💡Quick Guides
🔰Information for Incoming Students
🎫Status of Residence
- Must Read! Status of Residence Information
- How do I extend my status of residence?
- What should I do if my status of residence or re-entry permit expires while I am away from Japan?
- Reporting change of your host organization
- How can I get the latest information on immigration procedures/policies/regulations?
📝Confirming Student Enrollment
📝Public Systems and Living Guidelines
- Understanding National Health Insurance and National Pension
- Guide to Medical Facilities and Services
- My Number System: Essential Information for Residents in Japan
- Things that require special attention when living in Japan (updated on Jan. 9, 2026)
- I heard that international students are considered “non-residents” for their first 6 months in Japan, and that they need to be careful with money transfers at the bank. Could you please explain?
🛬Procedure before coming to Japan
📝Procedures after Arriving in Japan
🛫Procedure when leaving Japan/re-entering Japan
💴Financial Support Options Through University
- [Tuition Reduction] Am I eligible to apply? (Application in Spring Semester)
- ★★★Application Guidelines for Ritsumeikan University Tuition Reduction and Scholarships★★★ Updated on April 2, 2026
- [Scholarships] Financial Emergency Scholarship (new) Updated May 29
- [Tuition Reduction/Scholarships] How to check application results
- [Tuition Reduction] Tuition fee payment period and refund in the event of overpayment
- [Tuition Reduction] Mailing address/delivery period/reissuance of tuition invoice
💴Individual Application Based Scholarships
💡Useful Information for Daily Life
- I would like to know events and discounted tickets information for International Students and places to learn Japanese. <Updated on Jan.30>
- I heard that I can talk to the international student support coordinator to talk about my student life. Should I go to the service window?
- Where can I collect information on living in Japan?
- I am feeling uneasy since I am unaccustomed to living in Japan. Are there any help-desks that I can consult?
🏠Housing
👨🔧Part-time Jobs (ARUBAITO)
⚠️In the Event of an Emergency
👩🎓For Alumni/Graduated students
- Important Procedures When Leaving Japan
- I want to continue job hunting in Japan after graduation. Is it possible to stay in Japan with a “Student” status of residence? (Updated 2026.2.24)
- After graduating, I plan to enter graduate school, but there will be a gap between graduation and entrance. Can I stay in Japan during this period?
- I have received a job offer, but there is a period of time before I start working. What should I do about my status of residence?
- I want to start a business after graduating. What kinds of status of residence are there in this case?
- I would like to issue a certificates of graduation. However, I'm no longer in Japan, how should I apply?
🏫About the International Center
🔰Information for SKP students
🗾Information for MEXT Scholars
- Important Notification for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Sponsored International Students (AY2026)
- MEXT Scholarship-related communications between you and the University
- Residence Status
- Scholarship and Proof-of-Enrollment Signature
- About Receiving Other Scholarships
- Keeping Track of Your GPA to Maintain Your MEXT Scholarship