Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Universities in Japan
From: en100d16@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: 11 Apr 92 15:05:48 CST
Distribution: soc
Organization: University of Missouri-Kansas City

In article <5307@kielo.uta.fi>, cshera@uta.fi (Heikki Rasim{ki) writes:
> 
> 	Hello.
> 
> 	I am in need of a little help and thought I might find
> 	some here. 
> 	It seems that during 1993-94 I will have opportunity
> 	to spend one year abroad studying. Countries I have been
> 	thinking are England, Germany and Japan.
> 	Manchester in England would be fine, because my department
> 	( computer science ) has good relationships with them.
> 	In England I could handle the language, too.
> 	Germany, on the other hand, is the promised land of Atari
> 	people, like me. Language wouldn't be too bad either.
> 	And both of these countries are near enough I could visite
> 	my home without bankcrupting myself.
> 	
> 	Finally Japan. One of my hobbies, judo, drags me that way.
> 	I also got enthusiastic few years ago of their tanka-poetry.
> 	But my knowledge of their universities is bad and not much
> 	can be found from local libraries. Here at my university
> 	is a person of international matters, but not available in
> 	some time.
> 	There are few things especially, that I would like to know:
>         -are there many foreign students in Japan universities ?
> 	-any lectures in english ?
> 	-is it true, state's universities better and not so expensive ?
> 	-studying costs per year in average ?
> 	-living costs in one month in certain area ?
>  	
> 	Of course any additional information is appreciated.
> 	Thank you.
> 
> 	Heikki Rasim{ki
> 	cshera@uta.fi




 Hi! My name is Remi Momota.  I came from Japan and I am studying in University
of missouri-kansas city.  I've just read your massage on the news group and I
think I can help you though, it might be a little.  Before I start, my English
is still poor, so it might be a trouble for you to read my massage, but please
be patient.
Well, about universities in Japan.  Someone has already responded to your
massage, but I would like to add something to his respond.  As far as I know,
there are at least 4 universities which welcome foreign student.  They are
AOYAMA GAKUIN, SOPHIA UNIVERSITY, ICU, and TEMPLE UNIVERSITY.  I am not sure
about AOYAMA GAKUIN, but other universities should have lectures in English
because there are many international studens(not much as universities in
America) and there are some students who spent several years in foreign
countries and speak little Japanese or people who attended the international
school until high-scholl.  However, normally, there are no foreign students in
universities in Japan and if any, it must be the exchnged student.  So if you
want to go to universities in Japan, and if you want to have lectures in
English, I would recommend you to make contact to the universities I mentioned
because these are veru popular and famous for international students. 
Unfortunately, I am not sure about the tuition, but I think I can not be less
than $9,000 a year.  However, the tuition would be changed depend on what you
are going to do.  Whether you go to undergraduate and take regular course and
carriculum and or whether you go to masters.  Again, unfortunately, I graduated
from junior college in Japan, so I am not pretty sure about the details
concerned with universities in Japan.  I could mention about the name of the
school, so if you really interested in universities in Japan, it's better for
you to make contact to them.
And from now, I am going to tell you the living cost in Japan.  It is extreamly
expensive.  Of course it depend on whre to live.  For example, Tokyo(capital of
Japan) , KANTO(eastern part of Japan, include Tokyo) or KANSAI(western part of
Japan).  Actually, I came from Tokyo, so it is easy for me to tell you
something about in KANTO.  In KANTO, Tokyo is the most expensive place because
it is city.  Even in Tokyo, the living cost will be changed depend on where to
live.  If you live in counvenient place, it would be $1,500-$2,500/month for
one bed room or studio.  Of course, outside of Tokyo, it will be cheaper.
Not only for room, everythings are expensive in Japan, such as foods, car,
cloths, and so on.  For cars, if you want new one, you'll need $10,000 for
small sized car.  However, I don't think you need a car because we have good
transportation system in Japan.  Train, bus or taxi.  All of them are quite
safe and very convenient.  At most of important stations, there are sign in
English.  You'll adjust it.
The only problem is the fact that still small amount of Japanese can speak
English.  That means most of people can not speak any English.  So, if you
really decided to come to Japan, I recommend you to learn Jpannese.  Even
little like only greeting words or some words you'll use a lot.

Anyway, I wish my information would help you.
I hope you could come to my home county, Japan, and you'll like it.


                                              GOOD LUCK,REMI
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