As it costs much to live and study abroad, many international students work part-time jobs. According to a statics, 70% of international students work for part time jobs in Japan. Of course, the main purpose is to earn money, but precious experiences can also be gained through working in foreign countries. Well, how can international students find part-time jobs in Japan? There are some ways to find part-time jobs in Japan. Firstly, part-time jobs can be found by job searchin

As there are thousands of characters including Chinese characters in Japanese writings, it is necessary for typing Japanese at a keyboard to convert to specific words from kana inputted firstly. To do so, kana-kanji conversion system is the common method, and roman character input and kana input are conducted before this conversion system. Roman character input is the most popular at typing Japanese at a keyboard. In this input, firstly roman characters are inputted and then

“Soudesune” is quite useful words. Generally, it is translated as “Let me see” in English, but it sounds more polite and sincere. During a conversation, if you are thinking what you speak next, you may say “uh” or ”er”. These don’t sound nice. Thus, instead of them, “let me see” is used in English. That is same as Japanese and “Soudesune” is used. “Soudesune” means “Yes” or “You are right” originally, but it is also used as a cushion word during conversations. It sounds that

In general, words used for academic are slightly different from these of daily life. Japanese is not its exception. There are some useful Japanese phrases for living in Japan. It is better for international students in Japan to know them. “Suimasen” is one of the most such used Japanese phrases because it has many meanings. Firstly, it means “Excuse, me” When you talk to others, it can be used. Secondly, it means “I’m sorry”. It sounds very casual apologizing. Thirdly, it mea

Dear our readers, We are happy to inform the updating of the page introducing SJC, Soken Gakuen Kan-yobi Japanese Language Course. This time, the introduction of its features is added on the page. This school is specialized for long-term courses, and it provides some privileged supports for the students. You can find these benefits of studying in this school on this page. I hope you will find beneficial information for your future. Kind regards, curator #Notification

When I was reading a Japanese book at an airport in overseas, a foreigner asked me what language was written in my book. After I answered this book was written in Japanese, he said that he had asked me because vertical writings were rare. Thus I noticed that Japanese written vertically was relatively rare. According to Wikipedia, the majority of languages in the world are written horizontally. Some East Asian languages including Korean and Japanese used to be written vertical

If you study Japanese or study in Japan, you may have some occasions to use a Japanese dictionary. A Japanese dictionary explains Japanese words in the order of the Japanese alphabet. You can find the meaning, the Japanese grammar, the accent, the Chinese character and the example of the word which you refer to a dictionary. There are many types of dictionaries and one dictionary has words from 50,000 to 500,000. The oldest dictionary in existence was written by a famous prie

If an international student feels sick but it is not serious enough to go to a doctor, one of the solutions is to take an OTC drug. OTC drug which stands for an Over-the-counter drug is a drug sold without a prescription. It can be bought at many shops such as drug stores or convenient stores. Some of them are available on the internet. The number of OTC drug has increased recently because the government wants patients to get cured personally as far as possible to reduce the

We argued about Japanese medical system in the previous article. This medical system is the universal healthcare system based on the national health insurances. All Japanese have to join this national health insurance. International students who will stay in Japan for more than 3 months also have to enroll in the national health insurance. If you enroll in it, 70% of your medical costs are covered by the insurance. You have to pay only 30% of that. However, some medical servi

Although many of international students may be young and healthy, they still should prepare for sickness. It is better to know about Japanese fundamental medical system at least. While the system may be relatively reliable, international students had better keep their good health overseas, as far as possible. There are some difficulties to receive medical service overseas generally. Firstly, patients need to understand medical terms in foreign languages while it would be more