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Visa guide: How to apply for a Japan tourist visa in Manila Longing to visit Japan and have a Philippine passport? Make sure you get your visa in time! Here's a guide

Japanese Government Now Offering Scholarship Opportunities For Filipinos The Japanese Embassy in Manila is currently accepting scholarship applications from incoming college and graduate students from the Philippines. They are offering tuition subsidies for several fields including social sciences and humanities and natural...

What Do Japanese Think About Filipinos? – Japan Info According to the Ministry of Defense, Filipinos are the 3rd or 4th largest foreign population living in Japan (depending on the year, it continues to be a toss-up with Vietnamese residents). photo-ac.com/ The population is also expected to grow thanks to Japan’s new visa policies that will make it...

Study in Japan!

The application for the 2020 Japanese Government Scholarship Programs is NOW OPEN. DEADLINE of application is on MAY 31, 2019.

We offer four categories below;

1. Research (Master’s or Doctor’s degree)
2. Undergraduate (Bachelor’s degree)
3. College of Technology (No Bachelor’s degree)
4. Specialized Training College (No Bachelor’s degree)

You may download the guidelines and application forms at the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines website: https://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/00_000852.html.

All applicants are strongly advised to read the guidelines and prerequisites uploaded on the Embassy Website carefully prior to submitting an application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

To help guide you on your scholarship application and other scholarship-related inquiries, you may also visit the JICC library every Fridays for scholarship consultation from 9:00-12:30 am in the morning and from 2:00-4:30 pm in the afternoon. Please call 551-5710 loc. 2313 for more information on the scholarship consultation.

Photo Credit: Czarina Labayo, MEXT Scholar 2014

An interview with our Managing Director, Elly Gragas, on this issue, will be aired tomorrow on Fuji TV Channel 8 Japan.

Many unable to take tests for Japan visa- News - NHK WORLD - English Many nursing care students in the Philippines who have studied Japanese in the hopes of finding work in Japan have found that they cannot take the exam to get a visa because of a quota.

WATCH: First trailer for new anime film by 'Kimi no Na wa' director The first teaser trailer for 'Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You' ('Weather Child: Weathering With You'), a new animated movie from the director of 'Kimi no Na wa' ('your name'), has been released. 

Been wanting to try different Japanese Chocolates but can’t afford to buy each pack?

Good news! You may now customize your own pack with Japanese Chocolates of your choice with 8 Japanese Chocolates to choose from!

Pack of 6: P150.00
Pack of 8: P185.00
Pack of 12: P300.00
Pack of 16: P360.00

Available Japanese Chocolates:

1. Kitkat Green Tea
2. Kitkat Sakura & Roasted Soy Bean
3. Kitkat Iyokan
4. Kitkat Milk Chocolate Sakura Edition
5. Kitkat White Chocolate Sakura Edition
6. Black Thunder Choco Bar Japan
7. Country Ma’am Chocochip Cookie Vanilla
8. Country Ma’am Chocochip Cookie Cocoa

Applications for the 2020 Japanese Government Scholarship Programme (Undergraduate, Specialized Training, College of Technology, and Research categories) will open in April 2019.

Interested applicants are encouraged to check the Embassy of Japan website (https://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/00_000193.html) for eligibility requirements, other updates and previous exam samples
(https://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj0302e-30.html).

The JICC Library also conducts FREE Scholarship Consultation sessions every Friday, 9:00AM-12:00NN and 1:30PM-4:30PM. Hope to see you there!

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Reiwa: Japan reveals name of new era ahead of Emperor's abdication In a much-awaited moment that heralded the opening of a new chapter in Japan's history, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced Monday that the new era will be named Reiwa.