Category Archives: living abroad

Funding: Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Program in Buddhist Studies

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Paula

Applications for the new Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Program in Buddhist Studies are now available online! To start your application register at ofa.acls.org/ or click the Online Fellowship Application tab on the program’s page. You may view any of the … Continue reading →

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Getting a Prepaid SoftBank Phone – even without resident card!

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Travis

I’d had the impression, from various blogs and such mostly I suppose, that it was basically impossible to get a keitai (mobile phone / cellphone) in Japan – contract, or even prepaid – without a resident alien card (or permanent … Continue reading →

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Funding: Semester at Sea Programs

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Paula

Undergraduates may be interested in the Semester at Sea program: The Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) is a 501c3 nonprofit based in Charlottesville, Virginia that administers the Semester at Sea study abroad program in conjunction with the University of Virginia as … Continue reading →

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My Experience in Media Contents Translation

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Paula

For today’s guest article, we’ll be featuring information from Ai-Lin, a Master’s student who has been working with a translation company in Japan on media contents materials for several months now. She writes a bit about her experiences as a … Continue reading →

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Resource: Tools for Banking, Finance, and Law

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Paula

Lately we’ve been fortunate to have a number of guest writers contributing articles related to translation and non-academic careers that use Japanese (and we have more to come in the near future!), but we’ve been a bit lax on updating … Continue reading →

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Funding: Diversity Abroad Scholarship

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Paula

Although the deadline for 2013 has already passed, DiversityAbroad.com offers annual scholarship for study abroad to undergraduate students. See the 2013 information below. Program Background
 Diversity Abroad, in cooperation with the AIFS Foundation, will offer $500 scholarships for summer 2013 … Continue reading →

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Resource: Black Tokyo

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Travis

I was going to post this originally as a Fun Link Friday link, but while there’s definitely a lot of fun stuff on here, such as a recently posted video jokingly “hating” on tiny Japanese beer cans, Black Tokyo | … Continue reading →

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Funding: Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Paula

[The deadline has passed for this fellowship, but keep in in mind for next year!] The Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan is a joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for … Continue reading →

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Japan Rail Travel Trick

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Travis

Reblogged from RocketNews24. Ever wanted to cross Japan by rail but hate the idea of being stuck on the train, watching the scenery flash by without ever being able to get out and experience it? Today we’re going to let … Continue reading →

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Working at an Eikaiwa [Part 3]

Posted on May 29, 2013 by LM

The final installation of three guest articles on working at eikaiwa by Sean Montgomery. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3: Why I know what I know I have enough stories about eikaiwa to last a thousand Arabian nights, but I’ll … Continue reading →

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