Many of you, even those who live in Japan, probably have never heard of NINS (which stands for National Institutes of National Sciences). However, it is one of the very few institutions that funds thier own PhD students in Japan. NINS is c…

I was recently accepted to RIKEN CBS/University of Tokyo joint graduate program. And here I review the steps of entrance exams as well as brief basics of RIKEN CBS. Please note that information written here may not be up to date when you t…

Long story short, yes even Ph.D. students in Japan pay for the tuition and no, they do not receieve stipend from the graduate school. (Well, most of the time.) But there's plenty more to this story. Here is Japanese version of this blog: …