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    24h open places for work/study?

    Hello! Bit of a shot in the dark, but does anyone know good places in and around Tokyo and Tokyo metro for studying or working at night? Ideally, a library or cafe sort of place. By filtering places on Google Maps I only seem to come across internet cafes and Kizoku cafe in Shinjuku; hopefully...
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    Changing my family name (in my home country) while living in Japan

    Great to know! I see they already consider the possibility of a name change in an immigrant, that's a relief. Thank you very much.
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    Changing my family name (in my home country) while living in Japan

    Thank you for your reply, Majestic. Basically, the embassy of my country does the paperwork, and the ultimate result is a new passport with my new name, a certificate of the name change. The embassy would also provide any required letter that might be required from Immigration to certify this...
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    Changing my family name (in my home country) while living in Japan

    Hello, all! Although chances are low that anyone has gone through this process, I would like to hear your opinion and advice. Due to strong personal and family-related reasons, in the near future I plan to change my name in my home country. Do understand that this is not just a thought I had...
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    Visa status after quitting studies/job

    Hello, If someone is on a student/working visa in Japan, what happens to the visa and visa status if that person decides to quit the studies or the job? Usually, the visa itself or the residence extends well beyond half or a few years after the day one quits. Is that person still allowed to...
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    Help How to improve foreigner/local ratio in a language exchange

    Hello all! I am organizing a language exchange in Machida, Tokyo. So far we've had two events already, and had the same problem: the ratio of foreigners to locals is very low, about 1/6. That makes it hard to do the Japanese-speaking parts. We are supposed to speak English for 30min, Japanese...
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    Call for guidance and tips regarding study-to-work transition in Tokyo as a foreigner

    Thank you, Glenski and Majestic! I really appreciate your thoughts and your taking a minute to share them with me. @Glenski: I am quite sure that what bores me is the research topic, or research field. I sit down and am excited about doing whatever tasks I planned for my day, but once I get...
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    Call for guidance and tips regarding study-to-work transition in Tokyo as a foreigner

    Hello! I plan to transition from studying (I am a postgraduate researcher on a scholarship) to a job in Tokyo. I will invest all the necessary time to make sure I have explored all the options and have really understood the implications of this. Yet, I am posting this to obtain first-hand...
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    MEXT Scholarship (Research/Graduate students) 2018

    Yeah, the link to join was posted in this thread, read past messages, it should be there somewhere :P
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    MEXT Scholarship (Research/Graduate students) 2018

    At least scholars from Spain and a number of other European countries have their flight tickets and visas already, as mentioned on the whatsapp group.
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    MEXT Scholarship (Research/Graduate students) 2018

    It depends on the professor and how busy she/he is at the moment. From my experience, some professors reply back in less than a day, and some reply back after two weeks. Emails with large files attached are sometimes quarantined, so if the person does not get back to you, you can use this excuse...
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    MEXT students: online jobs/copyrights royalties taxes in home country

    Hello! Basically, I wonder what to do about earnings from online jobs as well as residuals/royalties from copyrights material during the stay as a MEXT student. Are students expected to terminate those activities during their stay in Japan as government scholars? I am aware scholars can easily...
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    MEXT Scholarship (Research/Graduate students) 2018

    Please allow me to join the Line group as well :) (Though I will not join until I have 100% confirmation, otherwise it will be frustrating to leave the group haha!)
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    MEXT Scholarship (Research/Graduate students) 2018

    Totally up for the FORUM 2018 dinner, folks! Still waiting here... professor contacted me last week to confirm some details, I just want the wait to be over, please!
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    MEXT Scholarship (Research/Graduate students) 2018

    Still waiting for the damned final confirmation :emoji_wink:
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    MEXT Scholarship (Research/Graduate students) 2018

    Give yourself some holidays before the inal decision ;)
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    MEXT Scholarship (Research/Graduate students) 2018

    Thank you CED-AFRIKKA, SayuKami21 and Alyssa!!! Definitely not planning to work on weapons of mass destruction and also not in a private university. Still, betting so much on it this time that I am scared of MEXT finding some issue with my documentation or something. Can't help it :emoji_weary:
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    MEXT Scholarship (Research/Graduate students) 2018

    Hello! Finally received the LoA for my first choice, such a weight off my shoulder! I am not sure if anything can go wrong after this point? Given it's a national university and I assume MEXT is supposed to have funds for all Embassy-selected students around the globe each year, I am unsure if...
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    MEXT Scholarship (Research/Graduate students) 2018

    Still waiting for the LOAs! Hope to receive the one from my first choice at least. The wait is a bit unbearable :P
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    MEXT Scholarship (Research/Graduate students) 2018

    Thank you for your reply! It is a national university. My professor is willing to accept me and we have agreed on a calendar, but the confirmation letter from the International Office seems like it will take at least 2-3 weeks to be produced, so I am quite nervous and thinking about all...
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