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Account (My Page) Requirements to apply Applicants information Academic result Curriculum Vitae Personal statement Research plan Recommendation letter Other questions regarding online application Interview test
Account (My Page)
1. I cannot receive the account activation email from the online application system. | Check out your spam mailbox. Some servers may refuse to accept the email from this system. Instead, try to sign up with another email address like webmail. |
Requirements to apply
1. I have not taken an entrance examination to enter university in Fall 2023. Can I apply? | If you are going to take an entrance examination to enter university in Spring 2024, you are eligible to apply. |
2. Since I am about to take the entrance exam, I will not be able to upload my acceptance letter before the application deadline. | Input the estimated date of the result announcement of the entrance examination. |
3. I am not currently enrolled in the university, but I will take an entrance examination to enter in Fall 2023. Can I apply? | Yes. |
4. Should I go back to my home country as soon as I graduate from the university? | A few years to work in Japan or other countries before returning to the home country is admitted. |
Applicants information
1. I cannot upload a photo. | Check out the following things. - The data size should be smaller than 500KB.
- The favorable aspect ratio(width to height) is 4:3.
- The file of the image should be .jpg or .gif.
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2. My supervisor from Fall 2023 has not yet been determined. | Input “To be determined.” |
Academic result
1. Should I input the academic result of graduate school, in which I am in progress? | If you can get the academic result, input them. If you cannot get it, you can leave the table blank. |
2. Should I count the credits I earned at the university I attended as an exchange student? | If the credits are necessary for graduation, count them as well. |
3. Should I input Kosen’s (Technical College’s) academic result? | If you transferred from Kosen to a university, count the units you earned in Kosen. |
4. I graduated from two universities. Should I input both academic results? | You may enter both or one of them. If your grades from the first university are “certified” by the second university, please enter the total of both grades. |
Curriculum Vitae
1. The input field of universities is insufficient. | Input in the field of “Other academic background” or “Other remarks” at the bottom of the page. |
Personal statement
1. Should I input about the family living in my home country? | Input about your parents and siblings. If you are married, provide information about your spouse and child(ren). |
Research plan
1. Can I write it in English? | No, write it in Japanese. If you cannot write in Japanese, request someone translate it into Japanese. |
2. Can I increase the pages of the template? | Adding a few pages is allowed. |
3. Can I insert figures? | Yes. |
4. How much should I write in detail? | Selection committee members are professionals in each academic field. However, since it is difficult to cover every detailed academic area, to be written concisely is favorable. |
5. I don’t have academic achievements yet. What should I write? | Write “Nothing” or leave the space blank. |
6. What are the activities in society? | They could be a volunteer, sports, or cultural activity that you were highly evaluated on. |
Recommendation letter
1. Is there a template for a recommendation letter? | No. |
2. Should I have a recommendation letter written by the professor who will supervise me from Fall 2023? | Either the new supervisor or the previous one is acceptable. |
3. Is the recommendation letter in English acceptable because my supervisor is a foreigner? | Yes, it is. |
4. Is a seal (stamp) needed in the recommendation letter? | A recommendation letter writer should put a seal (stamp) or a signature when you upload it yourself. |
5. A recommender wants to send the letter directly to the Honjo Foundation without handing it to me(the applicant). Is it acceptable? | Yes. Input the recommender’s name instead of uploading the letter into the online application form. |
Other questions regarding online application
1. The page does not proceed though there is no error found. | The auto-translation system installed on your PC may cause disturb the correct work of the online application system. Remove it and log in again. |
2. Can you confirm the acceptance of my application? | No. If you click the “Application” button on the last page and PDF files are generated automatically, your application is completed. |
Interview test
1. Is the interview test conducted in English? | No. It is conducted in Japanese. However, it is not to evaluate language skills. Candidates should prepare an oral explanation about themselves and their research in the easy Japanese language. |
2. I will be out of Japan on the day of the interview test. | Interview tests can be conducted online if the candidate cannot be at the interview site. |