Sunday, April 24, 2011

Question about Japan.

Question about Japan...?
When I am 18 can I go to Japan and study an instrument at a university? I am planning to go to Japan anyway, but I really really want to learn to play the cello at a school in Japan. What would I need to do besides the obvious things. Is it possible or easy for foreigners to get into a university in Japan? I know I must know Japanese, I am learning it now for when I go there.
Japan - 2 Answers
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You must know japanese obvious,besides that is nothing special
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You must know japanese, most people go to a japanese language school for 2 years in japan & therye school authorities writes a recomendation ,letter for them to the college of there choice for entrance after they graduate from there school . you also will need interview with the college authorities who will test your fluency & also pass the nihongo nouryoku shiken level 2 or 1( the hardest levels) give them your school history attendance rate etc, show them your parents income certificate because they will have to be paying your tuition & rest of the money as guarantors.write them a later of your future plans & dreams (in japanese) and then the japanese embassy will decide whether or not to issue you a student visa which is needed for university

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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Do you know when the schools in Japan are going to be out for winter break

Do you know when the schools in Japan are going to be out for winter break??

Japan - 3 Answers
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it should be around xmas up until 2-3 days after new year, if my memory's right.
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This year, most of schools will have winter break from 27Th December and 7Th January.
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My school is out from the 22nd of December through the 7th of January.

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Friday, April 8, 2011

I have questions about high schools in japan

I have questions about high schools in japan?
ok, so I am in my last year of middle school at an international school at shanghai and I want to go to high school in Japan. However, I have to try to convince my parents by actually finding a good private school (it doesn't matter if its really expensive). There is also another problem, I hardly know any Japanese. I wanted to sign up for an Japanese course, but I thought that its really hard to learn that much in so less time. Yeah, you guys would probably be suggesting me to go to an international school. However, I actually want to try a private Japanese school (I like their uniforms :P haha). So I need help. lol. please help me!!!! o.0
Primary & Secondary Education - 2 Answers
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you are going to have to learn or not go that's all there is to it. plus do you really want to be the kid with the weird accent and barely can speak Japanese. no offense but there's a kid in our school like that(only with English) and most kids(not me) wont leave him alone.
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I think you would find a Japanese school difficult, especially without Japanese. The discipline is very strict & the students work really hard. Do you want to work in Japan later? If not, why study in Japan?

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Friday, April 1, 2011

Summer program in Japan

Summer program in Japan?
Does anyone know what I would need to do to go to school in Japan for the summer of 2007, or know a good program for high school students? I really want to go with my friend/s next summer if they can, but I have no idea where to start. Links and info would be helpful. Thanks.
Other - Education - 1 Answers
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Try out the Japan foundation

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

How are the schools in japan like

How are the schools in japan like?
I live in Brooklyn new york and to be honest i don't like it too much here, i already got held back in h.s twice, imo its just too boring, the teachers are great and they do there best to help you learn , its just i have no intrest in the subjects what so ever, well besides PA besides that i probably won't be using anything in school in rl, looking at school disgusts me, and i think im losing my hair because of it, and i'm only 18, i am more held back in school and don't even have many friends, but when im outside school i feel like i have a lot more energy and all my stress is gone, so then my sister asked me if i wanted to go to school in japan, what are they like, I'm Chinese and my Japanese is very bad, i only know a few from the movies and anime i watch.
Japan - 5 Answers
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japanese schooling is very strict and you will probably find it harder than american schooling.. my school just got back from an exchange trip and they said the days go from 8 in the morning till 6 at night with only one break for lunch.. so be prepared..
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not sure if its accurate or not but i believe that they go to 2 different skools or have long classes one in the day and then night. and also very strict
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Japanese schools are very strict and you must wear a complete uniform with everything just so or you will get demerits. If you are not doing well in a U.S. school and don't speak Japanese perfectly, it would be a disaster to transfer to Japan. It looks like you are not applying yourself to your education and going abroad will only make your life more stressful! Have you had counseling? You need help in either study skills or perhaps you have an emotional problem? Please go see your school's counselor and set your life on a better course.
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Why don't you go back to your mother country, P.R. of China?I bet you will feel more happy in there than Japan.
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Hello, 21st century Holden Caulfield. You might wanna consider that many Japanese students are also having the similar problem that you are having. There are plenty of students who are held back by the atomopsphere of school and get estranged from going there. They stay in home hours and hours watching TV, plaing video games, using computers. In Japanese, they are called futokoji. A broader term for people reluctant to be engaged in social acitivity is called hikikomori. So, you would probably have the same problem that is bugging you righ now also in Japan.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Questions about high schools in Japan

Questions about high schools in Japan?
Hi! I have a question about education in Japan. High school is 3 years in Japan, am I correct? [age 15-18]? Does this mean that students in the 1st year calls students in the 2nd/3rd year "senpai" and they call the students from the 1st year Kohai? And does the same go for students from the 2nd year...do they have the same "senpai-Kohai" relation with students from the 3rd year? And can you call girls and boys both "senpai"? Exp: A female student in the 1st year calls a male OR female student in the 2nd or 3rd year "senpai" and they call me "Kohai"? A male student from the 1st year calls another male OR female student from the 2nd or 3rd year "Senpai" and they call them "Kohai"? And what happens after High school? College/University? How do they address each other? How does a student from High school address a student from University/College? Please be as accurate as possible, I'm really slow with these things ^_^' Thanking you in advance! Have a nice day! <3
Primary & Secondary Education - 1 Answers
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To answer your first question - Yes. Does this mean that students in the 1st year calls students in the 2nd/3rd year "senpai" and they call the students from the 1st year Kohai? And does the same go for students from the 2nd year...do they have the same "senpai-Kohai" relation with students from the 3rd year? And can you call girls and boys both "senpai"? Yes, yes, and yes. I don't think it really matters. It isn't just used in high school. So to put it roughly, basically whoever's older, you call them senpai and whoever's younger, you call them kohai. I'm NOT Japanese, and I have not gone to Japan before nor have I ever attended a Japanese high school, so I can't guarentee that my answer is 100% accurate, but it is, I hope, as accurate as it can be to answer your questions. For more information, you can read more about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senpai_and_k%C5%8Dhai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_honorifics

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

How about in your school

How about in your school??
In my senior high school in Japan , we can't bring cellular phone at school !! Is it crazy??
Other - Education - 4 Answers
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We can bring them but they're only allowed to be out before school and after. We have a see it, hear it, take it policy during school hours.
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You ruin your mouth enough in school, why do you need a cell phone anyway? You need to be learning not gabbing on the phone!
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Yes, the same is true in the USA where I am, at least in all the schools I know of... it doesn't make any sense, for instance, if you needed to call for a ride home, you couldn't because you don't have a phone.
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When i was in senior high school, we were not allowed to bring cell phones either,but some students still did.Luckily ,i am in university now,we can use cell phone now.

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