Okay i've finished my SPM and now i'm thinking of getting into a Japanese Language center for 1.5 years for an EJU certificate . Then i'll be going to Japan for 4 years for an Engineering Degree .

My question : Which field of engineering is well-recognized in japan ? I heard it is Mechanical , Aerospace or Electronic . What do u think?

Please say ur point of view here , as i'm really concern whether studying in japan is a good and wise choice . Thanks

This post has been edited by david890701: Dec 22 2006, 06:41 PM

100% in the field of ROBOTICS or MECHATRONICS. japanese are the best in these field.

So there is this called Robotics engineering eh ? Cool . Gonna consider this . Thanks alot my man

go to japan to study need study japanese language ka..?

Japan engineering course are the best. However, study and live there would require you a lotsa of money.

Yes u need proficiency in Japanese before u can go there . SO engineering is still the best choice afterall . THanks alot guys

Any other comment guys ? Feel free to say it out there !

Actually not much money you need to study in Japan compare to others western country, example: Australia, UK, USA.

lot of scholarship to apply in Japan, so no need to worry about the financial problem. And you can find some part time job in Japan with a good paying and gain some working experience.

Japan? I'm not sure but I know I can't stand eating sushi or raw fish everyday!

What re-killer said is correct, it costs more in other western countries.

This post has been edited by zltan: Dec 24 2006, 11:58 AM

well...we wouldnt hv to eat those everyday....
Japan has rice and ramen too
so thread starter u gonna go to IBT to study ?

Be careful of Tokyo though. One of the most expensive cities to live in, the cost of living is through the roof. Last I checked, it's about just as expensive as cities such as New York.

Lower tuition fees is one thing, but the cost of living, accomodation and other miscellanous expenses in certain megacities in Japan is another.

How about pursuing IT related field there(multimedia,programming etc)? Advisable?

You will lose 2 years of your life for learning Japanese. Let's consider each year of your life to cost $20,000 (time, youth, mind, energy and effort...).

Therefore you are putting $40000 for a fantasy of living and learning in Japan.

You can learn the same thing you want to learn in Japan in English in Australia as an example. In this way you save all those I told.

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My experience: 3 years ago I decided to learn German because universities in germany were free. I put three years of my life to learn the difficult language.

Now German universities ask for fee. Living in Germany has become more difficult for foreigners etc. (specially for Muslims).

Now I have changed my mind, decided to come to Malaysia and study in English.

If I had done this 3 years ago I would have my PHD now.

Think twice before putting your energy on something.

Regards,


This post has been edited by wmac: Dec 26 2009, 10:40 PM

If the expenses of Tokyo is expensive, actually you can choose to study in rural area in Japan. The cost of living is cheaper compare to urban areas. In others hand, the percentage to getting a part time job will be lesser.

The tuition fee to study in Japan is around 600,000 yen per year for public university, and 1,200,000 yen + for private university. And most of the universities have tuition fee deduction up to 75%.

My gf studied in Japan. For her 4 years university life, she spent not more than RM20k. Actually less than this amount, if not included the travelling expenses and flight ticket to Japan and Malaysia.

The difficuty to study in Japan is you need to spent at least a year to study a Japanese language. But what you learned is not wasted, extra language skills help you be more competitive in career path. Many Japan MNC companies required japanese speaking graduated students in Malaysia.

Yes , IBT . U r going too ? Or r u in IBT now OR do u have any experience on IBT to share here?



Thanks for ur advice . Well , i wouldn't call that a waste of youth , energy and time to pursue my dream . Yes u could actually learn everything u want in Malaysia but the experience , u cant buy it with money nor u can learn it in Malaysia . If u study for STPM also , its more or less the same , 1.5 years .



Thanks for the advice, but i'm not actually interested in IT related field .



I have already prepared to take this challenge - Learning a new Language - once i had this dream set on my mind . And if u compare with other western countries , RM20k for 4 years is actually very cheap no? U wont spend less than 200k in US, UK or Australia .

THanks again for everyone's replies . That helped me alot . I really appreciate that . An extra thanks to wmac , u made me think thrice , and that gained me a better determination . BUt dont worry , ur knowledge is not wasted

This post has been edited by david890701: Dec 25 2006, 03:17 PM

IBT is profession in Japanese language, quite nice institute. My gf also graduated from there.

Now she is study in Public University in Japan. And will start working in Japan from next year onwards.

Wishes you all the best on ur study. Cheers!

Merry Christmas!

This post has been edited by re-killer: Dec 25 2006, 09:22 PM

Now thats a cool review. Thanks alot . Merry christmas to u and ur girlfriend too

4 years not more than RM20k...even more cheaper studying locally..i.e. taylors,sunway or inti...
thank god u got this opportunity...
gd luck

a wise choice to choose good luck

Thank you . But i'm actually very worried bout the living expenses there . Living expenses in Japan is really really high and i wonder if i could survive there -.-

Yes, that's true, if you choose to study in Tokyo or any other mega city. One of the most expensive cities in the world, top three, or was it top five?

But as another user suggested, you could also choose to study in a somewhat rural or suburban area. I'm pretty sure the cost of living there is way cheaper.

Can Read chinese? if not, than really sorry my friends.

费用吗，根据地区不同，差距可就大了！小弟在福冈地区，生活费相对来说来可以接受！随便说说吧！大家都挺不容易的！

学费/ 400000/年！---别科！！大学学费，国公立50--80万不等！私立60--120万不等！如果成绩还可以，拿个奖学金是不错的选择！想来想去，学费实在没有办法节省！

一日三餐/ 12000日元/月！鸡鱼肉蛋，蔬菜，咸菜等经常换换花样。在外面也挺不容易的！不要把身体搞跨了，怎么见江东父老呢！只要是不浪费随便吃，10000顶天了！千万不要和不需要打工的同学比，也不要和只需要挣生活费，家里支付学费的同学比！会比死人的！像我一个朋友骑着1000000几十万的摩托，简直赛宝马！再加上驾照等一些费用，更吓人了！

房租/ 26000日元/月！因为是和一个朋友合租的！13000日元搞定！定金礼金等120000！否则是拿不到钥匙的！水在一定量内免费！我几乎天天洗澡，却从来没超过！和东京比起来，只能偷着乐了！房子还可以！都说日本房子小，这点在这里我还真没感觉到！单独卧室，单独厨房，卫生间浴池在一块！挺不错了！顺便说一下，本人还在房子外面搭了个小窝，养了只非常非常可爱的小猫眯，呵呵，邻居们也都非常喜欢它，隔壁公寓的一对日本恋人还经常买专门的猫食喂它！我是舍不得呀，400多块一包呀。最多喂一周！靠！可是一盒肉的价钱呀！留学生--节俭！

电话费/ 4000日元/月！AU公司。内含免费200分钟，如果不浪费，只是和国内亲人联系，足够了！当然偶尔也要和朋友联系一下！即便超点10日元/分也还可以接受！因为小弟国内的牵挂稍微多点，前两个月稍微高了点，简直叫人挖脚心！不过从第3个月就进入正轨了！呵呵！如果再想省就用3000料金的，每月免费100分钟。超了15日元/分！这样好像就有点不划算了！因为在日本也有朋友呀，偶尔也要联系一下感情，相互鼓励一下！

电费/ 5000日元/月！三个日光灯，一个灯泡。冰箱嘛24小时运行！如果在夏天就相应高点了，不开空调热的实在对不起自己！不过除了上课和打工还有多少时间能呆在家里呢！再加几千元就OK了！冬天烧灯油，1500/桶，能烧1--2周！看自己的了！留学生--节俭！

煤气费/ 4000日元/月！如果在餐馆打工就能省点了！我可是不舍得在外面买着吃呀！一个便当最便宜的也要300多块！我要吃3盒才能饱！要人命呀！自己作，一定要自己作！但是还要看自己挣的钱与时间！呵呵，我每次都焖满满一锅米，炖满一锅菜！又买了个便当盒---搞定！留学生--节俭！

Luckily , i can read chinese. Thanks alot my friend . I appreciate it very much . Looks like its not really easy to survive there.

But just now the consultant in IBT called me up . And i asked him alot of question and all my questions are answered . According to him , U can get school fees exemption . If u get 100% school fees exemption , ur scholaarship will go to ur living expenses. If u dont get school fees exemption , u can work part time and everything can be covered . 1 week 28 hours only . So basically financial is not as hard as i think . But i'll of course need to work hard to get those .

Yeah thus the very popular word...gambateh ne

After calculating the numbers given in the article above, i find that the living expenses are not as high as i thought . 12000 yen = RM 400 per month for food is not that expensive .

Thanks Magic-addict ! Will ganbatte of course

Yeah.

I'm goin IBT anyway. For my masters in Japan. Hope to gain entrance. Have u enrolled? Heard the deadline for the jan classes are over.

RM 400 for 1x month living expenses is very very cheap. I spend almost 1.5K every month in malaysia during my studies so you know its almost 3 times cheaper . But I don't know if being a gaijin in Japan will cost you more like a foreigner is in Malaysia...if you know what i meant.

Oh yeah for anyone who actually have studied in IBT before, can we somehow gain some examption if we have a certain proficiency in basic Japanese?

What does Beginner 1 and 2, Intermediate 1 and 2 means for the part-time classes?

This post has been edited by magic-addict: Dec 28 2006, 11:30 PM

Magic addict, i'm going for the April intake . How bout u ? Remember to say Hi when u meet me there XD hahaha . Yes the jan intake is closed .

Mind explain more on this?

This post has been edited by david890701: Dec 29 2006, 12:52 AM

I have another question though. Anyone has any experience with working part time in Japan ? Or any knowledge regarding this ? I think i'll need to work part time to support my living expenses there. Please enlighten me, thanks

日本是一个发达的资本主义国家，服务行业高度发达。由于在日本雇佣正式职工需要交纳更多的佣金，税金以及各种保险费用，而日本现在的经济又很不景气，因此钟点工这种可以根据营业状况灵活调整劳动人数和劳动时间，相关连带费用又少的雇佣方式在现今日本的服务行业中占有极为重要的位置。这无疑为留学生打钟点工提供了较好的环境和背景。

纵观留学生打工现状，大多数都是在打餐饮店的钟点工，比如当服务员招待客人、打扫卫生、在厨房洗碗和从事一些辅助工作。其他留学生从事较多的服务行业还包括咖啡店、游戏机房、卡拉OK、24小时便利店、配送报纸、清扫公司等等。这些工作劳动强度一般，工资也不是很高。

以我所在的大阪为例，咖啡店，便利店等劳动强度较低的场所工资一般在700-800日元每小时，繁忙的餐饮店在900-1000日元每小时，一些通宵营业的店铺工资较高，能有1000-1500日元每小时，但劳动强度也相对较大，并且只有在深夜12点以后的时间段才能拿到高工资。打通宵的话工资虽高，可工作到深夜的话对身体状况和学习都会有较大的影响，应尽量避免。

一些在国内养尊处优的女生来到日本吃不了打工的苦，又愁于交不起高额的学费与生活费，只好去夜总会这样的场所陪人喝酒聊天。那样的话尽管工资很高，每小时2500-4000日元，可是由于违反日本有关外国人管理的法规，被警察抓住的话是要被遣送回国的。况且作为留学生去做那种工作毕竟不算光彩，所以只是个别情况。

关于留学生的打工，日本的法规有明确规定：留学生在日本打工必须持有日本的出入境管理局发给的打工许可书。尚未进入大学，在日语学校或者大学预科学习的留学生每天可工作4小时之内；在大学学习的留学生每周可工作28小时之内，每天的工作时间不受限制。寒暑假期间每天可工作8小时；就读硕士，博士课程的研究生每天可工作4小时之内。

这样看来，大学生由于课程可以自己安排调整打工的时间，因此日本对留学生每天的打工时间不加限制，仅对每周的工作时间做出规定。研究生等大学生之外的留学生由于要保证学习时间，所以每天打工的时间被限制在4个小时之内。如果照这么算的话，就算一个月30天每天都上班，最多也只能打120个小时左右。工资就算按每小时1000日元算也只有12万日元，距离最低限的收入都差30000日元！这样下去没几个月留学生个个都要因入不敷出而回国了。

实际上，除了如麦当劳、肯德基这样的大型公司外，大多数的餐饮店雇用留学生时并不一定要交打工许可书。只要语言没什么大问题，店里人手不够，老板对你又比较满意的话都会雇用。因此，为了得到足够的收入，大多数的留学生都是在这种不要求提出打工许可书的餐饮店里打工，尽管严格来说这是不合法的。如果想遵纪守法又想赚够钱的话那也很简单，可以找两份工，把上班的时间岔开。这样你一天打8个小时也不必担心违法了。

那么，挣出足够的钱要工作多长时间呢？按每小时工资900日元来算的话，一个月最少要工作200个小时才能挣到18万日元。如果每周休息一天，按一个月工作25天来算的话，每天平均要工作8个小时！哪怕你花钱省一些，工资高一些，160个小时是总要的。

不要忘了，打工的同时你还必须老老实实去学校上课，不然出勤率太差的话连签证都更新不了。因为作为留学生，本来就是来学习的嘛。大多数在日本的留学生每天都过着起了床就赶着去上学，放了学就赶着去打工，到了家已是筋疲力尽倒头便睡，艰苦而又枯燥的生活！这样的生活有两个最大的好处：第一你绝对可以保持完美的体形，因为你消耗的体力和热量很难被那些廉价的食品完全补充。第二可以磨炼你吃苦的精神、顽强的意志，如果碰上考试，你必须上完了班再看一通宵的书，然后洗把脸就去考试。

只有适应了这样的打工生活，才能真正在日本生存下去。而可以支撑你战胜这一切的，将只有一件东西，那就是你心中的理想！亲爱的朋友，看完了这些，你是否还有勇气来到这里和我一起接受挑战呢？

My gf worked part-time before during first and second year. Around 800 yen per hour in a Japanese Restaurant. She worked few hours a day, few days a week. Quite pity her, coz had to cycling an hour to work.

After she got the scholarship for 3rd and final year, she stopped the job immediately, coz need to concentrate on her study. 100,000 per month, enough for her living expenses. Rotary club scholarship is a very rich club and having branches around the world.

For degree student, you can only apply during 3rd and final year, but this only can apply when recommended by your selected university. For master student, around 140,000 per month for 2 years . And every month, you have to attend for the meeting of the club. You can gain lot of experience during meeting with the upper societies in Japan. Most of the members of Rotary Club is director of a company.

My gf study in Public University, the tuition fee per year is around 600,000 yen. In her 1st, 2nd and 3rd year, she got 50% deduction on her tuition fee. So around 300,000 yen per year cost her for the tuition fee. Is around RM9,000 per year, cheaper compare to private university in Malaysia. Unluckily, she can't get reduction on her tuition fee during final year, may be because she already got her scholarship.

For the accomodation, she stayed in the university hostel until 3rd year of her study. Around RM150 per month ( not included the electricity and water usage ), unbelievable cheap price! Even in Malaysia, you can't get a price that cheaper than that, haha! In 4th year, she moved to cityhall hostel, around RM300 per month, coz i went Japan to visited her. Still very cheap! A room that included kitchen and bathroom.

Next year she will graduate. While most of the Malaysia graduated students still panic about their career, she already get a job offer in Tokyo, Japan during study in third year. This the benefit to study in Japan, the university students in Japan will start seeking their job while studying in final year. A lot of career fairs will be held in Japan.

Cheers! Enjoy ur study in Japan.

This post has been edited by re-killer: Dec 29 2006, 03:02 AM

LOL . After reading both posts above really did enlighten me alot . THanks alot re-killer !

Looks like surviving in Japan isn't that hard afterall , i agree with this statement

Yes, its your dream . This is my dream.


Thanks alot . Send my regards to ur girlfriend

right... u also can be a "Yakuza" hehe kiding only..

I think i'll be goin in with april intake as well. Have you actually enrolled or planning to enrol? Seems you've made up your mind. I'll be doin part time for my Jap lessons , not the pre-u studies that is required for Jap universities.

The gaijin = foreigner. So what i was sayin was, i am not too sure if you're a foreigner would incur 'extra' charges like a foreigner in Malaysia. Sometimes shops charges extra here if they see you belong to the foreigner class. So better to check if it happens in the place you plan to go.

Cool . Yes i've talked to the consultant and i'll send in my form once i got my SPM results . More or less, i'll be in . Okay, i'll be full time though . Its nice to have a friend there together , we can teach each other XD haha .Are yours the 12 months course?

Alright for the gaijin thing , i'm not sure but i think i have 1.5 years to check out . I'll ask the ppl in IBT again . Thanks for ur information and hope to see u soon



This post has been edited by david890701: Dec 29 2006, 11:46 PM

I've asked the person there regarding this just now . They say u can get tuition fees waive if u get good results during the semester . I think u might want to ask them for further infomation .

sorry thread starter ,but i also have to get some advise from ppl around
i'm also considering to take a course on Gaming in Japan, i'm currently studying interior architecture (1st year jus finished) but i really cant stand the assignments cause all year round i have no time to really spend wit family and friends ,i'm busy from the beginning of the semester till the end
so i'm really thinkin bout changing course but i am not getting much support (mentally) from family and friends .
BUt my parents are asking me to think it through and i think they would provide financial support for studying the entire course
I'm not sure if i should continue studyin something which i don't like
or to change and waste 2-3 years of my life (1 year for this hell of a year and 1-2 years for learning the japanese language )
there are also other factors which is making me vry stress ovr this issue but i prefer to not say it
if there is any1 out there which hav experience wat i am experiencing right now , hopefully pm me
this issue has aledy bug me for the past 2-3 weeks and really wish to solve it quick
btw i'm 18 (not sure if age is a factor in determining this choice)

Basically, u dont waste 2-3 years . U need only 1.5 years for the pre-u which include japanese language as well , and straight away go Japan for ur degree . HOpe u can get over ur problem soon

just wanna ask some stupid quest. izzit hard to master japan language?
coz i wanna take 3rd language but dunno yet which language to take.

I have found a useful site. It shows all the average cost of studying in Japan for both Undergrad and Masters.
url=http://www.studyinjapan.org.my/04_study/04_study4.html

It also shows all the recommended Japanese Language Schools in Malaysia.
url=http://www.studyinjapan.org.my/04_study/04_study11_school.html

This post has been edited by mikelee: Jan 3 2007, 02:35 PM

I'm studying and staying here in Tokyo (yesh, central Tokyo. Akihabara is 2 stops from my house)

My Japanese language is just basic survival stuff - I came here not under any govn' sponsor at all, so I have no 1-2 years of those language learning - I just arrive here and tembak my way every single day, mixing my english with my malay with my japanese i dun even know chinese, curse words i know lar

Life here lepak onli for a regular kopitiam guy like me, just need to know what to say and where to find cheap places to buy stuff (and in my case, know where to buy halal food).

It has been since April 2006, and I'm still alive here in my room.
Everyday learn new stuff, everyday sure got funny experience with the japanese ppl.
If a simple guy like me can do it, I think anybody also can laa

Wow, that sounds fun. However I bet the first few weeks when you arrived in Japan is tough.
Anyway sorry if this question is asked before, what are you studying in Japan? How many more years to go?

Doin my Phd while working, just about finishing

This post has been edited by firedauz: Mar 26 2008, 09:57 PM

I am thinking about studying in Japan too and I can tell you you will need 5-10k ringgit a month for living expenses. It is very hard to do with less than 5k.

I think that spending less than 20k for 4 years for living expenses is bs. It is not possible unless someone else is paying for you.

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To learn to speak the Japanese language and communicate using it it not a very hard thing to do. The Japanese Grammar is not the hardest grammar in the world, I find it easier than English.

But to master the language is quite hard. One standard and recognised Japanese language test is the JLPT which has four levels. Level 1-3 is can be passed with 2-3 years of learning Japanese and speaking it as well, with a vocab of 2000-3000 words and their respective characters. But the JLPT level 4 is a very hard test that alot of Japanese themselve fail.

This post has been edited by mumeichan: Jan 3 2007, 06:39 PM

wow. i'm a bit confused. can someone clarify the issue of living expenses? one says an average rm400 p/m is sufficient, while another claims rm5k p/m is the minimum ?? encik firedauz, mind clearing this up for me based on your personal experience?

ok another thing, i just completed my SPM last year and currently am waiting for my results to be released. i plan to take up an engineering course just like the TS.. i would like to study abroad, and my top two destinations is either germany or japan.. however, i'm unsure what my next step should be. if i wanna go to japan, what pre-u programme should i take? and does any pre-u programme have the japanese language included inside the syllabus? any help will be appreciated.

on a sidenote, mr firedauz, is it difficult to find halal food in japan?

This post has been edited by e30: Jan 3 2007, 08:18 PM

i've done abit of research and i believe the pre-u course at IBT would be the best choice (please list down other alternatives).. however, i got one question, how much is the total cost of the pre-u course at IBT?
and why does the april intake take 18 months while the jan intake only takes a year?

I must say I don't know about the details of engineering programmes, totally not my field of research. I can answer the general questions though:

I don't know how any, even a Japanese themselves, can survive with RM400 every month. RM400 is around 13,000 Yen here. To me and everyone else here, 1,000 Yen is easily spent everyday - be it food, transportation, anything. And that does not count into the accomodation rent, the bills, and lots more. Even if one is working, limiting to just RM$400 is out of the question, not even any Japanese themselves would do that. I say RM$5,000 is the basic, most reasonable amount monthly here.

Halal food is not that hard to find in Japan. Like I said, even a simple guy like me can find them - I just Google it up and boom everything came up

Here's one for you ---> http://www.google.com/search?q=tokyo+halal...:en-US:official

woaw.. rm5k p/m.....
think i'll just do my degree locally.. tak mampu.
another thing, is it possible to get a scholarship for the pre-u course at IBT?

you got it the other way round...
lvl 4 is the easiest. lvl 1 is the hardest (about the standard of a high school student)

My girl friend living expenses in Japan, Kyushu:

Tuition fee Public University. 520,000 per year ( Normally half price deduction )

electricity，Auturm & Spring 2000-4000 ，winter & summer 3000-5000

water，3000 for 2 months

gas，2000-4000 per month

Broadband，3000 per month

mobile phones. 3000 per month

Rental. 12000 per month ( cheaper, hostel own by cityhall )

foods. 15000 per month

Other expenses. 10000 per month

Income = Scholarship. 100,000 per month

Maximum expenses for her is 60,000 per month.

This post has been edited by re-killer: Jan 4 2007, 05:25 PM

[quote=mumeichan,Jan 3 2007, 06:33 PM]
I am thinking about studying in Japan too and I can tell you you will need 5-10k ringgit a month for living expenses. It is very hard to do with less than 5k.

I think that spending less than 20k for 4 years for living expenses is bs. It is not possible unless someone else is paying for you.

5-10k = 150,000 - 300,000 yen. Wow, your predicted expenses is too much for me. It depends how you spend in Japan. If you want to save money, you better cook yourselves. 20k for 4 yeas is not possbile, if you get a scholarship or work hard in part-time job .

But to master the language is quite hard. One standard and recognised Japanese language test is the JLPT which has four levels. Level 1-3 is can be passed with 2-3 years of learning Japanese and speaking it as well, with a vocab of 2000-3000 words and their respective characters. But the JLPT level 4 is a very hard test that alot of Japanese themselve fail.

lvl 4 is the easiest. lvl 1 is the hardest, most of my friends spent 1 and half years to pass the level 1 exam. 2-3 years, a bit long.

This post has been edited by re-killer: Jan 4 2007, 05:58 PM

Is not difficult to get a halal food in Japan, but is expensive. My Malay friends always order the meat by telephone, and the company will courier the halal stuffs to their house.

Money is not a big deal for them. 140,000 yen scholarship per month from JPA, and without paying any tuition fee. Envy them!

nowadays its easy to find halal food there,my sensei n senpai told me..so its nit a big deal

just wanna ask...after i completed the pre-u course....and got the entrance 4 the uni that i choose..how bout the flight expenses?does it cost a lot??do i get any scholar right after i got the offer??(really curious rite now!!)

Anyone got a bachelor's degree in dentistry or pharmacy who did it in Japan? Mind sharing your experience? I'm doin the Pre-U course now..will be taking EJU course next year...so, till then..wanna make sure which course is best for me...i'm a biology major btw...Thanx

Hehehe yeah, that's what the shopkeeper told me since I stayed besides his shop.
They always receive calls from people far away from Tokyo and they just send by courier service to those houses.

For me, I just walk out of my house & buy straight from their shop.
Simple as walking to the kedai runcit back in KL.

Except that the weather is cold lol

who was the one saying gonna go for april intake in ibt dy ?
i'm planning to enrol either one of this days
let's have study group when we there

hi...i'm graduated from japan...and under JPA scholarship...so during studying in Japan i didn't facing any problem about money
be4 proceed to japan..i need to do a preparation course(japanese) around 2 years either in UTMKL or AAJ UM and MUST pass monbusho shiken.


This post has been edited by bhau: May 7 2007, 12:55 PM

Wow 140000yen which is roughly 4k ringgit per month...tats really a lot

japan is a good place to study and of course work coz you can be RICH there. hahaha

but my senior got jpa scholarship to do diploma in japan. now he regrets it. coz he need to spend more than 4 years to get only a diploma. and it is very hard to get job in malaysia coz the base degree you learned is in japanese so to employed in a non-jap company is quite slim. ( thats what he told me) and he also need to compete with the jap there in japan to get a job.

but i may be wrong and only a stranger to you. so you choos wisely where to go and what to do. i detest to go japan coz of the food is not delicious.

Hi,,

Four years to get a diploma? Is it the default duration or there was time lost in between for perhaps failing subjects or anything?

And about the food, yes I personally feel the most of the food is quite bland, except if you go to restaurants for good food which translates to high costs also

As for my own opinion, taking engineering course in japan shud be a wise choice. Since japan is one of the most advanced country in the world, bout the living cost and study fees, erm....if you can afford i think nothing more you shud concern la. Good luck.

Hi.. I'm thinking of pursuing my degree course in Japan.. few questions to ask here.. hope u guys can help me..

- izit possible to sit for EJU before proceed to Japan, or just take the 1 year preparatory course in Japan?
- any scholarship provided before depart to the country?

ur help will be highly appreciated.. thx..

any scholarship given for further study at Japan?

For once I've thought of studying in Japan cuz i like the atmosphere there, since i went there last year for a home-stay program, stayed in Chiba

But then i really don't know what course i can take from there, and i'm more interested in piloting, so does this Jap + pilot combination work?

how to say ya?
mmm...actually all depend on location wer da ya chuz uni. If okinawa may be cheaper..If tokyo then u can ask FIREDAUZ for sure!
Like me goin to Beppu under Monbusho (Jap Gov Schlr) arubaito ni (part time job) shuld b no prob for student.So depend on you how to save cost!

Been a long time since I last saw this thread

- Sorry but I don't really know the EJU process; I've never went through them
- Monbusho --> http://www.monbusho.org/

- Monbusho --> http://www.monbusho.org/

Like Tanoshi had just told, its really much depends if you can find the right uni that have those courses, I wish you the best in applying into them

I'll try to look into some piloting courses in Japan, or maybe get my pilot license then work in Jap airlines.

if you're going to university in Japan, you'll be wanting to go to Sophia since that's like the only one I've heard that uses English. Japan is popular for their robotics, so I would think Electrical would be a good option. I'm not familiar with the Japanese system but if you like, I could ask around cos I have a number of friends in Sophia and Waseda.

I'm in Waseda now

don't think it's wasting lor...i'm actually planned to go next year also...you'll have to study japanese n general knowledge for about 1 year to 2 years = max (cant get student visa for japanese course for 3rd year onwards)
then you'll learn something new to gain your university entrance, then you might get a job offer there if you are very excellent student...enter a world class university, dont you think it's cool~

yea, got 1 japanese govt scholarship available for student below 22y/o of the entrance date, but depend on what you want to study, there are so much much more scholarship available panasonic also got, but only for engineering course


suge!bokumo todai ni iku, dakedo muri janai! haha

i find this interesting. this cityhall hostel, is it only for students or for public as well?

wah...serious ah? how come so cheap geh!

muri janai? Not impossible? or are you trying to say it's impossible? lol
anyway I don't think it's TOO hard to get in. the language is just the main barrier.

This post has been edited by spunkberry: Nov 26 2007, 07:05 AM

is it true that the food there is very expensive compare to malaysia? They r using quality food(meat, fish) where as malaysia food not so quality. I heard my uncle(work there b4) says a chicken cost rm100 there(few years ago).

Right now 10kg of Thai rice = RM90+
A kilo of chicken = RM15+

Different shop, different price.

wow....i did wish to go to japan to further my studies + get my figurine collection complete.

issit possible to further studies in japan for biotech? or programing?

If u really want best engineering courses, try germany. not even usa or japan can beat that in term of engineering (machine related) but japan has the most advance robotic research due to the nation passion for the robots.

Durian there is 2500yen each...which is approx +/- RM60.
A donut is 120yen...which is about RM4 or RM5.
250yen for 30mins in a CC there...which is RM8-ish??

Heh i actually considered to study music in japan. But i dunno whether are there any good music colleges or Uni there that specializes in music lol.
Ive actually been to japan two years ago in a homestay program. And ive learned japanese language for 5 years now =O

This post has been edited by Ryuuga: Nov 29 2007, 10:26 AM

I agreed with Mac, education needs money unless yr FAMA is super rich. I still remember last time i was being offered a scholarship to study in japan for master degree. but need to learn japanese for 2yrs before start d master programme which needs another 3 years. so waste of time! i rejected it. actually i'm interested, but i got no determination to learn japanese. hence, i rejected it. it's depent on your determination and money.

all the best
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I am currently still doing my diploma and starting Jan 2008 I will be doing my last semester with practical training.
I'd like to further my study (degree) in Japan but how do I do it?
how can I apply for a Degree? Do I need to apply for Unis first, then find a scholarship program or vice versa?
Any recommendation on best way to apply?

Any help would be very appreciated.

ROBOTICS or MECHATRONICS no doubt.it is highly reconised by all part of world.but need study in japanese?

i dont mind studying in japanese.
however is there any programming course offered there?
i am very interested in programming so....

can recommend any uni in japan for Psychology?

especially located in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hokkaido....

Waseda or Sophia

My Advise is take the course u interest with, dont waste the money into the drain....
Choose wisely and think about it.

Im taking Chef

Hello there,
I am interested to further my studies in japan. Right now i am in Form6 taking art stream but i am still not sure to proceed with art anyway i have a few question.

1. Is japan a good place to study Business Administration?
2. Which University offer this course?
3. Will it be easy to get a job with Business Administration degree in japan?
4. How much will be the pay?(i have read the thread so i get the picture of living expense there)

i guess that is for now,i hope someone can answer my question.

hi, first and foremost, i'm 16 yrs old. i'm aspiring to become a computer scientist. my question is, how and when can i study in japan? i really like their culture and stuffs. let say after SPM, should i take STPM or what kind of college/uni should i go to and for how long? any good ones in malaysia or singapore? do i need to learn japanese? thanks! i'm really blur at these, but i wan to plan ahead for my future.

This post has been edited by ryuuzaki: May 28 2008, 09:30 PM

hello. i'm now in japan rite now. em i think u need to decide if you want to enter technical college (later can apply for university) or direct to university. after SPM, you should apply for JPA interview.

Topic merged

hi, wanted to know;
1)Its japanese languange a requirement before enter japan uni?
2)The languange course is compulsory 2yrs?

1, yes of course, you must take the EJU exam, you can read more about it here.



2, i'm not sure, as i havent finish secondary school yet. hopefully, i can enter a local college/pre-u that offers japanese language classes. so while i doing my degree, i can also learn japanese at the same time =]. i'm not sure must go language course for 2 years... issit full time or part time? need some1 to clarify this...

I want to study "film study"/"cinematography" or sumthn like that!!
where UNI japan should i go n what require to go there?

later when u finish ur bachelor degree,then continue to further master degree bcoz u already have communicating skill in japanese language..so it is easier for u...if u consider to work in there oso can,to gain ur experience before u back to malaysia..anyway,all the best bro...

Yes, mechatronics is very famous. My friend's brother also taking mechatronics from Japan under JPA scholarship.