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SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarship by JASSO

JASSO provides “Honors Scholarship” for students in Japanese language institutes in cooperation with the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education. Applications should be made through Yoshida Institute of Japanese language.

Eligibiity :

1. Self-supported students who have been enrolled in full-time course for more than nine months.
2. For students seeking to study Japanese intensively in order to enter a Japanese university, college, vocational school.
3. You have a good record and an attendance rate of 95 percent or above while you are at our institute.
4. Details will be announced on registration day in May.
5. The recruitment number of people : 2 – 3 students
6. The amount of scholarship : 30,000 yen per month (Up to 360,000 yen in total )
7. Duration : one year

Yoshida Institute Scholarship

Eligibiity :

1. Self-supported students who have been enrolled in full-time course for more than one year.
2. For students seeking to study Japanese intensively in order to enter a Japanese university, college, vocational school.
3. You have a good record and an attendance rate of 90 percent or above while you are at our institute.
4. Details will be announced on registration day in November.
5. The recruitment number of people : 3-5 students
6. The amount of scholarship : 100,000 yen

Exemption or Reduction of Admission fee

Students enrolling directly via email will receive a discount on the admission fee.More Information

METHOD OF OPENING ACCOUNT

To open an account with a bank

If you have your own account at bank, you utility expenses and telephone bills could be drawn automatically from your bank account. At the same time, money such as part-time job salary, could also be paid into your account automatically and living expenses and school expenses could be received easily from your parents if you have an account. To open an account, you must have been residing in Japan for at least six months. ( the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act)
However, only Japan Post Bank (ゆうちょ銀行) can open an account. But it can not be used for overseas remittance for six months after opening an account.

     Necessary documents for opening an account

1. You must be a resident of Japan with a contact phone number to confirm the details of your account application form. “Period of Stay” on the Residence card is at least 1 year.
2. Residence Card (Check if the address on the card is your current address.)
3. you should write your name in katakana.
4. Please select your Pin Numbers with 4 digits.(before going to bank.)
5. Cash card will be sent to you later by post.
6. Seal (HANKO) is required to open a bank account with Japan Postal bank, banks.
   You can make stamps (HANKO) at Don Quijote (ドン・キホーテ)/ Takadanobaba Ekimae. A seal on which your name in hiragana, katakana or Kanji has been engraved is OK. Even if you do not understand Japanese at all, it will explain in English. (Cost: From 500 yen)

Smart Phone(Mobile phome)

There are several mobile company in Tokyo. To buy a smart phone and begin a new smart phone service subscription, you must have a bank account in Japan. In general, you are required to present your bankbook, residence card, passport, and a statement of parental approval (for those below age 20). For details, consult the websites of the respective service providers.

1.  au (KDD)    :  au(KDD)
2.  Soft Bank   :  Softbank / Shops with English-speaking staff
3.  DOCOMO  :  docome / by phone( in English, Portuguese, Chinese, and Spanish)

SIM Card(Subscriber Identity Module Card)

1.  Mobal         :  mobal.com    –Easy to contract (Recommendation)
2.  Soft Bank   :  Softbank
3.  DOCOMO  :  docome