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Living in Japan |
Contents:
1.Currency and cost of living
2. Cost of study
3. Living expenses
4. Accommodation
5. Guarantor
6. Part-time Work
7. Expenses for medical treatment |
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| 6.
Part-time Work |
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| An
international student is allowed to have a part-time job upon receiving
permission from the school attended as well as from the nearest
Regional Immigration Bureau, and under the following conditions: |
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(1) |
The
part-time job should not prevent the student from carrying
out his/her core activities in Japan. |
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(2) |
The
purpose is to earn money for tuition fees and other necessary
expenses of study in Japan. |
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(3) |
Employment
should not be undertaken at service establishments that operate
entertainment and amusement businesses or sex-related businesses;
or business that erodes moral values of students. |
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(4) |
The
number of working hours is as shown in the table above. |
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| Type
of student |
Maximum
working hours |
Status
of residence |
a.
International students who study at universities or similar
educational institutes
b. International students who study at colleges of technology
or postsecondary courses of special- ized training colleges |
Within
28 hours per week (up to 8 hours per day during long school
vacation periods) |
College
student |
Research
students
(kenkyu-sei) who mainly
audit classes or are auditors |
Within
14 hours per week (up to 8 hours per day during long school
vacation periods) |
| Students
in Japanese- language institutes (shugaku-sei) |
Within
4 hours a day |
Pre-college
student |
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The
most common part-time jobs available to international students are
restaurant work, followed by language teaching, cleaning, sales,
etc.
The main points to consider when deciding on a part-time
job are as follows:
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(1) |
The
work does not interfere with studies
(For example, late-night work will affect a student's ability
to concentrate in nexts day classes.) |
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(2) |
Methods
of payment
(taxes; payment on a daily, weekly or monthly basis; payment
in cash or through the bank; etc.) |
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(3) |
Safety
(Is there any danger of accidents? What about insurance if
an accident occurs?)
The most important point for the student is to
take care of his or her health and not allow the work to interfere
with studies.
The welfare sections of universities and the Center
for Domestic and Foreign Students provide information on part-time
work that is available to students with the status of residence
as "college student." In addition, public "Hello
Work" employment offices provide information about part-time
work for international students with a "pre-college student"
status. |
* the
Center for Domestic and Foreign Students http://www.naigai.or.jp/infojob/Rindex.htm
* Hello Work http://www.mhlw.go.jp/kyujin/hwmap.html |
