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Japan Alumni eNews (Vol. 16) 
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Japan Alumni eNews Vol. 16 Jan 8, 2010
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1. JASSO News -- Introducing JASSO Activities and international students news in Japan!
2. Alumni News --
Introducing active career of former international students!
With an eye to your future, also a must-read news for prospective and current international students!
3. Academic News -- Offering support news to former international students who are involved in academic, scientific research and education fields.
4. Business News -- Offering associated information on job and business for current and former international students!
5. Visit Japan --
For prospective, current, and former international students, introducing “A beautiful country, Japan”.
6. NIPPON Time Machine --
Introducing a pleasurable journey form the past to the future of Japan!
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our eNewsletter, we had a questionnaire survey.
We will report the result and comments of each question at a time.
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1) Follow-up Research Fellowship (invitation program)
This program provides former international students who play active roles in education, research and government in their home countries to conduct short term research at universities in Japan.
-Kochi University / Osaka Prefecture University University / Nagoya University
2) Follow-up Research Guidance (dispatch program)
This program provides Japanese academic advisors a chance to visit and to help further research of former international students who are in teaching and/or research at universities or research institutes in their home countries.
- Yamagata University (China) / Tohoku University (China)
3) Japan Education Fairs / Japan Education Seminars
Fairs / Seminars are scheduled on
Feb 5-6 in Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar), Feb 12 in
Philipppines (Manila),
Mar 27-28 in China (Guangzhou)
Reports of Japan Education Fairs / Seminars in FY2009
Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Spain,
4) Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU)
- Change of Mailing Date for Examination Voucher (for reissue) and EJU Certificate of Scores
5) Scholarships by JASSO (PDF: 221KB)
- Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students (In Japanese Only)
- Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship For Short-Term Study In Japan)
6) International University Exchange Seminars
Kobe University
"Exchange Seminar on Countermeasures for Earthquake Disaster and Volunteer Activities"
University of Tsukuba
"Japan-Korea International Exchange Seminar on Sustainable Urban Regeneration"
7) Reports on International Students' Local Exchange Activities Supported by the Nakajima Foundation
- Northern Regions Center
- The Association of Supporting Organizations for Students from Abroad in Yamagata
- Rikkyou Shijuku
8) JASSO Overseas Representative Offices
Korea office: "Pre-study abroad question – Which are the elite schools?"
9) JASSO Public Facilities to Access Information on Study in Japan
Information on The Japanese University Graduates Association of Singapore (JUGAS)can be found on the Japan Alumni Associations page.
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1) News on International Students
2) Photo Gallery: Memories of Japan
Send us some of your memorable photos from your days while studying in Japan.
Dr. Sarhadi Wakil Ahmad (Afghanistan)
Dr. Dai Thi Xuan Trang (Vietnam)
- Japan Alumni of Laos (JAOL)
- The Japanese University Graduates Association of Singapore (JUGAS)
- Kyoto University Alumni Association (In Japanese Only)
- Niigata University Alumni Association (In Japanese Only)
- Yokohama National University Alumni Association (In Japanese Only)
- Doshisha Alumni Association (In Japanese Only)
- Meiji Gakuin University Alumni Association (In Japanese Only)
6) The Japan Foundation (JF Worldwide)
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1) Scholarships/ Grants/ Invitation/ Awards, etc.
- The Sato International Scholarship Foundation
Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students
- Okamoto Scholarship Foundation (In Japanese Only)
Scholarship for Self-Supporting International Students
- Nitori International Scholarship Foundation (In Japanese Only)
Scholarship for Self-Supporting International Students
- The Okazaki Kaheita International Scholarship Foundation
Scholarships for international students
Scholarships for International Students in Japan 2008-2009
- Molecular Imaging 2010 - The Future with Drug Discovery and PET Diagnosis
- Future Science & Technology Communication in Japan
- The 25th International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea & Sea Ice
- The 6th International symposium on Solanaceae genome research 2010
- International Symposium in Yamaguchi 2010 - Trilogy of the Cornea: The Past, Present and Future
<Literature, Philosophy, Education, Psychology, Sociology, History >
The Philosophical Association of Japan
<Law, Politics>
Japan Association for Comparative Politics
<Economics, Commercial Science, Management>
Japan Association for Management Systems (JAMS)
<Science>
Optical Society of Japan (OSJ)
<Engineering>
The City Planning Institute of Japan (CPIJ)
<Agriculture>
Crop Science Society of Japan (CSSJ)
<Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences>
Japanese Society for Immunology (JSI)
<General Education>
The Academic Association for Organizational Science
The Japanese Society of Baby Science
4) Japanese Language Test
-The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
July and December in 2010
There will be changes in test level and test sections this year.
Progress reports concerning test revisions (PDF:36KB)
-BJT Business Japanese Proficiency Test
Date: Jun 20 and Nov 21, 2010
-Test of Practical Japanese (J.TEST)
Date: Jan 17 and Mar 14, 2010
5) Research Infomation (Researchers, Research Subjects)
-GeNii -NII Scholarly and Academic Information Portal- (National Institute of Informatics)
-GeNii Help > Copyright and linking
-Read -Directory Database of Research and Development Activities- (Japan Science and Technology Agency)
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2) Job Hunting Reports from Former International Students
Ms. Joo Hee Kang (Korea)
Ms. Cheng Qi (China)
3) Guide book for International Students in Preparation for Job Hunting
(In Japanese Only)
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Let's see about Yamaguchi Prefecture this time!
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"Let’s listen to Rakugo"
"Hyakunin Isshu - The Elegant World of Japanese Poetry"
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* Thank you for sending Japan Alumni eNews to me, and I hope to receive it in the future too.
Dr. Deshapriya RMC (Sri Lanka)
* Thank you very much for sending me Japan Alumni eNews and update information.
Dr. Sarhadi Wakil Ahmad (Afghanistan)
* I would like to thank you for always updating me with news on student exchange programs and fellowships.
Dr. Reynaldo M. Vequizo (Philippines)
* Thank you very much for sending Japan Alumni eNews to me every month. Every time I read your email newsletter, I can't help missing Japan and remembering my life in Japan.
Ms. Xue Yuan (China)
* I would like to express my profound gratitude to you for keeping in touch with me and providing me with your very informative Japan Alumni eNews. I so much appreciate it! Thank you.
Dr. Ghanwa Afach (Syria)
* I look forward to receiving beloved Japan Alumni eNews and hearing from my dear alumni community.
Mr. Mohamed Hasan Ibrahim (Ethiopia)
* I love Japan Alumni eNews. I am looking forward to the next issue.
Mr. Dong Jian (China)
[From the Editor]
Do you have any favorite books?
I myself prefer suspense novels so that I can experience a thrill that I can't get from everyday life. But these days television and movies have been taking up so much of my time, that I have been spending significantly less time reading.
Recently, Japanese people of all age groups have been shifting away from reading, raising concerns over the decline in their language abilities.
Following the Programme for International Student Assessment conducted by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), the decline in reading proficiency among Japanese high school students also became a topic of discussion.
To improve the situation, the Japanese government has designated 2010 as the “National Year of Reading,” and is encouraging its citizens to find more opportunities to read.
I am also planning to cut down on my television watching this year and find time to read every day, even if it is only a little each time.
Apparently, when you not only read but also write, your mind becomes even more active.
Now that you have read up to this part of the Japan Alumni eNews, haven’t you started to feel like you want to write about your memories of studying in Japan, or some thoughts on this email newsletter?
Based on your feedback, we will try to make this email newsletter more entertaining, so please do send us your thoughts.
We look forward to your continuing support and interest as a reader of Japan Alumni eNews this year as well!
Have you enjoyed the 16th issue of our eNewsletter?
Opinions and ideas as well as memories and photos of your days in Japan are welcome. We would be delighted to hear any feedback from you!
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