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    Thread: Getting a Scholarship for College/Lang. School while already in Japan?
Post: Getting a Scholarship for College/Lang. School whi...

I haven't heard of scholarships for language schools before but I got a MEXT scholarship for my graduate degree applying within Japan through the university
dizmox JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 3 1,075 2015-07-04, 6:18 am
    Thread: Try listening to this and see if you can hear it clearly
Post: Try listening to this and see if you can hear it c...

Clearly sounds like どうして急に来たの? to me
dizmox The Japanese language 18 2,780 2015-07-04, 4:57 am
    Thread: Advanced Vocabulary
Post: Advanced Vocabulary

I just barely passed N1 in 2 years. 103/190 My Chinese friend managed in about 14 months. Learning a new writing system does not put westerners at years of disadvantage. It's just that the majority o...
dizmox General discussion 29 4,792 2015-06-07, 2:10 am
    Thread: Overwork
Post: Overwork

I usually opt out drinking events too... too exhausted after 11-12 hours of work to drink until 3am. ~_~ My hours are the same as western ones for finance though.
dizmox General discussion 39 7,069 2015-05-18, 5:53 am
    Thread: Antonio Inoki Meets Honyakujoshua
Post: Antonio Inoki Meets Honyakujoshua

Diplomacy again?
dizmox Off topic 3 1,216 2015-05-16, 9:56 am
    Thread: Overwork
Post: Overwork

I think erlog's take on things is a bit bleak though. Surely as a bilingual, western university-educated person you can do better than ending up in a typical inefficient, male-dominated Japanese compa...
dizmox General discussion 39 7,069 2015-05-16, 9:42 am
    Thread: Overwork
Post: Overwork

Don't waste time at companies where the management is so bad that everyone is working till midnight at no fault of their own (especially if you're not being paid overtime). If you find yourself in s...
dizmox General discussion 39 7,069 2015-05-15, 11:26 pm
    Thread: japanese learning burn-out
Post: japanese learning burn-out

Stop thinking of it as something that you'll finish in a certain time period and just get used to the idea of learning everyday as part of your lifestyle (whether it be learning Japanese or anything e...
dizmox The Japanese language 33 5,510 2015-05-03, 11:19 am
    Thread: American comedian expresses his frustration in learning Kanji
Post: American comedian expresses his frustration in lea...

Tzadeck Wrote:More bad Japanese television, and another caricature celeb foreigner. Yuck. Hopefully he has some balls and can use his new-found fame to do something beyond this crap. All I get asked...
dizmox The Japanese language 31 6,678 2015-04-28, 10:05 am
    Thread: Question about Henshall for advanced stage learners....
Post: Question about Henshall for advanced stage learner...

I don't think that's a good use of time
dizmox Learning resources 5 936 2015-03-28, 9:24 pm
    Thread: CIR or MEXT
Post: CIR or MEXT

vix86 Wrote:Todai as a "door opener" for jobs in Japan is probably only applicable for people that did their 4 year degree there. Graduate work tends to be a different matter. I've heard that getting ...
dizmox JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 5 1,685 2015-03-22, 9:05 am
    Thread: Zzzzz
Post: Zzzzz

Been working 11-12 hour days in finance in Tokyo for the last 4 months while trying to juggle other interests like programming/game dev study and drawing Kinda tired
dizmox Off topic 6 1,303 2015-01-30, 3:57 pm
    Thread: Having trouble making career decisions
Post: Having trouble making career decisions

As long as you know Japanese and have a good education and want to work here you will get a job easily. Just decide what you really want to do then find a way to do it in Japan, otherwise you'll get h...
dizmox JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 5 1,746 2015-01-30, 3:52 pm
    Thread: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions
Post: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions

2014 was a shitty year for me Quote:2014 Resolutions: -Read as much as schedule and available mental energy allows every day. -Fully recover from running injury and slowly work towards 10ks -Get a do...
dizmox General discussion 51 10,062 2014-12-28, 8:22 am
    Thread: College or working in Japan as an adult
Post: College or working in Japan as an adult

If your goal is to stay in Japan long term don't rush and just finish getting a bachelor's in the USA asap. Doing it in Japan would just be a waste of time tbh. Hardly anyone learns much at all in uni...
dizmox JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 23 20,283 2014-12-22, 10:18 pm
    Thread: Are those words or MeCab mistakes?
Post: Are those words or MeCab mistakes?

They're all words but some are usually found in compounds.
dizmox Learning resources 19 2,463 2014-11-13, 8:54 am
    Thread: The Post-JET/ALT Job Hunt - Now What?
Post: The Post-JET/ALT Job Hunt - Now What?

Arupan Wrote:Yes, you have to be in the US in order to take the exam, interview, etc... for MEXT. Not necessarily, you can apply to a university and get them to recommend you for it.
dizmox JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 36 8,692 2014-11-13, 8:33 am
    Thread: Project Gorgon (an "indie" MMO on Kickstarter)
Post: Project Gorgon (an "indie" MMO on Kickstarter)

I want an FFXI successor.. ;_;
dizmox Off topic 14 4,250 2014-09-14, 4:08 pm
    Thread: My favorite thing about Japan.
Post: My favorite thing about Japan.

Service staff always have a smile on their face instead of an unwelcoming scowl like half the ones I encounter in Europe Not being made obliged to pay for water in restaurants Mostly friendly, well ...
dizmox General discussion 26 4,909 2014-09-11, 2:52 am
    Thread: College Degrees for Japan?
Post: College Degrees for Japan?

Jombo Wrote:dizmox Wrote:Getting /any/ job is easy enough if you're a university student in Japan that speaks Japanese properly, but it'd be best to do something that would give you marketable skills ...
dizmox General discussion 14 2,393 2014-08-29, 11:31 pm
    Thread: College Degrees for Japan?
Post: College Degrees for Japan?

Getting /any/ job is easy enough if you're a university student in Japan that speaks Japanese properly, but it'd be best to do something that would give you marketable skills to compensate for any lac...
dizmox General discussion 14 2,393 2014-08-29, 10:44 pm
    Thread: Worth Going to Boston Career Forum for N3-ish Comp Sci Major?
Post: Worth Going to Boston Career Forum for N3-ish Comp...

Tokyo may be more expensive for floor space (is that right?) than London/NY but I think the number of smaller-sized properties is greater so it's easier to live in the center of Tokyo compared to the ...
dizmox JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 15 3,358 2014-08-29, 10:10 pm
    Thread: I am not good at Japanese language.
Post: I am not good at Japanese language.

nvm
dizmox Off topic 9 2,565 2014-07-24, 8:43 pm
    Thread: Airport Customs in Japan
Post: Airport Customs in Japan

Vempele Wrote:Yeah, but do they check for thoughtcrime? Just western countries for now I think
dizmox General discussion 17 3,403 2014-06-21, 11:43 am
    Thread: Are you more cynical after having lived in Japan?
Post: Are you more cynical after having lived in Japan?

I expected moving to Japan to be somewhat more like Kiniro Mosaic [Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbFf_Lk2SCY] Why is reality so cruel
dizmox General discussion 125 23,369 2014-06-13, 11:06 am
    Thread: Why do you want to move to Japan?
Post: Why do you want to move to Japan?

Decided I wanted to move to Japan on a whim years ago and after two years living here I'm fairly sure it was the right decision. 1) My significant other is here 2) It's more fulfilling to be an otaku...
dizmox General discussion 72 10,249 2014-06-09, 8:18 am
    Thread: Programming Jobs in Japan and general travel questions
Post: Programming Jobs in Japan and general travel quest...

Never, but I'm only in my early 20s, so I don't know many older people...
dizmox JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 30 10,393 2014-05-30, 11:03 pm
    Thread: Programming Jobs in Japan and general travel questions
Post: Programming Jobs in Japan and general travel quest...

Quote:What are the reasons again for why a person born/raised in North America or Europe would want to work in Japan? I never really liked living in the west much and my reasons for liking living here...
dizmox JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 30 10,393 2014-05-30, 10:36 pm
    Thread: Programming Jobs in Japan and general travel questions
Post: Programming Jobs in Japan and general travel quest...

kitakitsune Wrote:Bonus and stock option packages that are not typically listed in job postings would bring the Japanese companies more in line with US practices. A mid-level manager in Japan making ...
dizmox JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 30 10,393 2014-05-30, 10:00 pm
    Thread: Programming Jobs in Japan and general travel questions
Post: Programming Jobs in Japan and general travel quest...

Inny Jan Wrote:dizmox Wrote:If you're a really good programmer... http://programmers.stackexchange.com/que...programmer Let me correct myself: "if you can convince the people hiring that you're a good...
dizmox JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 30 10,393 2014-05-24, 9:46 pm