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

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

Still looking for fundings =/

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

Cku87-san!!

Wow! They replied...congratz for that! urm just tell them U`re learning japanese in malaysia now and your fairly good at it! I think when they said fair knowledge...it means..basic survival skills...daily conversation skills...u told me u were pretty good right?   so just tell them confidently...should be fine!  Because the classes will be conducted in english anyway...besides last time my malay seniors all could barely speak japanese hahaha and yet they were still admitted...hmm...how about kyoto daigaku?

hey there Cku87-san!!

Sorry for the late reply ... I`ve been sick   huhu but I`m ok now and I`ve been doing some research about your question and the answer is YES , the fee for research students is far more cheaper than postgrad students...but the thing is, you wont get any certification at the end of the course unlike masters or phd. Minimum duration is 1 year and maximum duration is 2 years. Its actually easier to get in compared to masters or phd coz u`ll be there for only your research, u wont even have classes or anything which is pretty relaxing from what I heard. But apparently u still need to find a lecturer that would let u into his research lab.

After checking, I found that your choice, kobe daigaku and hiroshima daigaku offers the best tuition fee price compared to others. Not to mention, its easier to get in too! And for Hiroshima dai, after checking out their website, I found that they are quite english friendly hehe meaning they are plenty of ppl who can speak english there so shouldn`t be a problem for you if you have any problems...But if i were to compare these two unis..I`d say Kobe is cheaper as in not only tuition fees but also cost of living. the rent etc etc. 

U can try checking with these two unis while I go get that Uni listing book, my uni takde the book, can u believe it haha but it makes sense thou...why uni students wanna have a look at courses at other unis...well, I`m trying to borrow it from my japanese senpai. he was the one who helped me with this info anyway. 

Kobe dai : http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/international-s...ctive/index.htm
Hiroshima dai : http://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/index.html

Hopefully this helped even if a lil