Why to Study in Japan?

Frankly saying, which country to go for study, the answer for Indians rests on many more factors other than the schools and education level. In India, students also look for factors such as

1. Education Quality
2. Post Study Settlement options
3. Part Time Job opportunity and earning potential in same
4. Cost of study
5. Fee to be paid before the visa or after the visa
6. English Requirement
7. Fund to be shown and fund type to be shown
8. Living standards in the country

I would discuss how Japan stands out against but first lets explore few facts about Japan:

1. Japanese passport holder can travel 175 countries without visa including United states of America,England,Canada,New Zealand,Germany, France,South Korea and Italy.

2. 3rd largest economy in the world, India is at 6th, Australia at 13th,New Zealand at 50th and Canada is at 10th Place.

3. Minimum wages in Japan is $9/hour while it's $2.40 in India,$7.25 in USA,$10 in Canada, $18.29 in Australia and $15.75 in New Zealand approximately.

4. Unemployment rate in Japan is just 3.1% while it's 7% in Canada,5.8% in Australia,5.1% in New Zealand and 4.9% in USA.

5. Avg life expectancy in Japan is highest in the world. It's 84.46 Yrs in Japan, 68.3 Yrs in India, 79.3 Yrs in USA, 81.67 Yrs in Canada, 81 Yrs in New Zealand and 82.8 Yrs in Australia.

6. Avg per person wealth in Japan is $85309, in Australia it's $38482, in Canada it's $63261 and in New Zealand it's $7480

7. Japan has the lowest crime rate in the world. In the crime ranking index out of 115 countries it's at 115th place,Canada at 72th,USA at 35th, Australia at 59th and New Zealand stands at 73rd place.

8. At global peaceful countries index Japan is at 10th place while Canada is at 8th, Australia at 12th,USA at 114th,India at 137th,New Zealand is at 2nd place.

9. At quality of life index out of 200 points Japan has got 176.04 points,173.90 points are awarded to Canada,122.09 points to India and 188.70 points are given to Australia.

10. One of the least corrupt country in the world.

11. Japan is at the top place in the ranking of countries with the most advanced technology in the world.Canada is at 8th place.

Now lets talk about all the above points to be considered by Indians

1. Education Quality

Country is well known for its scientific development in all the field along with the world famous companies. This reputation itself says the quality education of the country. No country can develop the way Japan has done if its education is not of high standard

2. Post Study Settlement options

The most popular course for Indians to study in Japan is Language course.

If a 12th pass out enrolls in Language course then after the course he/she must get enrolled in a UG course. But if an undergraduate enrolls then he/she can go on work permit by obtaining a suitable job. in nutshell, for skilled workers Japan offers many jobs due to rapidly ageing population and dwindling youth, Japan is looking to countries like Vietnam and India for trained manpower support

. Below are some place where a suitable job can be found.

• Tokyo Employment Service Center for Foreigners
  http://tokyo-foreigner.jsite.mhl...
• Nagoya Employment Service Center for Foreigners
  http://aichi-foreigner.jsite.mhl...
• Osaka Employment Service Center for Foreigners
  http://osaka-foreigner.jsite.mhl...
• Fukuoka Hello Work for Supporting New Graduates(Japanese)
  http://fukuoka-young.jsite.mhlw....

3. Part Time Job opportunity and earning potential in same

Getting the part time job is not an issue in Japan but the only hurdle is the language. Hence once you understand a minimum level of Japanese if not very fluent, getting the job is easy and the pay outs are the best around the world.

4. Fee to be paid before the visa or after the visa

It is human tendency to take calculated risk before doing any thing. Students also calculate their risk when they analyze the countries. In this way those countries which have the options of paying full fee or major fee after the visa have an added advantage.

In Japan, first, on behalf of the candidate applies in Immigration and it performs its part. Once immigration approves and the candidate gets COE( Confirmation of Enrollment) which is approval of Visa then only a candidate need to pay the fee.

5. English Requirement

Many candidates though interested in studying abroad but not either not interested in writing exams like IELTS or do not have the time to do so due to their professional obligations. For such candidates, Japan is a delight as it can be waived off.

6. Fund to be shown and fund type to be shown

Fund is a major bottleneck in getting the visa. Countries like Aus requirea a huge amount to be shown and countries like NZ require this month to be 6 month old. Practically, only very few Indian parents would keep 15 lacs rupee lying in their account for 6 months just to make it old. Japan provides an easy life as new funds are accepted.

7. Living standards in the country

This is already answered in above facts under point 8&9 as below:

8. At global peaceful countries index Japan is at 10th place while Canada is at 8th, Australia at 12th,USA at 114th,India at 137th,New Zealand is at 2nd place.

9. At quality of life index out of 200 points Japan has got 176.04 points,173.90 points are awarded to Canada,122.09 points to India and 188.70 points are given to Australia.

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