How I Landed a Tokyo Grad School Admit in 12 Months
A real month-by-month timeline from MEXT inquiry in May 2025 to Tokyo arrival in April 2026: 11 professor emails, 3 replies, 1 admit, and a 92,000 INR spend.
2026-05-02JLPT Study Blog
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Study Guides
Study Guides
What an Imperial-7 Japanese Lab Actually Looks Like Inside
A field report from inside an Imperial-7 STEM lab: 10-to-5 core hours, weekly zemi seminars, senpai-kohai onboarding, and the unwritten rules nobody warns you about.
2026-05-02Study Guides
Got Rejected by MEXT â How to Pass on the Second Try
Reapply to MEXT after rejection: diagnose the real reason, fix the proposal, rebuild your professor list. Second-try success rates run 25â35% vs 15â20% first-time.
2026-05-02Study Guides
From N4 to N3 in 6 Months for Japan Grad School
A 6-month JLPT N4-to-N3 sprint plan tied to Japan grad-school applications: 240 study hours, 4 phases, mock-test cadence, and how N3 plugs into your application.
2026-05-02Study Guides
Japan vs Singapore for CS Grad School: A Real Comparison
Japan vs Singapore for CS grad school: tuition (3,600 USD vs 17,000+ SGD/year), admissions bar, language load, post-grad salaries, and a 4-question decision filter.
2026-05-02Grammar Guides
Japanese Conditional Grammar: Complete Guide to ãã, ã°, ã¨, ãĒã
Master all 4 Japanese conditional forms - ãã, ã°, ã¨, and ãĒã. Learn when to use each with clear explanations and examples.
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Grammar Guides
Japanese Keigo Complete Guide: Honorific Language Explained
Master Japanese keigo (æŦčĒ) with this complete guide. Learn sonkeigo, kenjougo, and teineigo for business and formal situations.
2026-02-21Grammar Guides
Japanese ãĻ-Form Complete Guide: All Uses Explained
Master the Japanese ãĻ-form with this comprehensive guide. Learn conjugation rules and all 15+ uses for JLPT N5-N3.
2026-02-21Grammar Guides
Japanese Passive Voice Complete Guide: All Forms Explained
Master Japanese passive voice (åčēĢåŊĸ) with direct passive, indirect passive, suffering passive, and passive honorifics.
2026-02-21Grammar Guides
Japanese Sentence Ending Particles Complete Guide
Master Japanese sentence ending particles (įĩåŠčŠ) like ã, ã, ãĒ, ããĒ, ãŽ, and more for natural conversation.
2026-02-21
Test Information
JLPT Test Dates 2026: Exam Schedule, Registration Windows, and Results
Official JLPT 2026 test dates, expected registration windows, and result timing for July and December sessions, plus links to the right study and practice pages.
2026-02-08
Grammar Comparisons
ããã¨ããŖãĻ vs ãããĢã¯: Japanese Reasoning Expressions
Learn the differences between ããã¨ããŖãĻ (just because) and ãããĢ㯠(now that/since) in Japanese. JLPT N2 grammar.
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