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Hokkaido University

Tohoku University

University of TsukubaUniversity of Tokyo

Tokyo Instute ofTechnology

Keio University

Waseda University

Nagoya University

Osaka University

Kyoto University

Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo Medical and Dental University

Kyushu University

Facts about Japanese Universities

University of Tokyo (rank 27)

Kyoto University (rank 54)

Tokyo Instute of Technology (rank 128)

Tohoku University (rank 137)

Osaka University (rank 147)

Nagoya University (rank 201-225)

Tokyo Metropolitan University (rank 251-275)

Tokyo Medical and Dental University (rank 276-300)

Hokkaido University (rank 301-350)

Kyushu University (rank 301-350)

University of Tsukuba (rank 301-350)

Keio University (rank 351-400)

Waseda University (rank 351-400)

Do you know that there

are more than 700

universies in Japan?

Wow! That means

I have lots of

opportunies tostudy in Japan!!

86 naonal universies

95 local public universies

599 private universies (as of year 2011)

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Japanese Universies in

TIMES Top 400 Universies

(year 2012~2013)


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Recently, Professor Shinya Yamanaka, a stem cell researcher from Kyoto University,

was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine category for year 2012.

Japan is currently the top Asian country which produces the most number of NobelLaureates (19 people as of 2012) in the region.

The large number of Japanese Nobel Laureates shows that Japanese educaonal

instuons are capable of nurturing innovave talents in various areas which can

bring great benefit to mankind.

Studying at Japanese higher educaonal instuons with cung-edge researchfacilies and following Japanese curriculum which emphasizes on

evidence-based experimental research are the essenal keys to your brighter

future.

Facts about JapaneseNobel Prize Recipients

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1 Hideki Yukawa

2 Shin-ichir Tomonaga

3 Yasunari Kawabata

4 Reona Esaki

5 Eisaku Sat

6 Ken-ichi Fukui

7 Susumu Tonegawa

8 Kenzabur e

9 Hideki Shirakawa

10 Ryji Noyori 11 Kichi Tanaka

12 Masatoshi Koshiba

13 Yichir Nambu

14 Toshihide Masukawa

15 Makoto Kobayashi

16 Osamu Shimomura

17 Ei-ichi Negishi

18 Akira Suzuki

19 Shinya Yamanaka

Physics 1949

Physics 1965

Literature 1968

Physics 1973

Peace 1974

Chemistry 1981

Physiology or Medicine 1987

Literature 1994

Chemistry 2000

Chemistry 2001Chemistry 2002

Physics 2002

Physics 2008

Physics 2008

Physics 2008

Chemistry 2008

Chemistry 2010

Chemistry 2010

Physiology or Medicine 2012

Name of Japanese Nobel Laureates Category Year


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Why did you choose Japan forfurther study ?

Ms. Nyiam Li YinAssistant Officer, Embassy of Japangraduated fromUniversity of Electro-Communications(System Engineering)

IgotinterestedinJapanesemanga

whenIwasateenager.Whilereading

thesemangas,Ilearnedaboutthe

countryanditsculture,andbecameso

interestedinJapanthatIstartedto

researchonthecountryshistory,

cultureandtechnology.Fromthenon,

Imadethedecisiontofurtherstudy

inJapan.

IchoseJapanbecauseIsawmanyJapan

ese

companiesinvestinginMalaysia.Therewo

uld

bemorechancestogetemploymentfrom

thesecompaniesafterIhavegraduated

fromJapan.

Mr. Abedol Malik ZainalSenior Manager, UMW Toyota Motor

graduated from Kisarazu NationalCollege of Technology

(Mechanical Engineering)

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IthinkbecauseofJapanesehistory.AfterWWII,theyrecoveredveryquicklyafterthedefeat.IwasinterestedinhowthiscountrycanprogresssofasttobecometheworldsNo.2economicpower.Theyarestrongeconomically,advancedtechnologicallyandIwasveryimpressed.Also,Japanesecultureisveryclosetous,e.g.AsianphilosophylikedisciplineandConfuciusideologypermeatesJapaneseculture.

Why did you choose Japan forfurther study ?

Mr. Edmund Yeo Yee HaengDoctoral studentstudying at Waseda University(Film-making)

Japanisfamousforfilmhistory.ItsthefirstAsiancountrywhereitsmoviesreceivedinternationalattentionandawardswithOzuandKurosawa. IfeltIshouldlearnfromacountrywithsuchrichhistoryandhencedecidedtogo

toJapan.

Dr. Lau Poh YokPhysician, Pantai Hospitalgraduated fromNagoya University(Medicine)

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How was study life at preparatoryschool?

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Mr. Mohd Hatta Mohd AkbarStudent

studying at Kobe University(Mechanical Engineering)

In my two yearsat AmbangAsuhan Jepun(AAJ), IwasfortunatethatIlearned a lotfromthemanydedicatedJapaneseteachers

in anenvironmentnottoo dissimilarto thatinJapanese schools. Their presence ensuredconstantcommunication inthe Japaneselanguagebetween studentsand teachers,despitedifficultieswhich arosedue todifferencesinlearningbackground. Takingadvantageoftheconducivelearningenvironment at AAJ,I constantly put ineffort

toimprove myJapanese communicationskills.Thehard workpaid off, givingmeenoughconfidencewiththe languagetohelpmethroughmytimethere aswellasmylifeinJapanthat followed later.


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What challenges or difficulties did youface in Japan?

Dr. Alias Abdullah

Head of Department/Senior Lecturer,Universiti Malayagraduated fromTottori University(Bio Production Science)

The most difficult part faced by foreign

students studying in Japan was the housingissue. The system in Japan is very different:

we have to locate a suitable house on our own

and landlords actually require a guarantorbefore being able to rent out their space.On top of that, we also have to pay for thekey money upfront. There are many houseowners / agents in Japan that are hesitant

to rent out their homes to foreign studentssince most students do not have a fixedincome and survive purely on their scholarship

allowance. Some foreign students wereoffered a place to stay in the dormitoriesprovided by the university, which was muchcheaper but not all students are able toenjoy that privilege.

Dato' Prof. Dr. Rujhan MustafaDirector General, Departmentof Higher Education,Ministry of Higher Educationgraduated fromRitsumeikan University(International Economics)

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I lived in Japan with my family for 11 years

from April 2002 to April 2012. Actually, I did

not face any serious difficulties in Japan.

Except for the process of obtaining a driving

license. Even though I thought that I was

quite an expert at driving, I had to take the

driving test 6 times! At times, I just did not

know why I failed the test. On a positive note,

I believe that the difficulties made me more

appreciative of my driving permit. I drivemore carefully so that I dont have to take

another test in the future in case my license

gets revoked by the authority for any reason.


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Duetomyfathersinfluence,Ihadwantedtolearnthekoto,whichisthenation

alinstrumentofJapan,sinceIwasalittlekid.Ienrolledmyselfintothekotoclubonthefirstdayofclubactivitiesorientationattheuniversity.Itwashardformetolearnhowtoplaythekoto,asallthemusicnoteswerewritteninkanji.Ihadtopractisehardtomasterthetechniquesofplayingthekotobutit

wasallwellworthitbecausethesenseofsatisfactionandfulfillmentIgotsurpassedthehardworkrequired.

HowwascampuslifeinJapan?

Mr. Muhammad Hafiz OthmanSenior Program Manager,

Japan International CooperationAgency (JICA) Malaysia

graduated fromUniversity of Tsukuba

(International Relations)

Iusedtocookhalalmealseveryday.Therewasaforeignstudentsnetworkwitharepresentativewhogothalalfoodforallofus.ThisnetworkstillcontinuestoserveMuslimstudentsatA

kitaUniversity.

Ms. Khairul BadariahJapanese Language Teacher, AAJ,Universiti Malayagraduated from Akita University(Mechanical Engineering)

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How was the education / researchin Japan?

Japanoffersuniqueopportunitiesfor

researchandeducation.Thelearning

experiencesrangefromtheenhancement

ofourknowledgeonJapanesebest

practicesaswellastechnicaland

managementexpertisetootheraspects

suchasJapaneselanguageandculture.

TheProfessorswereverysupportive

andservedasmentorstoensurethat

weexcelinourstudiesandresearchwork.

Strongemphasiswasplacedonachievinga

goodbalancebetweentheoryandpractice.

Tosumup,Ienjoyedandcherishedmy

postgraduatestudiesandstayinJapan.

Dato Dr. Ong Hong PengSecretary General,Ministry of Tourismgraduated fromHiroshima University(Economics)

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StudyinginJapanwasfun,despitethegreatestbarrierwhichwouldbethelanguage.Althoughmedicalschoolonlystartsinthethirdyear,westartedoffwithbothbasicmedicalscienceandsomegeneralstudiesduringthefirst2years.Ilikethefreedomofchoosingtolearnmoreaboutyourinterests,andatthesametimeexploreotherthingsbeyondyouro

wnmajor.Japaneseeducationemphasizesalotonbasicscienceresearch.IhadtheopportunitytoworkwiththebestscientistsinJapanandalsojoinaspecialmeetingwiththeNobelprizelaureatesinTokyo.DoorswereopenedformefortrainingsinInstitutMarie-CurieinFrance,HarvardMedicalSchool,etc.

BeingtheonlyforeignerinmyclassalsohelpedmetounderstandJapanesecultureevenmoreandIgainedalotoffriendshipamongtheJapanesesociety.

TheMBAexperienceinJapanwasextremelyenrichingandfulfilling.ThecourseswereconductedinEnglish,andtherewasagreatdiversityintheclassintermsofnationalityandcareerbackground.Oneha

dtocontributeideasandopinionstothediscussiontopicinclass.Assuch,theclasswaslivelyandwecouldlearnfromeachother,andappreciatethedifferences.Besidesclasswork,therewerealsopracticalfieldvisitstocompanies,interactionswiththemanagementofthecompanies,andendlessopportunitiesfornet

workingwithothercandidatesfromaroundtheworld.

Ms. Khoo Hsien HueyAssistant Vice President,

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi

UFJ (Malaysia) Bhd.graduated fromHitotsubashi University

(Business Administration)

Dr. Lim Ting SongMedical Director, Clique Clinicgraduated fromTohoku University(Medicine)

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Howwastheeducation/research

inJapan?

InJapaneseuniversities,studentsaredividedintogroupsaccor

dingtotheir

researchtheme.Thisgroupisknownas

seminarorZemi.IjoinedZemiduring

myfinalyear.Wehadactivities,studies,

socials,etc.togetherwithourlecturers.

WiththisZemisystem,communication

betweenstudentsandlecturersbecame

friendly.ThisZemisystemisveryunique

toJapanandIhaveneverseenthis

systeminMalaysiaorotherASEAN

countries.

Ms. Chan Loo MunMasters studentstudying atUniversity of Tokyo(Law)

In contrast with the spoon-fed system, my

professor encourages me to think of my

research theme on my own. It gives me thefreedom to develop my own research ideas

without being constricted. Furthermore,

I have one of the best research resources

at my disposal. The library resources and

journal subscriptions in my university allow

me to look into various sources that I have

never had the opportunity to. As such, there

is not a day where I am not learningsomething new under the guidance of my

professor who would gladly point out my

weaknesses and strengths.

Mr. Zaba Hj YounEx-President,

Alumni Look EastPolicy Society (ALEPS)

graduated fromToyohashi University of Technology(Electrical & Electronic Engineering)

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Is the experience in Japan helpful?

The training I hadreceived attheuniversity todeveloptheoriesbasedondata helpsalot, evenin my positionnowinthe governmentsector. For example,weshouldnotthink up orproposeanyplans orpoliciessimplybyjust sittingintheoffice. Instead, we should observeor simulate real lifesituationswhenmaking proposals for policies.

Ms. Siti Zaharah OmarPrincipal Assistant Director,

Human CapitalDevelopment Division,

Public Service Department (JPA)

graduated fromToyama University

(Electronic Information Engineering)

AsaneducatorinaUniversity,myexperience

studyinginJapaneseuniversitiesarecertainly

valuable.Ialwaysthinkthatmysupervisors

inKagoshimaandTokushimaUniversitiesare

perfectrolemodelsaseducatorsbecauseof

theirsinceredesiretoeducatetheirstudents

notonlyacademicallybutalsoincultivating

goodvalues.Currentlyworkinginthe

Malaysia-JapanInternationalInstituteof

Technology(MJIIT),IhopeIcanimplement

Japanese-styleeducationandfollowwhatmy

supervisorshadtaughtmeinthosedays.

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Dr. Wira Jazair YahyaSenior Lecturer,Malaysia-Japan

International Institute ofTechnology (MJIIT),UTM Kuala Lumpurgraduated fromTokushima University(Mechanical Engineering, Ecosystem Engineering)


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Itis veryhelpfulintermsof work ethics andtimemanagement. In my firstyear,Iwas

worriedabout my Japanese languageabilitybecausemy Japanesewasvery weakat thattime.However,Imgladthatthelecturersandcoursemateswereverykind, patient andhelpful tome. Iwas ableto enjoyclasseswhilelearning tocommunicatewellinJapanesegradually. Throughinter-culturalcommunicationandworkingtogether withJapanese and

other international students, I realizedtheimportanceof understandingothers culturebefore making myownjudgmentandstereotyping.Thesehaveallowed me tobemorematureand tolerant whilelivinginourownsociety.

HavingstudiedinJapangivesmealotofadvantages,especiallyinmypreviousjob

in

theprivatesectorandalsomycurrentjobin

thepublicsector.Theexperienceenabledme

tounderstandtheJapanesewayofthinking

better,especiallyinproblem-solvingand

innovation.Italsotaughtmetovaluepositive

workethics,suchasdiscipline,punctualitya

nd

respect.Thesequalitieshavenodoubthelped

mealottobealoyal,honestanddedicated

worker.Throughmyexperienceofstudyingin

Japan,Ihavelearnttoappreciatelifeand

everythingaroundmeandtoseethegoodin

everysituation.

IstheexperienceinJapanhelpful

?

Ms. Wong Yee LeeManager,

Executive Producer,Primeworks Studio Sdn. Bhd.

(A company ofMedia Prima Group)

graduated fromNagoya University

(Media Professional Studies)

Ms. Nora Azlinda JaaparAssistant Secretary,Ministry of Foreign Affairsgraduated fromNagaoka Universityof Technology(Electrical & ElectronicSystem Engineering)

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MessagesFromFormerStudents

I have only one phrase

for you - you should go.

It is tough. Don t giveup easily, always do your

best and get good resultsbut apart from studying,explore and experienceJapanese culture!

Disciplined, convenient,safe environment,academically matured,industry-based research,natural beauty...

you ll fall in love withJapan!Japan offers a beautiful

fusion of advanced technology,

a wealth of tradition withrich and unique culture.Come to Japan!

Add a foreign languageto your resume!

You will not just getquality education but you

will also benefit fromthe experience.

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All rights reserved. Photographs by courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ministry of Educaon, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyMEXT) J E b f J i M l i J Ed l I f C t K l L K t U i it Shib I t t f

For enquiries on Study in Japan

Japan Informaon Service (JIS), Embassy of Japan

Tel: 03-2177-2600

Website: hp://www.my.emb-japan.go.jp/

Mr. Zamree Bakar, Educaon Counsellor, JIS, Embassy of Japan

Tel: 03-2177-2600 ext. 185 (Tue-Thu, 10am-12noon)

Japan Educaonal Informaon Centre (JEIC or JASSO)

Tel: 03-2287-0812

Website: hp://www.studyinjapan.org.my/

For enquiries on Look East Policy (LEP)

Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) Malaysia

Tel: 03-8885-3000 / 4000

Website: hp://www.jpa.gov.my/

Contact Details

Embassy of Japan

Alumni of Malaysians who have studied in Japan

Alumni Look East Policy Society (ALEPS)

Tel: 03-2727-3355

Website: hp://www.aleps.org/

Japan Graduates Associaon of Malaysia (JAGAM)

Tel: 03-7877-4312Website: hp://www.jagam.org.my/

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