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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 6, 2018
How Japan can attract more students from overseas
The market for studying abroad is booming, and with the right plan universities in Japan can easily enroll more international students.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2017
Firms seeking foreign help get guidance on visas
The Justice Ministry has drafted guidelines to help companies that want to hire international students understand the types of jobs eligible for granting visas.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2017
Mizuho plans fund to build dorms for foreign students in Japan
Mizuho Bank Ltd. said Tuesday it plans to launch a ¥10 billion fund with a real estate developer and a trading company to build dormitories for international students studying in Japan.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2015
Foreign students and workers back life in Japan, but say work for local firms 'unappealing'
Japan is overwhelmingly an appealing place to live, but the experience of working for Japanese companies is not as alluring, according to a new survey of foreign students and workers.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2015
Online survey targets problems faced by foreign workers in Japan
A team of international students is conducting an online survey to collect input from foreign workers in Japan and urge changes in tradition-bound Japanese companies, the group said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2015
International students face job hunting hurdles in Japan
A 23-year-old student from China who attends the prestigious University of Tokyo is now looking for a job in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2013
Forum stresses career benefits of study abroad
Japanese students should buck the stay-at-home trend and instead study overseas to gain skills to survive in an ever more globalized and competitive world, experts and former international students said at a recent forum on overseas study in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 26, 2013
Firms go abroad by hiring foreign students here
As Japanese companies continue to look overseas for opportunities to expand, an increasing number are trying to hire foreigners — or what they call "global human resources."
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

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