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Government’s Scheme to Increase International Students With the steady decrease in population in Japan, Japanese government has increased the admission quota of students and labors from other countries. A few years ago, Japanese government established a scheme to accept 300,000 students from oversea by 2020. The scheme progresses faster than predicted with 337,000 international students by December 2018. Switching from Student Visa to Employment Visa However, only a small part of the population is able to stay for employment due to the strict requirements both government and enterprises set. Japanese government realized that it is necessary to create a more …

Japanese food culture is well known for the balance in the beauty of its appearance and nutrition value, and has been honored by UNESCO as Japan’s intangible culture heritage in 2013. The use of natural ingredients with cooking techniques that emphasize the inner flavor of each ingredients; and the overall expression of Japanese cuisine from garnish to the choice of tableware is a kind of art unique to Japanese culture. Izakaya in Japan Contrastingly, Japanese culinary tradition also has a casual side to it – izakaya. Izakaya are similar to tapas bars, a type of casual restaurants providing a variety of …

Renting a room in Japan could be time-consuming and frustrating sometimes. The rental process of room-searching to actually moving-in could take as long as a month in most cases. To make the rental process more convenient, OYO Life has launched its business in Japan in 2019. Hassle-free Rental OYO Life provides furnished-rooms with a hassle-free rental process. As some of you may have already known, OYO Life was first established in India in 2013 and later in China in 2017. Up to date, OYO Life is operating 450,000 units around the world including Japan. While conditions might differ among countries, in …

According to the latest data from SUUMO Yokohama is chosen the best city to live in the Kanto region*. *Kanto Region refers to the area of Tokyo and the prefectures around. It covers 7 prefectures including: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa. Where is Yokohama? Yokohama city is located south of Tokyo and is more of the major commercial cities in the Kanto region. It is 437.38 km2 big and has a population of 3.7 million people making it the most populous municipality of Japan. Yokohama was one of the few cities that opened up its port for foreign ships and making …