Japanese Universites Get An F
College! The time in your life when you meet new people, try new things, and party! Oh, and I guess you’re supposed to learn a thing or two while you’re at it. For better or worse, college is...
View Article5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Major in Japanese (and 2 You Might Consider It)
I hate to be the one to break it to you, but majoring in Japanese might just be the worst thing you can do for your career. Sure you love Japanese and majoring in the language seems like the perfect...
View ArticleJapan’s Cosplay Graduations
While the Tofugu team was in Japan, we were hanging out with some graduates of Kyoto University, one of Japan’s finest schools. We asked them about their alma mater, and they showed us a YouTube video...
View ArticleWhat Japanese Kids Want To Be When They Grow Up (And What They End Up Becoming)
Children. So young! So full of promise! The world is their oyster and they haven’t been crushed by life’s merciless sky fist… at least not yet. Still though, it’s fun to hear a child’s hopes and dreams...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Japanese Cram School
I talked about My Japanese education a while back, but wasn’t able to adequately discuss Japanese cram schools(塾/juku). So, why don’t we talk about that today? Cram schools are specialized schools that...
View ArticleWhy You Should Come to Japan for College
I get the feeling that lots of the readership here at Tofugu may be thinking about college choices, pondering over exchange programs or even thinking about grad school. So, I decided to do a little...
View ArticleJapanese College: The “Spring Break Of Life”
大学は人生の春休み – College is the spring break of life. 遊ぶのは大学のうち – You can only play while you’re still in university. These are all various sayings which I have heard the Japanese use to describe their...
View ArticleThe Monbukagakusho Scholarship And How To Go Study In Japan
From the comments that we received from my previous two articles, it seems that many of you are actually thinking of coming to Japan for your studies. So, I thought I’d do an article to give you some...
View ArticleThe 3 Types of Foreign Students in Japanese Schools
Note: I’ll use “gaijin” for the majority of the article. Not in a derogatory sense (I’m a gaijin too) because it’s much cleaner than “foreign student”. And of course, to highlight that foreigners for...
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