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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Thread: Antonio Inoki Meets Honyakujoshua Post: Antonio Inoki Meets Honyakujoshua Diplomacy again? |
dizmox | Off topic | 3 | 1,216 | 2015-05-16, 9:56 am | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
