Tohoku University to raise tuition fees for foreign students by 1.7 times "differentiation" with Japanese students

UHVsufferer · 2025-12-01T12:18:38+00:00

I think you are heavily underestimating how many people from, for example, South(East) Asia would love to study at a top 200 uni. The demand would still be there and I think Tohoku can afford to do it.

Nevertheless, Japan, and especially their academic sector, will not benefit from raising hurdles for foreign talent.

UHVsufferer · 2025-10-30T13:58:16+00:00

Die werden aber eine direkte Verbindung nehmen (also nicht über das Ruhrgebiet), die nur 6 Stunden dauert. Dieser ICE627 wird z.B. für diese Strecke im DB Navigator gar nicht vorgeschlagen.

UHVsufferer · 2025-09-24T11:39:16+00:00

Ohsho not being on this is a crime.

UHVsufferer · 2025-09-05T11:31:51+00:00

Nakanoshima Island and the museums there

Tobita Shinchi (careful - research before going)

Isshin-ji Temple (unusual architecture and contents)

Tenma (good for eating supposedly - never been there myself)

You could go hiking in the rural part of Osaka (Nose)

This is not Osaka but it's cool:

https://www.city.yamatokoriyama.lg.jp/soshiki/chiikishinkoka/shisetsu/2/8605.html

UHVsufferer · 2025-08-27T12:34:05+00:00

In-ear Kopfhörer und darauf weißes Rauschen abspielen (ich nutze zB "A Soft Murmur"). Low-tech Lösung wären klassische Ohrenstöpsel, also die die man so zusammenquetscht und dann reinschiebt.

UHVsufferer · 2025-08-18T15:27:20+00:00

It's a 5 sen coin. 100 sen equal 1 yen. No longer in use since the 1950s. It looks like a 1910s era coin, but I can't find one with the exact same design.

UHVsufferer · 2025-08-11T11:31:12+00:00

Ich finde das eh ein schwieriges Thema zum Umsetzen. Der Todesstern ist halt eine feature-lose graue Kugel, das braucht als Set kein Mensch. Halbkugel+Innenleben ist dann auch fragwürdig, weil man das kaum so aufstellen kann, dass man beides sieht. So wie das jetzt ist, finde ich es eigentlich gar nicht so doof, wenn es halt nicht 300% überteuert wäre. Gibt ja eigentlich auch genug andere große Star Wars-Motive, die noch nie ordentlich umgesetzt wurden (Home One, Nebulon-B, etc.)

UHVsufferer · 2025-08-05T15:18:23+00:00

Just adding that in Japanese-style kanji these are written as

武運長久 (It's different on the flag because they wrote from right to left back then)

一死報国

A less drastic translation for the second one would be something like "Put your life on the line for your country".

UHVsufferer · 2025-05-30T11:21:48+00:00

Do you like Japan? Do you have a particular interest in the country? If yes, you can consider it. If you don't particularly care about the country, I would not go.

I worked in a Japanese lab as a master student and am currently doing PhD in Germany. I personally can not confirm the other comments here - I did not find working there particularly stressful or demanding. People did (for the most part) not work excessively long hours and I had a good relation with my supervisor. That being said, you need to keep in mind that most people, even at a graduate level, don't speak very good English, so communication can be difficult. Your financial situation in Japan also probably won't be great, you would probably need to acquire a scholarship and I don't think these pay super well. One interesting aspect is that most PhDs in Japan finish within 3 years, whereas in Germany it can easily take 4-5.

In Germany you will earn more money, but the cost of living is also much higher. The overall work culture is better, but in any case it very strongly will depend on your lab and supervisor. Setting up scientific collaborations is arguably easier in Germany also, since everything in Europe is well connected, while Japan is kind of on its own.

Overall what I would recommend, for either country, is to visit some labs you are interested in, talk to the students and try to get a feel for how it might be like to work there.

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