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Universities with Undergrad Business degrees in English? Help a HS student out ;")
I've really been considering Japan for university, but have been a little unsure about which unis are b… Hey! I'm currently in high school and doing the IB program, and am on track to a perfect score.
I've really been considering Japan for university, but have been a little unsure about which unis are best for Business! (I'm still open to other majors like Japanese studies, but as of now I think I prefer Business)
I'm very interested in Japan culturally and am learning the language, but I'm not fluent so would be looking for courses in English.
I've researched some options, but I know that there are definitely more out there!
Please feel free to add any suggestions, I would really appreciate it!!
NUCB (BBA)- They seem to have a very good reputation within Japan for Business, ranked at #1, but my only doubt arises from its location in Nagoya. I know that it is quite close (~2.5hrs) via train to Tokyo and Osaka, but I definitely tend to prefer living in bigger cities. If anyone has been to NUCB, please let me know your thoughts!
Waseda - (School of International Liberal Studies) Their website is a little unclear ;-; The actual degrees and options for this course aren't specified, so I haven't been able to decide if its something that I'm fully interested in yet. They do offer a Japanese course, however it seems to be solely Japanese with no additional subjects. Has a year abroad option, but quite limited partners.
Keio - (GIGA) This course seems to have Business Administration within it, combined with some other subjects. The layouts on their site aren't very clear though, so the classes & curriculum are pretty ambiguous. I don't really understand what I would be learning... ;-; They also have foreign language classes as part of the degree, so I could do Japanese. Their year abroad partners are also really good, should I choose to do that.
Temple University Japan (International Business + Japanese) - I really like how they offer business alongside Japanese, but I have heard some pretty (really) bad reviews in regards to staff and teaching there... The Tokyo location is a plus, but I do want a useful education.
If you have any opinions that you think would be helpful, please don't hesitate to reply!
I haven't looked into many other cities like Osaka / Kyoto yet, so if you have any recs let me know :)
I'm in the research stage right now, so I'm considering quite a few options.
honestly, for undergrad business in english in japan the options are pretty limited so you've already found most of them. nucb is legit for business but you're right about nagoya being kinda meh compared to tokyo - it's not a small city by any means but the vibe is way more corporate and less student-friendly. the campus is also not in the center so you'd be commuting.
waseda's SILS isn't really a business degree, it's a liberal arts program where you can take some business classes but the core is interdisciplinary. if you want actual business training that's not the move. keio's GIGA is similar but with more flexibility to focus on econ/business topics, though the curriculum is definitely foggy on purpose.
one place you might've missed is Sophia University's FLA (Faculty of Liberal Arts) which has a management concentration. it's in central tokyo, the program is solid, and you can take japanese classes alongside. also Ritsumeikan APU in Beppu is worth a look - it's not a big city at all but their business program is well-regarded and half the students are international.
temple japan gets mixed reviews for a reason - the teaching quality varies a lot by professor and the admin is a mess. plus it's an american school so you're paying american tuition for a campus that feels like a high school building. if you can get into waseda
yeah you've pretty much covered the main ones but i think you're overthinking the nagoya thing a bit. it's not like you're moving to the countryside - nagoya's still a city of 2.3 million people and has everything you need. the shinkansen tokyo is like 100 minutes not 2.5 hours btw and costs about 11k yen one way. nucb's bba is the only proper undergraduate business degree taught fully in english in japan that's actually accredited and respected by japanese companies so if that's your priority it's the clearest path
one thing nobody mentioned is that hitotsubashi university has some english-taught courses in their commerce department but it's not a full degree program in english so you'd need pretty solid japanese eventually. also aoyama gakuin has a college of business administration with some english classes but again not a full program
honestly if i were you i'd think about what you actually want after graduation. if you want to work in japan long term then japanese fluency is gonna matter way more than which english program you pick. if you want to go back home or somewhere else then the university's global reputation matters more and none of these schools (except maybe waseda) carry much weight outside japan. temple's degree is american so that might actually help if you're thinking about grad school in the us later despite the dodgy reviews
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sophia's FLA with the management track is probably your best bet for tokyo tbh. it's in yotsuya which is super central, the program lets you mix business classes with japanese study pretty freely, and it's got a decent reputation here. the vibe is way more international than waseda or keio's english programs too since it's actually designed for non-japanese speakers from the start
Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.
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