.if there's a part time job i dont mind sacrificing my time to work to gain some expenses to survive ~
oh ya, if u're providing me with money information.. mind if u convert from japan into malaysia money by using arrow? thanks ^^

Hey student91! Sorry for the late reply ya...I just arrived at Tokyo this morning so yea,jetlag a bit so been sleeping hehe. ok here goes :~

1) All universities in Japan starts in April, october intake oso got but mostly starts in April. I suggest u enter the october intake for the Japanese language schools...i can help recommend u to my japanese language school in Tokyo if u want. The next intake is this coming October. Very soon tho :p

2) Ok first u have to enter the language school for 1 year or 1 and 1/2 years its up to u. If u enter the language school in October, you`ll be entering for 1 and 1/2 years, if next year April, 1 year. that`s how it works. The language school cost about rm35K (around 1,200,000yen) for 1 and 1/2 years in my case last time. Shouldn`t have any changes but i`ll try to check for u if u want. As for monthly cost of living I`d say u need around rm4k(about 100,000yen) per month is more than enough for everything, rent, food and other expenses but when u just arrived nanti u might need a bit more la coz u baru nak start buy stuff for ur dorm etc etc...

3) I`m glad u`Re willing to work part time coz the part time jobs here pay A LOT! So when u dah keje nanti, ur parents may not need to send u money pon The cheapest salary for part time jobs in japan is 850yen/hour. won`t get less than that so let`s say u work 4 hours a day 5 times a week a month u`ll get around 68,000yen (around rm2.7k) for example la...most people gain more! I teach u something good....u work part time here kutip sampah...my friend got around 200000yen (around rm8k) in 1 month just doing that!

Should be fine la I think...janji kene rajin sikit la :p ) I hope this answers ur question ) Let me know what u think!

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 19 2011, 07:54 PM

hi...good thread here...been searching for help actually.
i'm planning to take master in japan. food science/quality/sustainability or anything related to food. any recommendation for which university? from the net, not many universities in japan offer food-related course. or maybe because i only searched among the top 30 uni there. seriously, going through wiki and see all the uni list...God,japan has sooooo many universities!!

for master course, do i need to take the 1 1/2 yrs of japanese language class? i can understand the language quite fair i guess (thanks to arashi oh i mean...japan entertainment:p) but no with the writing & reading.

if i want to apply for scholarship, what need to do first? in my understanding i need to search for uni, get prof, confirm placement in uni then apply for scholarship. or any other way?

is it hard to go there empty handed?i mean if i already get and confirm my placement in uni, i just go to japan then i started to apply for scholarship...how?because i don't think i can ask for money from my parents...

need help here because i really really want to go to japan sooo bad...aiming for april intake but dunno if i can get placement before that.

cku87san!!

Omatase shimashita hehe Sorry for the late reply..had to clean up the house...now in Japan no more mommy!! OMG ARASHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You and I, we speak the same language! I totally understand how u feel (welcome to my world LOL) Sakurai sho! Muaxxx \(^-^)/

1) Ok so u want recommendation for best uni for any courses related to food. There`s a course listing book here where they list all the universities based on courses but I don`t have the book with me right now, so I`ll get to u on that ok? Will send u the list later while asking around...my japanese friends might know of these things.

2)Next is japanese language. Ok this depends. If u decide to take it in english then, you don`t need to take the course. But if u wanna do it in Japanese, u just have to coz they wanna see ur level of Japanese. So u need to pass atleast level 2 of the japanese language proficiency.

3) Scholarships. Just try to apply before you go to Japan (Monbukagakusho scholarship can be taken in english) but yes, its true that u need to find a professor to get a placement in a university for grad school. Either way, just try to apply before u go..that way is better right but otherwise, later in Japan also there`ll lots of scholarships around no worries.

4) Empty handed ka...hmmm Muri kana...unless u already got a scholarship before u go I guess that`s pretty much impossible. Because scholarships also u apply, doesn`t necessarily dapat terus. It`s risky la to me. Atleast don`t go empty handed la...bring some savings just incase. If u`re thinking of finding baito first while applying for scholarship also it will take time...because u need a working permit for students here..to get the working permit alone will take around 2-3weeks...atleast the first 3 months tu prepare some.

Anyway, I understand ur feeling of wanting to come here sooo badly! I was like u too!! I used to like NEWS! OMG YAMAPI marry me! Ok somebody stop meh or else I`ll go on and on and on. Anyway....I really hope u can come coz u really want to! I`ll get the info for unis and will get back to u o(^-^)o

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 20 2011, 07:28 PM

So, how much money did you bring/reserve to Japan? And how long until you yourself was able to get a baito?

Hey there...been a while huh...I`m back in Japan now and has been asking ard for u...Ok most of my friends` friends stayed in Yadoya Guest House...for it is CHEAP, has a Strategic location and for it being very comfortable! Others recommended the capsule hotel (i tried it too ) Urm I don`t really like it though...Felt a bit claustrophobic in there ugh! But I don`t know what are ur preferences...mind telling me ur budget, what kind of rooms u like (single or u don`t mind dorm) although most backpackers I know they go for the cheapest and only the cheapest but who knows la kan...diff people diff. Let me know what u think.

If it helps...I found these webbies useful.

http://www.hostelworld.com/search?search_k...pan&city=Tokyo&

http://backpacker.ninja-x.jp/

http://www.sakura-hostel.co.jp/

U might have gone thru these webbies but just in case yah. Will still ask ard for better options.

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 20 2011, 08:18 PM

Owh I still remember the first amount I brought to Japan, it was around 500,000yen( ard rm20k now but then, the currency rate exchange was cheaper so at that time ard rm15k. Lots of difference kan?) 350,000yen for my school fees and the 150,000yen for my expenses there...but because I bought so many things for my dorm and other things like cellphones electronics...fridge blablabla...just arrived la kan...so, used up quite a lot so it last around 3 weeks jer like that (after that called for mommy and daddy`s rescue d)...but 2 months after I got to Japan which is a month after I got my working permit jer...I straight away found a baito at a malaysian restaurant...and got around 110,000yen/month for my salary. So after that my life was pretty good...plus since the rate wasn`t so high at the time( 100yen=rm3-rm3.20 jer) with my monthly salary alone pon dah more than enough (as the matter of fact, i was quite lavish) samore...my school provides dorms for us where we pay a fixed amount of rent every month and the utilities are ALL-U-CAN-USE! So my rent was 47,000yen that was all I had to pay and I don`t have to worry about electricity, Water, Gas Etc Etc...all is included in the rent...So 110,000-47000 = I always had 63000yen to enjoy... but this was then la...now rate is high i understand if everyone feels reluctant abt studying here I oso kalau x baito, wallet sakit huhu

Hi.i've been searching for this thread for a long time.

i'm planning to take degree in software engineering in japan so any good university i should know

must i enroll to the japanese language school before continue on degree.how do i apply the school?

is there a loan that can i apply to pay the tution fee.for the living i don't mind because i can work my butt off

Hi there Farizmon! Thanks for posting （＾－＾）

Degree in software engineering wow sounds cool!　Ok I can help u find the list of universities offering the course u want but as I mentioned to miss cku87 above...I have to borrow the book listing all the universities by courses and rankings ;p;p

For degree courses I have a list of universities offering courses in fully English. You can check them out at this website here ---->> http://www.studyinjapan.org.my/04_study/04...dy3a_step0.html
As to whether you need to enroll in a japanese language school or not, that varies according to universities but for degree courses most of the time the answer is YES, u need to enroll in one coz universities in Japan always prefer you to have atleast basic japanese language skills. But we can check yah...no worries.

So next is loan! Yes, JPA, MARA, PTPTN are my recommendations! I applied for JPA loan...the results will come out this friday... hopefully I pass la! (Prays) PTPTN I`ve never tried coz last time I heard they only offer to those studying in local uni but recently found out that they offer for foreign universities as well. I shall find out for u coz I pon if I ended up not getting JPA one then i`m gonna try PTPTN pulak. And lastly MARA! Try try try!!

Nice!! As I`ve mentioned many times in this thread... For private students who wants to study in japan, kene rajen sikit! have to work a bit la! But trust me, its worth it la if you really think about it.

thanks in advance=)

wow,thanks for the information.i hope that u will get jpa loan then u will be loaded with money.hahha

so how do i enroll to the language school.does i sign up online or other methods.

for this language school we must use our parents money first lar.my parents gonna be mad at me..hahha

Where did you find out that PTPTN offers loans for students studying overseas? They've always stated that the only provide loans for courses done within Malaysia.

My friend told me she said got but I`m also unsure. If don`t have then I really have to pray for JPA now!! Huhu

TS, do you mind to tell how much you loan from bank? Just curious of how much money need to loan.

Never heard of such a thing.



Even in the next question there, for people doing twinning programmes they will only provide a loan while doing it in the country and stop when transferring overseas.

There's no mention anywhere at all about them giving any kind of loans for anybody studying overseas.

Thank u thank u thank u! I want the loan, I mean who doesn't duh hehe

Ok I recommend my japanese language school. My time in Japanese language school was the best time I`ve ever had in Japan! My school is called Asian Cultural Association Japanese Language Institute, shorten to ABK (Asia Bunka Kaikan).
You`ll meet lots of Asians from other countries like Korea, Thai, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Myanmar, India etc etc and of course Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.

Here is the website to help guide u to everything :~
Don`t worry its in English. Scroll down the website abit and click guide for admission. There it`ll teach u step-by-step on how to apply. Ofcourse U can ask me if u don't understand some things.

http://www.abk.or.jp/jls/abk.html

Oops...good luck with your parents! Have u told them abt your plan to study here tho?!

Omg What The Fish!!! i`m gonna kill my friend! but then, she might have got the wrong info from others as well...haish...PTPTN never replied to my question! I sent an inquiry jugak asking abt this oversea loan thinghy but no reply so I asked my friend she said got so I thought betul la...Sorry for the wrong info yah...

Hello hello! From bank as in banks like CIMB, Maybank all is it? I don`t take loans from banks at all actually...Was thinking of it and the banks can really give u up to RM250,000 maximum loan. But to pay back...they only give you like 10-15years maximum time to repay the loan you've applied. Let's say u borrow RM 100K when u grad and start working you have to pay back the loan in 10 years...that will need u to pay around RM833 per month..Ouch!

No prob. Holla me if anything

no problem, just wanted to correct you on that ^^
Good luck getting the JPA loan and hopefully you can find an alternative if you don't get it, fingers crossed though.
Thinking of going to Japan for some postgrad studies after my degree if I could get my Japanese up to level N2 or N1 that is >_< man I hate kanji ahaha.

No prob. Holla me if anything

Hikari0307,

Thanks for correcting me. Otherwise the others would get the wrong info as well.

Owh postgrad studies! Nice! Yup, better start brushing up ur Japanese now...Kanji is a pain in the S when u'Re learning it for exams..otherwise i find it quite fun la actually...macam cantek jer the writing hehe owh and N1 Kanji is like

0q9wt6y98qeeeeeeeeeeeeew0-r8760--@@@9r8ew9t69q

hmmm like dat la but if can pass ar, the feeling is lyke priceless...like oooo bangga! hehe

All the best to u 2! Let`s pray for each other! I pray u get to come to Japan someday and U help me pray so I got the loan k k k?? Hihi

So you use scholarship, part time job and money from parents to finance your study there?

Mr.Wang,

No scholarship for me. My parents pay for my tuition fee and I pay for my own cost of living(by working part time). Private students in Japan mostly do this to survive

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 21 2011, 02:03 AM

Then can I assume you're from a well off family?

Yeah you know....arashi...yeah...sho...we share the same ichiban i guess ^^

for the university, it doesn't need to be the best...just a normal one is enough i guess. And yes, i do need your help with the list. I'm not really interested in food science which involve too much laboratory work. I'm more on quality, sustainability and environmental.

for monbukagakusho i guess my cgpa doesn't reach their minimum requirement. i search for some scholarship offered for specific uni and course but for food course it's not that many. plus, i must take JLPT first which i don't think i can before the deadline.

gosh....i really need to go to japan. i can't wait for october intake plus i don't really like my workplace now, very low salary, hard to make saving. maybe just enough for flight to japan and live for just 1 or 2 days there...hahaha.

Normally how much gpa is needed to get a scholarship?

This post has been edited by drueki: Sep 21 2011, 01:09 PM

Hehe just a bit better than average family la but not rich or anything. If my family rich, I don`t have to work part time at all maybe. plus small family la that`s why...only me and sis

At least 3.0 or higher. I tak cukup larrr 2 something oni huhu...

So that means rich

cku87san,

Today my class cuti so i didn`t go to school but when I got the book with the list, I`ll let u know k?? Will pass it to u by email later.

ok monbukagakusho is HARD I actually sat for the exam after SPM last time just to try my luck but the questions WOAH susah wor....but I`m not clever la thats why hehe...Owh u said just normal university would be enough kan..I`m assuming u wanna study in Tokyo la right? That way can narrow down the search a bit hehe....JLPT hmmm yeah...took me a year to pass N1 but now karat d la hehe...

October intake ka...hmmm a bit too near i think but we`ll try yah....I will try finding out from the japanese websites while I get the book for u! Owh u`re already working ic ic....Yeah if u compare ur salary to what we get here just doing baito, we earn a lot more but sekejap jer habis hehe...things here are 3-4times the price in malaysia so yeah...

Will get back to u with infos!!

Haha rich oso have to do part time job support cost of living sendiri ka....huhuhu

Part time job? It's normal, considering the exchange rate between MYR and YEN.

If you're in Malaysia, you goyang kaki already

Yup! so true! Everytime I go back to Malaysia I become fatter! hehe I miss my mom`s food! But I miss the sushi here jugak

not this coming october intake...i'm planning for next year april intake but if cannot make it,no choice, wait for october intake next year la...if this coming october intake...zettai muri tomou yo!!

thanks for ur willingness to help.btw,i mailed ibaraki daigaku since 2 days ago but no reply yet...other choice is kobe daigaku but not email yet.will do so tonight maybe.both offered food course.

Wow,thanks for the info..really appreciate it

I want to apply it RIGHT NOW..hahha..really excited about it.I've told them already and it a success

Farizmon,

OMG Congratulations!! I`m so glad for u!! Apply away!! If u need help with anything u don`t understand, just ask ok?! Congratz again...looks like I`ll be seeing u in Japan

cku87san,

So u`re applying for next year intake la kan.Nice!

Owh! Ibaraki dai and Kobe dai! Wow so u don`t mind universities outside of Tokyo...ok i`ll keep that in mind

futari de ganbarou ze!!

P/s : U emailed both unis in English izzit? If English normally will take a longer time for them to process....u know la their english kan a bit ehem...maybe in the next 2-3 days sampai la reply maybe

Another hopeful postdoc student =P Looking to worm my way into Hokudai, fingers crossed.

mind sharing ur application progress?
how u approach ur prof?

Hokudai? Nice!! in what course btw? I`ll pray for u! How`s the application process going for u? All ok so far?



This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 22 2011, 12:07 AM

Hey guys!!

HERE COMES MY TIPS OF THE DAY!!

I was just cleaning my house and noticed that I had lots of electronics in my hse and most of it (yup most of it!) I got it handed down to me from my seniors who were leaving for good! Lyke...my fridge, television, Rice cooker, Portable gas cooker, printer, blender etc etc All I got for free from my seniors...Not only that, anything i can get la from Cups and bowls to toiletries or whatever they want to give me la all I sapu jer owh Food as well!

Ok obviously I still had to buy some things on my own...so when that time comes...I know where to find them cheap! Some dirt cheap I mean for Japan standard la kan...Check out these websites I always surf :~

1)http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/
(Yahoo Auction...There are lots of things with the starting price of 1yen and you bid till u get the price u want! i love this website...as the matter of fact i purchased a lot from here. Its in Japanese and you have to read through carefully before bidding to avoid misunderstandings...for eg. the starting price might be 1yen but the postal charge might be 2000yen ker so gotta be careful)

2)http://www.rakuten.co.jp/
(Rakuten...They have everything here and its considerably cheap! I love this website when I wanted to buy Carpets and other households...got my sofa bed here for only 3000yen including shipping! Cheap la kan for a sofa bed! They have an english website as well for those who can`t read japanese)

3)http://www.gaijinpot.com/
(Gaijinpot! Ok this is a website for u to find out about japanese culture....learn about how to live your life here basically...like how to open up a bank account, how to find a part time job, anything lah that u`re curious about! They always have the answers here! And very detailed too i should say! Best!)

4)about.com
(Ok this website is similar to gaijinpot its just like a search engine but sometimes things that u can`t find in gaijinpot u can find it here...so these two webbies are my favourite ones to browse for help!)

5)http://metropolis.co.jp/
(Metropolis!! Ok if u open this website u`ll see that it is the No.1 english magazine in Japan. As to why I love this website and what makes it a lil special than the rest is that you can get things FOR FREE here!! That`s right! U didn`t misread...In the classified section, under household goods, if u scroll down there u`ll be able to see a subtopic written FOR FREE there...click there and just enjoy urself browsing! Ok sometimes the choices are not that many...but if u check it out in february/march or july/august...they may be more entries coz ppl usually leave for good during those times! Plus, u can find jobs here too. Also under classifieds, the jobs section. I found my first teaching job here hihi)

6)http://www.akibaoo.co.jp/01/main
(Ok this is my senpai`s fav shop akiba O...this is its online shop ...they also have a proper shop in AKIHABARA the best place on EARTH! Ok hehehe sorry..just loves AKIBA! )

For those who just have to see, feel, touch something before buying it, maybe u can get a rough idea from these websites and proceed to the shops to buy them. Like I just love Akiba!! So I always compare prices when I go there wth the prices online...honestly sometimes akiba is better coz they have like these DEALS-OF-THEY-DAY and it can be really really cheap!! I bought my ipod nano 8retail price 13,800yen for only 6000yen last time..brand new...half price...cheap right>!?) Not to mention u don`t have to pay for the shipping! I can just LIVE in AKiba and not go home....OOOOOOO AKIBA!!!!!!

Ok hope these webbies will be useful to u guys! Ifana out!

rich girl spotted

Still looking for fundings =/

I just googled up professors related to my field, and found him. So, sent him an e-mail.

Ts is so cheerful and helpful too..didn't know japan's study life Could be so relaxing..Thought it's suppose to be very hectic?

Hello Jidesu!

At first you`ll feel hectic coz u`re not used to the lifestyle here...unlike malaysia, everything is face-pace here but once u get the flow...u`ll be relax la...like me now..my-pace jer...u`ll just know la when u need to rush and when u can relax...there`s a balance there la...experience will teach u all that...Kene pandai2 sendiri la...Samore u`re used to the lifestyle change...when I go back to Malaysia for summer or spring break...i totally become malaysian again but once i return to japan...I just know how to adjust back here...for example...my walking speed! The moment i stepped my foot in Tokyo my speed becomes japanese speed right away But still I am a malaysian la...the lepak attitude still tak boleh blah la hihi

Ok ok i admit my parents rich ar..I tak marr...u wanna study here also ar?

yes i'm interested to study in japan but to bad I'm lacking of ________. I think you know what it is.

Japanese culture seems cool.

simply look at my name i think u should know how much i fancy japanese culture...hahaha...but the thing is...to study in japan...1st and foremost...the main thing i need to concern...is the toughness of japanese language...kinda hard to learn lah...the writing part...those similar to chinese words one alamak...tuition fees are not cheap thou...disasters are a lot! tsunami, earth quake, blablabla...list goes on...plus...after graduated from japanese university what can i do? stay in japan and work? or come back and work in japanese company? thats it?

ps: kutip sampah really earn big bugs in japan...one of my couins work that...not just covered her living expenses...but also almost half of her tuition fees too! can try no harm

This post has been edited by Jjdesu: Sep 22 2011, 11:03 AM

how long it takes for him to confirm you as his student?
since when you apply for scholarship?

Is seem like i cannot find the application form..HELP me please

Farizmon,

here it is --->http://www.abk.or.jp/jls/j/ap-form.html
There are already translations in english there...just to be on the safe side u can let me check after u`ve filled it in!
just click on the japanese words written above 'application form download'. Then download the Sample of application form (English) and Application Procedure (English). These 2 things will help u with filling in the application forms

If u still have problems downloading them..just let me know...I`ll pass them to u by email hihi Good luck!