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A. The regulation that made
a guarantor necessary to acquire entry and status of residence in
Japan was abolished in December 1996. Therefore, you no longer need
a guarantor to enter Japan as a foreign student.
However, please note that even if you are Japanese, guarantors are
often required in many aspects of life in Japan. For example, you
need a guarantor when you are renting an apartment, taking an entrance
examination or gaining admission to a Japanese university or special
training college. After admission, you may also need a guarantor
when you are making an application for a scholarship or tuition
subsidies. Guarantors are needed for both Japanese and foreign students
alike in such cases. Therefore, although you no longer need a guarantor
to gain entry into Japan, there will be many situations when they
are needed after you arrive in Japan.
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A. i) Informative materials
regarding study in Japan for reading
Japanese diplomatic establishments
overseas provide literature related to studying in Japan that you
may read at the establishment. They include the following:
- General information related to
studying in Japan (i.e. necessary preparations, educational facilities,
immigration procedures, living in Japan)
- Literature concerning the Japanese
system for foreign students
- Literature related to scholarships
- Information related to Japanese
universities (university and undergraduate department guide),
graduate schools, special training colleges and Japanese-language
institutes)
- Information regarding accommodations
in Japan
- Sample entrance examinations for
foreign students
ii) Consultation by Foreign
Student Advisors
Japanese diplomatic establishments
in countries where there are large numbers of students interested
in studying in Japan have former foreign students and other people
who are knowledgeable about Japan on hand to serve as foreign student
advisors (please note, however, that they are not full-time staff).
They provide assistance as well as consultation. Local explanatory
meetings are held once to several times a year in areas that are
located at a distance from such diplomatic establishments, so if
this applies to you, we suggest that you attend such a meeting.
Six Japanese embassies and consulates (located in Beijing and Shanghai,
China; the Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Indonesia; Thailand) have
special space set aside to provide information about studying in
Japan. Full-time foreign student advisors are on hand at these embassies
and consulates to provide information as well as consultation.
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