Thursday, June 24, 2010

I live in the USA, and I would like to attend high school in Japan. I would prefer a boarding school that is..

I live in the USA, and I would like to attend high school in Japan. I would prefer a boarding school that is..?
...either public or private, but at least has dorms. I'm not talking about exchange programs by the way. I have a few questions about this: 1. How much do you think it will cost? 2. I would prefer to go to a Japanese school. how much Japanese do I need to know though (I know some) 3. How can I talk my parents into it? 4. What kind of classes do they have? 5. How long is spring break and summer vacation? 6. How can I find a school and apply for it? 7. What kind of things do they look for/expect in foreign students? (As in standards, expectations) 8. What kind of supplies would I need? Thank you very much! Please no rude answers. This is very important to me.
Japan - 2 Answers
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There are few boarding high schools in Japan first of all. 1, It takes about $20,000 for 1 year. $60,000 for 3 years. 2, You need to know 2,000 kanji because that's what Japanese kids learn before high school. 4, Japanese, math, history, music, sport, English, and so on. 5, summer: between July 15 and the end of August, spring: between March 15 and April 7 or like that. 6, Just search on web. 7, There is nothing they expect "only" from foreign student. You are required to have Japanese skill and study like other Japanese students. 8, Just think about going to a high school there.
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I thought we already answered this question. Most schools in Japan are for those who are already living in Japan. If you don't want to come to Japan as part of an exchange program then there's really no way you can come and go to school in Japan. It is not a rude answer, that is the plain truth and there's no way around it unless your family moves to Japan and takes up Japanese residency. If you want to go to a Japanese high school with Japanese students then you should need to know Japanese at a high/fluent level to understand all the classes and communicate with your fellow classmates.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Where is the best place to meet youth in Japan

Where is the best place to meet youth in Japan?
Two of my friends and I are going to Japan next year and we would like to meet some people of similair age just for kicks. All I've been able to come up with is Youth Hostels and the Shibuya District in Tokyo. Also, do they let you tour the high schools in Japan? We wanna see what they're like there.
Japan - 4 Answers
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Do you have Japanese people coming on tours of your high school?! Thought not! The other two are good suggestions plus any place that deals with any other interests for example record shops or arcades. Learn Japanese as well. Have fun and be nice to them.
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Roppongi, even if it is slowly dying from the influx of the Mori tower business people, is the clubbing district. Shibuya is where a lot of young people hang out, as well as certain bars that are found throughout Tokyo such as Gaspanic and Hubs. Also, you can find (rich) kids in Omotesando, a lot of foreigners in Hiroo, and there are some fun arcades (like Sega Joypolis, in Odaiba--Odaiba is a great bay town with a lot to offer, by the way). No, you cannot tour Japanese high schools. Just like you cannot tour American high schools. How does that make any sense.
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In Tokyo, go to Harajuku. That is the happening place for young people.
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Try nearby some of the universities like Waseda in Tokyo, Ritsumeikan in Kyoto... Shonan beach in the summer Shimokitazawa in Tokyo Takeshita street in Harajuku

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Why is it in Japan there are no school shooting incidents

Why is it in Japan there are no school shooting incidents?
I mean Japan has ridiculously high suicide rates. Their education systems seem to me to be very oppressive and stressful judging from the number of students committing suicide. Their society has shown the capacity to produce lunatics committed to slaughtering as many innocents as possible before committing hara-kiri. Yet their worst incident is a knifing of 8 pre-school children. Isn't this evidence that gun-control works!? (at least in reducing gun violence). That the pro-gun argument claiming that banning guns means only the criminals will have guns falls flat? The only criminals in Japan that have guns are those that belong to organized crime, not petty criminals robbing convenience stores! And certainly no suicidals going on a killing spree, blaming the world for their woes. If ever they go on a spree, their score is so low it doesn't even attract world attention!
Other - Society & Culture - 7 Answers
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Guns jam there...due to higher humidity. Thus, any societal comparison is completely invalid. .
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No guns in Japan it is illegal to own a gun that is one reason airsoft is popular there because unlike in American where we can go to the range and squeeze of some rounds they can't.
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Most of the world has a much lower crime rate than America. In Japan, a criminal believes he has a 5% chance of getting away with a crime, VS American criminals believe they have better than 70% chance of getting away with it.
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Have you ever watched anime? Bullets and all sorts of projectiles move in slow motion there. Therefore, there are shootings, but the kids have plenty of time to get out of the way.
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There are virtually no guns in the hands of common people in Japan. Therefore, no chance of gun violence or school shootings. About two-thirds of total 60 or so annual gun related homicides are orgainized crime related. No access to guns, no shootings. However, violence, especially with knives, has increased in the past few years. Gun control works, but that is a small part of the reason for the low homicide rate, others being society related. I live in Japan and have children in school, and I believe if guns were as accessible here as in the States, there would be a significant school shooting problem, but at a lower rate.
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Because Japan is a safe country.
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Basically most (I don't say 100%) gun incidents have been occured by Yakuza or foreign criminals. Ppl don't notice there is gun-control in Japan. Because common ppl don't have a chance to grab a gun. There are no gun shop in Japan, except hunting gun shop. Even cop can not shoot easily in Japan. If the cop shot in the street or residential area, the legality and reasonability of each shooting will be called in question. Gun-control and the incident you posted are different story. By the way, did this kind of news attract your attention? Are you interested in Japan? If not, leave Japan alone. It's their business. I am not interested in your country's (I don't know where though) criminals and gun controle.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

is there any islamic school in japan

is there any islamic school in japan?

Japan - 2 Answers
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I defiantly need more information. What kind of islamic school? Are you looking for a school that teaches the religion of islam, or a school that teaches regular school stuff (reading writing and asthmatic) but is a religious based school? Also what part of Japan? There are many islands and travel time to go any where can be outrageous because of traffic and packed train systems. Please add details!
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Yes they just open one in tokyo, right next to the famous tokyo mosque. click the link for more info. salam