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I got a letter in the mail from them for a trip to Japan in the summer of 2010. I REALLY want to go, but my mom said if its too expensive then I can’t go. The meeting isn’t until mid-October, and I really don’t want to wait until then to find out, then have my hopes crushed.
Anyone know?

I’ve have also been invited to go to london and paris with them. i do want to go. it is really really expensive to go,but they do offer scholarship. if you truly want to go then go and check it out.I am a junior in high school, i’ve got this offer last year in the tenth grade to go and visit china,but my mother did not have the money. Hope you can o the program. GOOD LUCK!!

What’s the most popular piracy options in Japan? Do the Japanese use the same torrent sites as us or where do they go?
I want to get manga in Japanese, but I don’t know if it downloading manga is popular among Japanese speakers.

There are many pay sites on web. It is illegal to download freely without copyright permission in Japan.

http://www.vector.co.jp/special/comic/

http://dl.rakuten.co.jp/sp/comic/ebookjapan/

http://renta.papy.co.jp/renta/

Many kids and youngs tend to use cellphone to buy and read manga comics rather than PC now in Japan.

I wanna study a degree in japanese IN japan, in the cheapest way possible.

The cheapest I found is Tenri University in Nara which is £20 000
do you know if this is the cheapest?

20,000? For Tuition? Is this per year?

Mine was 45,000 on living costs for 5 years. Thats LIVING costs, not tuition.

Its really hard in Japanese universites to get accepted if your a foreigner unless the school is into language studies and/or you can speak very good Japanese.

Temple University @ Japan teaches some courses in English and is pretty easy to get accepted to, as it goes through Temple in the U.S.

Japan isn’t cheap, unfortunately.

I’ve heard that ship is cheaper than airplane, but I have no idea for sure. If you know of a cheap way to Japan, please let me know. And where do I go to buy the tickets for the suggested method?
Traveling from Oregon, USA

I’ve always had the best luck with travel agents. Plan in advanced.

I am writing a report for school, and I need the historical aspects of my topic. I don’t even know what DECADE gachapon became popular to collect in Japan. I don’t know the specifics of what got it popular in Japan WHEN it did. I have already researched things about it, but I just don’t know the history.

Gachapon was imported to Japan in 1965. But the page does not say anything about why it became popular. Kids just liked it.

I’m currently in Nagoya, Japan and would like to send cash back to my savings account in Malaysia to pay for loans. How do i do this? I’ve gone to a few websites but can’t really find much details. I’m looking for an option where i can go to a bank and do it, rather than do it via internet. Any ideas?

bank to bank

I’m planning on being an exchange student next year from the U.S to Japan. I’ve been researching a bit but I’m having trouble with what city to look into closely. I want to stay in one that is near enough to Tokyo that I can visit. Does anyone know any good cities for me to look up?

The most important and expensive part of Tokyo is in the Yamanote line circle, particularly lower (south) half. We have government buildings and the most expensive apartments there.

Outside of Yamanote line, the further you go from the line, the cheaper land is. We have residential sections in all North South, East, West. So it’s pretty the same no matter which direction you go.

I am working in japan.I want to transfer my earnings to my family in india.
I have account in HDFC , ICICI , Indian Bank , UTI bank in india.

Transfer from Post office is cheaper than from bank.

In the World?
My thoughts is that when Japan surrendered to the US, the US introduced laws saying Japan cannot maintain a military (i think it’s true)
So with ALL the money NOT being spent on Military upkeep, the Japanese invested it into Technology, Science and Research.

It’s cause the Japanese are smart, they have good schools and the parents keep their kids in line. They don’t spend their time becoming obese and constantly getting angry over everything.

I want to go to Japan during 2010 through YFU (I’m in highschool.) How would this effect my education? And if I do choose to go through with the program, would it be likely I would be kept down for a year once I return home?

If you are set on studying in Japan as an exchange student, and are prepared to go along with all the work that is involved, you should be fine once you return home.
By being prepared ahead of time, the chances of things going badly are minimal. I myself have been on numerous study tours to Japan, and it is indeed a very, very educational experience. I did take some of my own textbooks over there, so I could study when I wasn’t in Japanese classes over there. This kept my education at a high standard so I was fine coming back.

It does depend on how long you are planning to study over there for. I went for half a year, and I managed fine. But good luck if you go ahead with the program, I wish you all the best!