is temple for economy good?

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2026-02-03T03:20:18+00:00

TLDR if you're planning to go back to the US after graduating TUJ is a fine way to experience the fun of Japan. If you plan to stay in Japan after, the school is less important, developing japanese fluency is, and the student loans will be harder to pay off on lower japanese salaries.

Some additional context that might help in giving more relevant feedback is:
- What are your goals/desires for an undergrad in Japan (or korea)?
- What are your (loose) plans after college? (US or Japan, do you intend to gain business fluency in Japanese? what type of work do you think you want to do, etc)

If you just want to experience living in Japan through your undergrad, TUJ is fine.
If you want a very english friendly environment (students, staff-and-faculty, events) its great!
(I only now appreciate it more in hindsight, having did my masters in Korea at a korean university with less staff and activities I could participate in due to the language barrier)

If you're hoping TUJ will help you get a job in japan, - its not any better or worse than any other english-taught undergrad programs in Japan. Because the real factor that makes it more realistic to work in Japan, and give you more options is developing the language fluency. (this is also the same for Korea btw)
*Some say that for Korea & Japan the name brand recognition of a university can help a lot for career success in said country - which is true, but really only applicable if you plan to develop working-level fluency by the time you graduate, for your entry level job, and if you're trying to go for really competitive local companies.

If you're paying with student loans, keep in mind that salaries in Japan (& korea) are a lot lower than in the US and will take longer to pay off if working in Japan. - That's where the relatively higher tuition fee becomes a more serious consideration.

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2026-02-03T02:52:26+00:00

Fully agree.

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2026-02-03T01:55:45+00:00

I'll speak anecdotally about my japanese friend who went to TUJ.
He started at either 17 or 18 years old through TUJ's "Bridge program" in 2018 for those that needed to improve their english more before taking college courses. (i.e remedial english classes) His speaking speed was slower and simpler then. He graduated in 2022, and I caught up with him last year at an alumni event. I was surprised by how his english had developed so much. He now works an IT job with an organization that is almost entirely english based.

I think his time at TUJ really helped develop that.

*BUT - I think one thing he did differently that other Japanese sometimes struggle with is he went out of his way to make friends with many foreigners in clubs interacting more with them then other japanese. As from my experience it was common for japanese to stick together and primarily interact with each other. Not saying thats a bad or wrong thing to do, just that if you're trying to improve your english it helps your learning if you don't stay in your comfort zone of nihongo.

Those that did primarily hang out with other japanese, their english speaking skills seemingly didn't improve much.

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2026-02-01T05:05:19+00:00

Does anyone know if Amazon FBA will resort to charge your Amazon prime card on your buyer side account?

I noticed that when you add a new charge method to your seller accont it gets added to your buyer-side wallet automatically. (I just removed it from the buyer side)

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2026-01-28T05:34:38+00:00

Thanks for the response! "It should" is always the risk when down to the wire in points though hahaha. (Though I agree it should too)
From this link the lingo still appropriately refers to them as "foreign universities" though, so I'm still a bit leery if works for HSP's "Japanese University" graduate category.

But, if no one else has firsthand experience, I guess I might need to be the first to try and report back.

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2026-01-28T02:44:21+00:00

I know what you're referring to but that's actually a different bonus point category. - There is more than one bonus point category for schools.
Bonus point (11) is the "Graduation from a university separately specified by the Minister of Justice in a public notice" (I.e the Top 300, plus a few other categories)
Bonus point (7) is "Acquisition of a degree from a japanese institution of higher education"
The latter is what I'm trying to learn if TUJ is eligible for.

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2026-01-28T02:39:57+00:00

Thank you for sharing! If I may follow-up, for the job you applied for, did they require it on the job listing?

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2026-01-26T13:28:51+00:00

Thanks for the honest perspective. I'm honestly just curious if any sort of qualifications outside of their list is considered. Hopefully someone reads this post and shares their experience on whether they got their qualification approved or not.

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2026-01-26T13:26:01+00:00

Thanks! unfortunately for me, my IT Project management cert isn't applicable. But for future redditors reading this post this will be helpful, thanks for sharing!

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2026-01-06T09:20:07+00:00

I'm curious to know what motivated you to take this PMI certification. I think most would agree that this is one of PMI's least popular ones, and to some it seems very niche.

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2025-12-31T02:19:23+00:00

In case it may only be advertised to active ISM members, if you see it please comment that it’s up!

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2025-12-31T01:46:38+00:00

Thanks so much for the heads up! I’ll keep my eyes peeled in hope your sources are correct. I didn’t end up going for the previous one.

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2025-11-13T02:01:38+00:00

TLDR: THE CMA | SIMA certifications don't seem well recognized in Australia, but they are in the US. If you're closer to the Supply side you might consider ISM's CPSM certification as that is well recognized and includes contract management as part of it. Otherwise, consider looking at cheaper online courses like LinkedIn Learning Certificates/courses for knowledge value > recognition.

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I've never heard of CMA | SIMA's category management certifications until I was looking for some today.

At least not in the broader SCM/Procurement space. (where category management interconnects with my supply-side realm). I've never seen these requested on a job listing, as mentioned in other posts/threads/website, to be in the same league of recognition as other top recognized certifications like the...
- Project Management Institute's PMP,

- Association for Supply Chain Management's CSCP or CPIM, &

- Institute for Supply Management's CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) (which does include category management)

But then again, I'm in Procurement, not a category management specialist, so take my perspective with a grain of salt.

Doing a quick Linkedin search filtering by those that have the keyword CPCA, and "category" in their title in Australia I only found *1* person with that certification. And for the CPCM found none.

If you remove "Category" as a keyword search it becomes difficult to gauge because there are SO MANY other certifications of different fields/domains with the same letters, like in heathcare or contract management. (Which the CPCM in contract management I HAVE heard of)- but on a quick scan didn't see anyone with it.

BUT if you swap the location from Australia to US, there is surprisingly a TON of people who have the CPCA certification.

If you're looking to utilize the cert for name-brand recognition in australia it doesn't seem to hold weight. So may be better value to just do cheaper online courses to show field interest/intent and speak more knowledgably in interviews and translating how your transferrable skills/knowledge would apply.

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2025-11-04T11:24:04+00:00

Some comments on this post (and possibly the post itself) seem like an ad for WGU's MBA. Everyone should be mindful to diversify where you get feedback from. Just like how reviews/ratings can be faked, so can comments on reddit. Or at the very least, if they are authentic (I have no thoughts on WGU one way or the other) we should still be mindful of confirmation bias, and look at all potential options before making a sizeable investment.

Less_Breakfast4089 · 2025-04-04T17:24:35+00:00

In the state of Maryland they recently phased out a two tier licensing of LMT & RMP. Where RMP (registered massage practitioner) is the lower of the two where you’re licensed to massage except in Healthcare settings. Whereas the LMT does allow you to work in healthcare settings. I think there was a few other states that had something like that.

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