TUJ uses dorm facilities in the greater Tokyo area and has a live-in resident assistant to support TUJ students. In accordance with Temple University policies, all TUJ facilities including the dorms and homestay are no-smoking and no-alcohol. Does Temple University have a campus in Japan? Temple University, Japan Campus, also […]
Admission to the University of Toronto is highly competitive. In addition to having achieved a high grade point average throughout high school, applicants must present good scores in SAT I (Reasoning) or ACT examinations (for admission in 2006, students should present the Writing Test if taking the ACT). Does UOFT […]
Getting into college in Japan can be pretty rough. While there is a standardized, multiple-choice test that is accepted by the country’s public colleges and some private ones (The “National Center Test for University Admissions”), scoring well enough on that exam simply gets you in the door for consideration. Can […]
University of Toronto medicine has an acceptance rate of 8.3%. 86% of accepted applicants are from Ontario, 12% from out of province, and 4% are international. High GPA and MCAT requirements. The average GPA of an applicant is 3.95, and the recommended MCAT minimum is 125 per section. What average […]
What do my grades mean? Percentage Letter Grade Grade Definition 80-84 A- Excellent 77-79 B+ Good 73-76 B 70-72 B- What is the average grade for UofT? The average entering Grade at U of T is over 91% making it very competitive to apply! Make sure to use your time […]
The study revealed for the Japanese as a whole, some genetic components from all of the Central, East, Southeast and South Asian populations are prevalent in the Japanese population with the major components of ancestry profile coming from the Korean and Han Chinese clusters. Are Japanese and Chinese same people? […]
These tests are especially important if students are aspiring to pursue graduate programs in the US or Canada. Based on the SAT score, certain universities also offer scholarships to students.SAT exam Highlights. Exam Name SAT Score Range 400-1600 points Can SAT be used in Canada? Though submitting SAT scores is […]
The Yamato people are the dominant native ethnic group of Japan and because of their numbers, the term Yamato is often used interchangeably with the term Japanese. However, other ethnic groups native to Japan, who are genetically distinct from the Yamato, do exist. What is your race if you’re Japanese? […]
Bengali. According to a UNESCO survey, Bengali has been voted the sweetest language in the world; positioning Spanish and Dutch as the second and third sweetest tongues. Which is worlds sweetest language? BengaliIf a message circulating on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook is to be believed, Bengali has […]
From our experience in Korean society, beauty is more than often used as a tool to measure the value of a person. For instance, even these days, Koreans tend to have a prejudice against foreigners with darker skin tones and discriminate against them. Why do Koreans care about beauty? Some […]
Since the end of World War II, Sino-Japanese relations are still mired with geopolitical disagreements. The enmity between these two countries emanated from the history of the Japanese war and the imperialism and maritime disputes in the East China Sea.China–Japan relations. China Japan Ambassador Kong Xuanyou Ambassador Hideo Tarumi Was […]
It’s uncertain why the ancient Chinese decided to call Japan ‘Wakoku’ (倭国), or the ‘Land of Wa’. One theory is that the traditional Japanese words for ‘I’ and ‘we’ are ‘waga’ (我が) and ‘ware’ (我), so the Chinese decided that must mean the people they encountered there were the Wa […]
The origin of the name Japan is not certain, but researchers say it probably came from the Malayan ″Japung″ or the Chinese ″Riben,″ meaning roughly land of the rising sun. Historians say the Japanese called their country Yamato in its early history, and they began using Nippon around the seventh […]
Seventy years ago this December 13th, the Japanese Imperial Army began its seizure of Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China. Japanese troops killed remnant Chinese soldiers in violation of the laws of war, murdered Chinese civilians, raped Chinese women, and destroyed or stole Chinese property on a scale […]
Nippon-koku. In English, the modern official title of the country is simply “Japan”, one of the few countries to have no “long form” name. The official Japanese-language name is Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku (日本国), literally “State of Japan”. What do Japanese call themselves? The Japanese call themselves “Nihonjin” and their language […]