{"id":887,"date":"2015-04-22T06:46:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T21:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/?page_id=887"},"modified":"2024-06-23T05:56:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T20:56:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div id=\"pl-887\" class=\"panel-layout\"><div id=\"pg-887-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"><div id=\"pgc-887-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-887-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-887-0-0-0\"><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Your Resource for Expat Living in Japan<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-887-1\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"><div id=\"pgc-887-1-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-887-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-887-1-0-0\"><div class=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-75d74b3b2c8b-887\"><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/living-in-japan-paperwork-obligations\/\" class=\"ow-icon-placement-left\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#61783;\" style=\"color: #000000\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\tMEXT (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship Guides\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-887-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button\" data-index=\"2\"><div class=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-023e00407a54-887\"><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/japanese-immigration-visa-and-certificate-of-eligibility-guides\/\" class=\"ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tImmigration, Visas, and Certificates of Eligibility\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-887-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\"><div class=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-75d74b3b2c8b-887\"><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/mext-scholarship-one-on-one-coaching-and-review-services\/\" class=\"ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/coaching-150x150.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\tMEXT Scholarship Coaching Services\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-887-1-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-887-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-post-carousel panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\"><div class=\"so-widget-sow-post-carousel so-widget-sow-post-carousel-base-1744b1f8e5c2-887\">\t<div class=\"sow-post-carousel-wrapper sow-post-carousel-theme-base\" style=\"overflow: hidden; 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Embassy Recommended MEXT Scholarship Application\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"instance_hash\" value=\"83b19363\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-887-1-2\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-887-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_recent-comments widget_recent_comments panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-887-1-2-0\"><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Recent Comments<\/h3><ul id=\"recentcomments\"><li class=\"recentcomments\"><span class=\"comment-author-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/\" class=\"url\" rel=\"ugc\">TranSenz<\/a><\/span> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/mastering-the-mext-scholarship\/how-to-write-a-scholarship-winning-field-of-study-and-research-program-plan\/comment-page-2\/#comment-17726\">How to Write a Scholarship-Winning Field of Study and Research Program Plan<\/a><\/li><li class=\"recentcomments\"><span class=\"comment-author-link\">Laura<\/span> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/mastering-the-mext-scholarship\/how-to-write-a-scholarship-winning-field-of-study-and-research-program-plan\/comment-page-2\/#comment-17725\">How to Write a Scholarship-Winning Field of Study and Research Program Plan<\/a><\/li><li class=\"recentcomments\"><span class=\"comment-author-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/east.residentcompass.com\/japan\/japan-dependent-visa-bringing-your-family-to-japan\/\" class=\"url\" rel=\"ugc external nofollow\">Japan Dependent Visa: Bringing Your Family to Japan - east.residentcompass.com<\/a><\/span> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/dependent-visa-japan\/comment-page-7\/#comment-17724\">Dependent Visa: How to Bring Your Family to Japan<\/a><\/li><li class=\"recentcomments\"><span class=\"comment-author-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/\" class=\"url\" rel=\"ugc\">TranSenz<\/a><\/span> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/mext-scholarship-application-faq-how-to-get-started\/comment-page-2\/#comment-17723\">MEXT Scholarship Application FAQ: How to Get Started<\/a><\/li><li class=\"recentcomments\"><span class=\"comment-author-link\">Michael WababaDev<\/span> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transenzjapan.com\/blog\/mext-scholarship-application-faq-how-to-get-started\/comment-page-2\/#comment-17722\">MEXT Scholarship Application FAQ: How to Get Started<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-887-2\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"><div id=\"pgc-887-2-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-887-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"6\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-887-2-0-0\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Welcome to TranSenz! My name is Travis and I am a bilingual American expat living in Japan. I&rsquo;ve been an exchange student here and been stationed here with the US military in the past. Now, I&rsquo;ve moved back permanently and live and work within the constraints of Japanese society. This blog is my place to share my experiences to help other expats integrate into their host community, or at least make the most out of their time in Japan!<\/p>\n<p>In the blog posts, below, you can find all manner of experiences in Japan, but I&rsquo;ve also collected some of the most relevant and important contact into a series of guides, linked from the pages below. If there&rsquo;s something about Japan that you want to know but can&rsquo;t find here, please leave a note in the comments below and I will be happy to add it to the list.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-887-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-post-carousel panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\"><div class=\"so-widget-sow-post-carousel so-widget-sow-post-carousel-base-16185f985534-167814\">\t<div class=\"sow-post-carousel-wrapper sow-post-carousel-theme-base\" style=\"overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; min-height: 182px\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-carousel-title has-title\">\n\t<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Recent Posts<\/h3>\t\t<div class=\"sow-carousel-navigation \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"sow-carousel-next\" title=\"Next\" aria-label=\"Next Posts\" role=\"button\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"sow-carousel-previous\" title=\"Previous\" aria-label=\"Previous Posts\" role=\"button\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div 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My name is Travis and I am a bilingual American expat living in Japan. I&rsquo;ve been an exchange student here and been stationed here with the US military in the past. Now, I&rsquo;ve moved back permanently and live and work within the constraints of Japanese society. This blog is my place to share my experiences to help other expats integrate into their host community, or at least make the most out of their time in Japan! 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