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The University of Tokyo

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  • Cheapest housing in Japan

    JP¥4,700per month

    Lowest published student housing of the 8 universities in Japan we have rates for

    The next-lowest is JP¥18,500 per month.

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The University of Tokyo, in Tokyo, Japan, has 1 undergraduate course and 19 master's courses listed on StudyPath. International tuition is JP¥535,800 a year. The University of Tokyo publishes its own accommodation prices, from JP¥4,700 per month. 1 of the 20 publishes an application deadline. Every figure above was read from The University of Tokyo's own published pages and last checked on 23 September 2026.

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Not set — every fee below is the international rate. Home and EU/EEA rates are often far lower.

courses

20 courses

B.Sc. · Chemistry

International tuition

JP¥535,800 per year

Published, undated

Same rate across the institution · All students — no separate international rate

The University of Tokyo publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

GSC's own Cost & Aid page states this as the annual tuition, paid in two installments (November and May), plus a one-time JPY 282,000 admission fee paid in September — it names no academic year or period anywhere on the page, hence undated. This figure (535,800) matches UTokyo's general undergraduate rate for those who enrolled in or before 2024; the university's separate, general Admission Fee and Tuition page states a higher current rate of JPY 642,960/year for later intakes, so GSC's own page may not yet reflect that increase — flagged here rather than silently substituted, since GSC's own page is what actually governs a GSC applicant's fee. Either way this is UTokyo's standard undergraduate rate, not a GSC-specific or international-specific one; Japanese national universities do not charge international students a separate rate. GSC is a THIRD-YEAR TRANSFER programme, not a freshman-entry degree: applicants must already have completed 2 years of undergraduate study abroad (see the entry requirements), and go on to complete their final 2 years at UTokyo before receiving a UTokyo Bachelor of Science. Every student admitted also receives the automatic 'Faculty of Science Scholarship' (JPY 150,000/month) plus fully rent-supported housing, for up to their 2 years on GSC — see the cost note below.

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“Admission Fee 282,000 JPY One-time payment (September) Tuition Fee (annual) 535,800 JPY Two installments per year (November and May)”
Cost & Aid - Global Science Courses.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Every GSC transfer student automatically receives the 'Faculty of Science Scholarship' — JPY 150,000 per month for up to two consecutive years — plus University-arranged housing with fully supported monthly rent for the same period (utilities and internet are the student's own cost). Between the scholarship and the housing support, this goes well beyond covering the JPY 535,800 annual tuition for most admits. Not a competitive, criteria-gated award — every successful GSC applicant receives it automatically, which is why it is recorded here rather than as a named scholarship entry.

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“All students admitted to the GSC Undergraduate Transfer Program will be awarded the "Faculty of Science Scholarship". Under this scholarship, students receive 150,000 Japanese Yen per month during their time as a GSC student (for up to two consecutive years). This scholarship is provided to help pay for the admission fee and annual tuition fees, and to support daily expenses. Housing Aid In addition to the monthly scholarship, the University will arrange housing with fully supported monthly rent for GSC students (for up to two consecutive years).”
Cost & Aid - Global Science Courses.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Intake
October
Source
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“STAGE 5 October Enrollment Successful applicants start their new academic life at UTokyo.”
Schedule - Global Science Courses.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Taught in
English
Source
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“All the GSC classes and lab sessions are conducted in English by world-leading professors who are pursuing cutting-edge research in the most advanced fields”
Message - Global Science Courses.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Application deadline
Late January to late March, for the following October intake. GSC publishes this as a window rather than a fixed date; exact dates are set in the application guidelines released by late December each year.
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“STAGE 1 Late January - Late March Application Online application form and all other required documents must be received by GSC Administration Office by the application deadline.”
Schedule - Global Science Courses.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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What you'll study

Not yet added.

Entry requirementsEnglish · grades

English language

  • TOEFL iBT, 80 overall
  • TOEFL PBT, 550 overall
  • IELTS Academic, 6.5 overall
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“TOEFL iBT 80 Institution code: 6298 Institution name: University of Tokyo Global Science Course (MyBest scores are not accepted) TOEFL PBT 550 IELTS Academic 6.5”
Eligibility - Global Science Courses.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Academic offer

Applicants must already be full-time university students who have completed (or will complete) their first 2 years of undergraduate study outside Japan, with a minimum of 62 credits under the UTokyo credit system, and must have completed basic undergraduate-level Chemistry plus at least 2 of Mathematics, Physics or Biology. There is no direct freshman-entry route into GSC — this is a 3rd-year transfer programme only.
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“Prospective students must have completed basic undergraduate-level classes in Chemistry and at least 2 of the following subjects before applying to GSC: Mathematics, Physics, or Biology.”
Eligibility - Global Science Courses.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Master's degree · 2 years · Earth & Environmental

International tuition

JP¥535,800 per year

~JP¥1,071,600 for the whole 2 years, at today's fee
Published, undated

Same rate across the institution · All students — no separate international rate

The University of Tokyo publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

GPES's own Tuition and Scholarships page states this as the Masters-course annual tuition (the PhD-course rate differs slightly, at JPY 520,800), plus a one-time JPY 282,000 enrollment fee -- both explicitly flagged 'subject to change' on the page itself, and the page carries no academic year anywhere, hence undated. This matches UTokyo's standard national-university tuition rate; Japanese national universities do not charge international students a separate rate, so this is an institution-wide figure rather than a GPES-specific one. GPES currently has no dedicated scholarships available at application time (per the same page) -- successful applicants may apply for scholarships only after enrolment.

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“Enrollment fee: JPY 282,000 (subject to change) Annual tuition fees : Masters JPY 535,800, Ph.D.JPY 520,800(subject to change)”
Tuition and Scholarships - The University of Tokyo, GPESgpes.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Intake
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Taught in
English
Source
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“The Graduate Program on Environmental Sciences (GPES) is an exciting new advanced level degree program (offered at both Masters and Ph.D. level) at the University of Tokyo. It shares its vision with its undergraduate counterpart, the International Program on Environmental Sciences, one of the PEAK (Programs in English at Komaba) program and is likewise delivered entirely in English.”
About GPES Program - The University of Tokyo, GPESgpes.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Application deadline
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What you'll study

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Master of Engineering · 2 years · Biomedical Engineering

International tuition

JP¥535,800 per year

~JP¥1,071,600 for the whole 2 years, at today's fee
Published, undated

Same rate across the institution · All students — no separate international rate

The University of Tokyo publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

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Source
Application deadline
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What you'll study

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Master of Engineering · 2 years · Architecture

International tuition

JP¥535,800 per year

~JP¥1,071,600 for the whole 2 years, at today's fee
Published, undated

Same rate across the institution · All students — no separate international rate

The University of Tokyo publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

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Source
Application deadline
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What you'll study

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Master of Engineering · 2 years · Business & Management

International tuition

JP¥535,800 per year

~JP¥1,071,600 for the whole 2 years, at today's fee
Published, undated

Same rate across the institution · All students — no separate international rate

The University of Tokyo publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

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Intake
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Taught in
English
Source
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“To obtain a master’s degree, at least three classes from Group A; three classes from Group B; and one class from Group C must be taken. The classes are taught in English, with some also taught in Japanese. Supplementary Japanese courses are also provided if necessary.”
G30_international technology managementglobal30.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Master of Engineering · 2 years · Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering

International tuition

JP¥535,800 per year

~JP¥1,071,600 for the whole 2 years, at today's fee
Published, undated

Same rate across the institution · All students — no separate international rate

The University of Tokyo publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

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“Annual Tuition Fee 535,800 yen (Master) (as of 2026)”
Prospectus|International Multidisciplinary Engineering Graduate Program:ime.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Intake
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Taught in
English
Source
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“Program Features Lectures and research guidance in English”
Prospectus|International Multidisciplinary Engineering Graduate Program:ime.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

How The University of Tokyo compares

Against the other universities in Japan on StudyPath, using each one's verified international fees and its own published housing prices. Universities are only compared with others charging in the same currency (and, for housing, for the same period), so no figure here has been converted. A ~ marks a year worked out from a per-term or whole-course fee.

The University of Tokyo's lowest undergraduate fee for international students is JP¥535,800 a year, for Global Science Course (GSC) — Chemistry. Of the 7 other universities in Japan we list with undergraduate fees in JPY, 3 charge more at their lowest, 4 charge the same. Their lowest undergraduate fees run from JP¥535,800 (Kyoto University) to ~JP¥1,172,000 (Sophia).

The University of Tokyo's lowest master's fee for international students is JP¥535,800 a year, for Architecture and Urban Design Course in Master's Global 30 Program (G30-UDA). Of the 3 other universities in Japan we list with master's fees in JPY, 1 charges more at their lowest, 2 charge the same. Their lowest master's fees run from JP¥535,800 (The University of Osaka) to JP¥635,400 (Institute of Science Tokyo).

Student housing. The University of Tokyo's own lowest published rate is JP¥4,700 per month. Of the 7 other universities in Japan we list that publish housing per month in JPY, 7 charge more. Their lowest published rates run from JP¥18,500 (Kyushu University) to JP¥62,500 (Institute of Science Tokyo).

By subject
SubjectLowest fee hereAgainst other universities in JapanTheir lowest fees
ChemistryundergraduateJP¥535,800Global Science Course (GSC) — Chemistry1 of 5 charge moreJP¥535,800 to JP¥635,400
Chemistrymaster'sJP¥535,800Global Science Graduate Course (GSGC) — Master's1 of 3 charge moreJP¥535,800 to JP¥635,400
Economicsmaster'sJP¥535,800International Program in Agricultural Development Studies (IPADS) — Master's1 of 3 charge moreJP¥535,800 to JP¥635,400
Physicsmaster'sJP¥535,800Global Science Graduate Course (GSGC) — Master's1 of 3 charge moreJP¥535,800 to JP¥635,400

Subjects taught at The University of Tokyo

Each one opens every course in that subject, at every university we hold, with the same verified fees.

Where these figures come from

4 sentences from The University of Tokyo's own site each back several figures above. Each is quoted once here; every course that uses one still opens it and links to its own source page.

  1. Used for international fee on 7 courses

    “Student Category Undergraduate Graduate (excl. School of Law) School of Law Master's/Professional Doctoral/PhD in Medicine or Veterinary Science Admission fee ¥282,000 ¥282,000 ¥282,000 Tuition fee (annual) ¥642,960 ¥535,800”
    Admission Fee and Tuition | The University of Tokyou-tokyo.ac.jpread 1 Sept 2026
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  2. Used for international fee on 3 courses

    “Annual tuition ¥535,800”
    G30_tuition and feesglobal30.t.u-tokyo.ac.jpread 23 Sept 2026
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  3. Used for course length on 3 courses

    “To complete the Global 30 Master's program at the School of Engineering of the University of Tokyo, you must: enroll for a period of at least 2 years,”
    G30_requirements for completing the coursesglobal30.t.u-tokyo.ac.jpread 23 Sept 2026
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  4. Used for teaching language on 2 courses

    “The lectures for all of the below-described Global 30 courses are conducted in English, and students are eligible to receive degrees upon course completion.”
    Global30global30.t.u-tokyo.ac.jpread 23 Sept 2026
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More about The University of Tokyo

About & contact

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Accommodation

JP¥4,700per month

Mitaka International Hall of Residence (single rooms, domestic and international students), base accommodation fee

No entrance fee. Additional monthly charges apply on top of this base fee: utilities (2,550 yen basic rate plus usage), internet, a 500 yen common service fee, and a 1,000 yen maintenance fee.

Published by the university itself, not a live listings price. Actual cost depends on room type, availability and when you apply.

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“Accommodation Fees 4,700 yen (monthly)”
Housing Office | Housing Information | Mitaka International Hall of Residenceu-tokyo.ac.jp
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After you graduate

Rules read 19 Aug 2026. Check the current rules, this may be out of date

What Japan's own immigration authority currently publishes. Not a ranking, not a guarantee, and not the same as what any agent or forum will tell you. Whether someone actually obtains residence depends on occupation, points, funds and policy that can change between application and graduation.

Work during study

A 'Student' (留学) status-of-residence holder has no work rights by default and must separately obtain 'Permission to Engage in Activities Other Than Those Permitted under the Status of Residence Previously Granted' (資格外活動許可) from the Immigration Services Agency before taking any paid work. The general permit (包括許可) that covers ordinary part-time work caps income-generating activity at 28 hours per week, rising to 8 hours per day (i.e. up to 40 hours in a normal week) during the educational institution's long vacation periods. Work in an establishment affecting public morals (e.g. adult entertainment or nightlife venues) is barred outright regardless of hours. A student intending to work must apply in person (or through an approved intermediary such as their school) at the regional immigration bureau, presenting their residence card; there is no fee.

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“1週について28時間以内(教育機関の長期休業期間にあっては、1日について8時間以内)の収入を伴う事業を運営する活動(注)又は報酬を受ける活動を行う場合は、資格外活動の包括許可が必要となります。”
「留学」の在留資格に係る資格外活動許可について | 出入国在留管理庁moj.go.jp
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Post-study work visa

未来創造人材制度 (J-Find) — Designated Activities status for graduates of top-ranked universities . Up to 2 years
Introduced April 2023, J-Find grants a 'Designated Activities' status to someone who meets all three published conditions: (1) they graduated from — or completed a graduate-level degree or professional degree at — a university placed in the top 100 by at least two of three named world university rankings (QS World University Rankings, THE World University Rankings, or the Shanghai Ranking's Academic Ranking of World Universities); (2) they are within 5 years of that graduation; and (3) they hold at least JPY 200,000 to cover their initial cost of living in Japan. The status permits job-hunting, business-start-up preparation, and paid work needed to fund those activities (not open-ended employment), for up to 2 years total, renewed every 6 or 12 months. A dependent spouse or child can accompany the holder on their own Designated Activities status, though a dependant's own work still requires the separate 資格外活動許可 permission described under workDuringStudy. Japan does not otherwise publish a general post-study job-search visa open to every graduate — J-Find and the narrower 'Designated Activities (Continuing Job Hunting)' status (available to a graduate of any Japanese university or vocational school, not gated on world rankings, but requiring the school's own recommendation and continued job-hunting activity) are the two published routes; the broader one gated on ranking and no school recommendation is J-Find, cited here.

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“⑴ 3つの世界大学ランキング(※1)中、2つ以上 で100位以内にランクインしている大学を卒業、 活動内容 在留期間は、最長2年間(1年又は 又はその大学の大学院の課程を修了して学位又は 6月ごとに更新が必要) (※2) 専門職学位を授与されている ・就職活動 ⑵ 卒業から5年以内 ・起業準備活動 ⑶ 滞在当初の生計維持費20万円の所持”
未来創造人材制度(J-Find)の概要 - 出入国在留管理庁moj.go.jp
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Route to permanent residence

The realistic route from studying in Japan to permanent residence runs through the Highly Skilled Professional (高度専門職) points system, in place since 2012. A points calculation covering academic background, professional career, annual salary, age, research achievements, and other factors that reaches 70 gives 'Highly Skilled Professional (i)' status, which itself already carries a uniform maximum 5-year period of stay and other privileges (multi-track activities, a spouse able to work without meeting the usual credential requirements, and conditional accompaniment of parents or a household employee). The Immigration Services Agency's own published preferential-treatment page states the key relaxation directly: ordinary permanent residence in Japan requires, in principle, 10 or more consecutive years of residence, but someone who has continuously carried out Highly Skilled Professional activity for 3 years becomes eligible for permanent residence — and someone recognised as especially highly skilled within that group (80 or more points) becomes eligible after just 1 continuous year. A recent graduate does not qualify for Highly Skilled Professional status purely by holding a degree; the points are earned through the job itself (salary, career history, research record) once employed, so a graduate typically needs to first secure qualifying work — commonly via the ordinary 'Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services' work status — before points and the shortened PR clock can apply.

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“永住許可を受けるためには、原則として引き続き10年以上日本に在留していることが必要ですが、高度外国人材としての活動を引き続き3年間行っている場合や、高度外国人材の中でも特に高度と認められる方(80点以上の方)については、高度外国人材としての活動を引き続き1年間行っている場合に永住許可の対象となります。”
どのような優遇措置が受けられる? | 出入国在留管理庁moj.go.jp
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Route to citizenship

Japanese nationality by naturalisation is granted at the discretion of the Minister of Justice under Article 4 of the Nationality Act, and its general conditions (Article 5) are published in English by the Ministry of Justice itself. An applicant must have been domiciled in Japan for 5 or more consecutive years while holding valid status of residence throughout; be at least 18 (lowered from 20 by an amendment effective 1 April 2022) and of full legal capacity under their home country's law; be of upright conduct (judged against criminal record, tax-payment status and general social conduct); and be able to secure a livelihood in Japan (a household test — an applicant with no income of their own can still meet it through a spouse's or relative's property or earning capacity). The decisive condition for a reader weighing this route is the 'prevention of multiple nationality' condition (Article 5, Paragraph 1, Item 5): an applicant must either already have no nationality, or must, in principle, lose their original nationality upon naturalising as Japanese — Japan does not recognise dual nationality as a general matter. The Ministry's own page carves out a narrow exception only for a person whose original country's law does not allow them to lose that nationality regardless of their own wishes, in which case naturalisation may still be permitted without meeting this condition. Some of these general conditions are relaxed for applicants with an existing special relationship to Japan (born in Japan, or with a Japanese spouse, child, or former Japanese national in their history) under separate provisions (Nationality Act Articles 6-8) — a status an international graduate would not typically hold.

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“Prevention of multiple nationality condition (Article 5, Paragraph 1, Item 5 of the Japanese Nationality Act) Those who wish to be naturalized must either have no nationality or, in principle, lose their nationality by naturalization. As an exception, in cases where the nationality of the country cannot be lost regardless of the intention of the person, naturalization may be permitted even if this condition is not met (Article 5, Paragraph 2 of the Japanese Nationality Act).”
The Ministry of Justice:Nationality Q&Amoj.go.jp
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New entry added 19 August 2026. Two Japanese government domains already covered StudyPath’s existing the accepted government-source list entry for Japan (isa.go.jp, mofa.go.jp); moj.go.jp (Ministry of Justice, the Immigration Services Agency's own parent ministry and the domain the Agency's own site now actually resolves to — see collection note below) is added alongside them. Collection note: the isa.go.jp URLs found by search consistently redirected to the Japanese-language moj.go.jp/isa/ homepage rather than the specific page — the Immigration Services Agency's site now lives at moj.go.jp/isa/ with isa.go.jp apparently retired or aliased; every citation in this entry was re-found and fetched at its working moj.go.jp/isa/ URL instead (confirmed correct via a browser capture before switching back to the plain-HTTP fetcher, which worked once the right path was known). Three of the four citations here (workDuringStudy, postStudyWork, residencyRoute) are Japanese-language originals with no equivalent English-language page found stating the same figures directly — the same pattern already used elsewhere on StudyPath for South Korea, Turkey, Italy, France and (this check) China; the English in `value` is this project's own translation/paraphrase, not a literal quote. The J-Find citation (postStudyWork) was a binary PDF; it was downloaded and converted with pdftotext (poppler-utils, -enc UTF-8 -layout) and archived from a browser capture, the same pattern already documented on StudyPath for Australian, Italian, Korean and Turkish government PDFs — the quote's own line breaks reflect the original two-column PDF layout interleaving the eligibility list with the activity/duration column next to it, preserved verbatim rather than reflowed. citizenshipRoute, by contrast, is cited to moj.go.jp's own clean English-language 'Nationality Q&A' page, needing no translation. inDemandOccupations is left null: the Highly Skilled Professional points system scores salary, education, career history, age and similar general factors rather than naming specific in-demand occupations the way Canada, Australia, the UK or Germany do, and StudyPath found no separate published shortage-occupation list. naturalisationStatus set to 'published-route': the Ministry of Justice publishes real, followable general conditions (Article 5) even though naturalisation is stated as being at the Minister's discretion beyond meeting them ('even if these conditions are met, naturalization may not always be permitted' — the Ministry's own words) — per the doc comment on ResidencyPathway.naturalisationStatus, this field records only whether criteria are published, not a guarantee of the outcome. citizenshipTerms records route discretionary because naturalisation is granted at the Minister of Justice’s discretion under Nationality Act Article 4, on top of the Article 5 conditions; the conditions are published, the grant is the Minister’s. dualCitizenshipAllowed is false: the Article 5(1)(v) prevention-of-multiple-nationality condition requires an applicant to have no nationality or, in principle, to lose their existing one on naturalising.

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