Monday, August 24, 2009

What is a good school in japan to transfer to

What is a good school in japan to transfer to?
I'm a computer science major and later on get into the gaming industry. Also I know Japan is big for its video games. Which schools would you suggest or that you know of that is good for comp sci majors that are trying to get into the gaming industry.
Studying Abroad - 1 Answers
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There are a lot of web sites on the internet. You can find them out easily if you can read Japanese. But I don't suggest that you apply to Japanese Game Companies. Because the salary in Game industry is not good. I suggest you want to get into business IT firm,like IBM or CTC or Fujitsu. Anyway I will show you some web sites. Good Luck!

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Sunday, August 16, 2009

How is the school security like in Japan

How is the school security like in Japan?
Do schools in Japan have security cameras located in the building, or have guards roaming around? What things do the schools do to make sure the students are safe? Are they similar to the security in the U.S ?
Other - Education - 1 Answers
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Japanese school security is a joke. It's nothing like the US. A few JPN school I've been inside have cameras but they were almost never monitored. There are no guards, no security personnel. People unaffiliated (non-students, non-teachers) with the school are required to sign in but that's about it. Signing in doesn't stop someone with a knife intending to kill kids (which happened at an elementary school about 10 years ago north of Tokyo). Schools have invasion and lock down drills: if the school were to be attacked by a criminal the drills help the staff prepare and they are helpful. Japan is a very safe country so this is just my opinion but a lot of times the schools are more at risk from their own students. Discipline in Japanese schools is horrible. Once the kids figure out they can't be kicked out school (because of a constitutional right to education) a handful of them lose their minds and do whatever they want. A friend of mine, female teacher, was beaten and hospitalized for over a month because of a student. Literally nothing happened to the student. No punishment, nothing. It sounds hard to believe but it is the absolute truth. I hear first hand accounts of this kind of thing all the time and have witnessed a few in person. The western world has a skewed view of Japan in my opinion. It takes living here to see this country for what it really is. I don't mean that to come off bad, but it's just different than what most people think. Are Japanese schools more safe than not safe? Absolutely, without question. But having security and being generally safe are two different things. Security is almost non-existent but again the schools are more safe than not. Hope this helps.

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

How are Korean school uniforms in Japan different from Japanese school uniforms

How are Korean school uniforms in Japan different from Japanese school uniforms?
For the Korean schools in Japan, I heard some of them have traditional Korean clothes for their uniforms, so they look different from the Japanese uniforms. What do they look like?
Japan - 3 Answers
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I'm 100% sure they wouldn't go to school in Hanbok. I haven't heard of any Korean schools in Japan that do that, they would wear a normal asian school uniform.
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Yes as the first user said. If you google Korean school uniform, those are pretty much the standard. I'm not sure about other asian countries, but Vietnamese often wear the Ao Dai (national outfit) as a school uniform. [Just as one example]
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Female students wear black and white Chima jeogori as uniform. Male sudents wear pretty much the same uniform as Japanese highschool students. http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/kaxin_hang/imgs/c/d/cd4ca237.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UA_06adtD0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacchigi! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4IZ_frQO7M&feature=related http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%282001_film%29

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Saturday, August 1, 2009

Planing on a high school home stay in japan

Planing on a high school home stay in japan?
I'm planing to go to school in japan during the fall next year. I just wanted to know what living there is like? I'm turning 15 in the summer. I wanted to know what he house would look like and what do the families usually act like? How much japanese should i learn, i know more then avarge write know just need to work on writing? Anything you think i would need? I'm using CCI as my program... Thank you.
Studying Abroad - 6 Answers
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It it really hard I bet the wisdom and language is hard also but good luck asian people are so cute
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You def. need to be working on your writing because you just wrote "right now" as "write now". I would learn spelling before I went anywhere so you don't look dumb.
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It's going to take you about a month to acclimate. That's how long it took me. Once I figured out the customs and mannerisms, I had a BLAST!
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Its different there. Don't be selfish, that is looked down upon immensily. Everything they do there is for the group, not the self. Just keep that in mind.
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my friend, i really wish i could help you to know a bit more but i can't. i have never been there and i dont know Japanese anyway. i have quite a few japanese friends here in Australia but they think that life is much better here. anywayzz, i wish u gud luck and make sure you study well. i'm sure you will adapt to the place easily because you are pretty young and full of energy!
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Here is a web site that will help you out on being an exchange student in general. It's not Japan specific, but deals with the experience as a whole. http://www.exchangestudentworld.com/ The best advice I can give you, now hosting my 13th student and having repped many more, is to learn the language and be respectful to your host family.

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