Academic Studies

Your health is the most important for your study abroad life, and your primary purpose for studying abroad is your studies. Students are expected to check the requirements for advancement and graduation, take the necessary courses, attend classes, and take exams to graduate. For this purpose, it is important to read the course requirements of each faculty and graduate school carefully and plan your studies accordingly. If you have any questions, please consult with the office of each faculty or graduate school.
For international students, the following counseling and support systems are available for academic matters.

System for International Students

International Student Advisor (for undergraduate students)

The International Student Advisor System has been established to provide advice and assistance to international students in their daily lives and studies. Advisors are assigned by professors in each faculty. If you wish to use this system, please contact GEC office.

Finding Employment

If you wish to work in Japan after graduation, you will need to find a job. Please consult with the Career Center at each campus. The Career Center gathers job information for Hosei University students. The Career Center also holds various events for students, such as job-hunting guidance and interview lectures. International graduate students who wish to continue their research after completing their program should consult with their research advisor.

Procedures for Changing Residence Status for Working

You must change your residence status from "Student" to "Work-Related" if you are working in Japan after graduation. Please consult with the company where you will be working regarding the procedures for this change. Please be aware of the expiration date of your residence status of “Student” and take the necessary procedures as soon as possible.

If you wish to continue a job hunting after graduation, please check the following page.

• Acquisition of “Designated Activities” status of residence for job hunting

Career Center

The Career Center has senior advisors (with experience in corporate employment), career advisors, and other experienced staff at the Ichigaya, Tama, and Koganei campuses to provide career counseling and various types of support related to job hunting activities.

The Career Center website also provides information on various support programs and events, as well as job hunting reports from graduates, and is available 24 hours a day from anywhere in the country.

• Career Center

Part time job

International students are given residence status of ‘Student’ for the purpose of studying at a university. If you intend to engage in activities other than that purpose (for example, a part-time job), you must obtain advance permission from the immigration bureau by applying for permission to engage in activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted.

However, there are some types of part-time job that are not covered by the Permit to Engage in Activity other than that Permitted under the Status of Residence.

The following types of part-time job are not covered by this permit and must not be undertaken. The activities not permitted are written on the back of the Permit to Engage in Activity other than that Permitted under the Status of Residence. If you have such a permit, please check it by yourself.

Items on the back of the permission〜 Unpermitted Activities〜

1. Activities in a place of business engaged in ‘amusement business’ as defined in Article 2, paragraph 1 of the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business, etc.(Ex., a part-time job is prohibited in hostess clubs or snack bars that entertain customers and offer foods and drinks; cafes or bars in which lighting is below 10 lx; mah-jongg clubs; pachinko parlors; and clubs with slot machines. It is illegal even to complete duties such as washing dishes or cleaning in such shops.)
2. Activities in a place of business place engaged in ‘store-based sex-related amusement special business’ as defined in Article 2, paragraph 6 of the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business, etc.
   (Ex. a part-time job is prohibited in soap lands, so-called ‘fashion health’ massage stores, strip-show theatres, so-called ‘love hotels’ and shops dealing in sex-related goods.)
3. Activities in a place of business engaged in ‘non-store sex-related amusement special business’ as defined in Article 2, paragraph 7 of the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business, etc.
   （Ex. it is prohibited to engage in part-time delivery-/dispatch-style prostitution called ‘fashion health’ or mail-order retail of adult videos.）
4. Activities in a place of business place engaged in ‘video delivery type sex-related amusement special business’ as defined in Article 2, paragraph 8 of the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business, etc.
   （Ex. it is prohibited to engage part-time in distribution of obscene videos on the Internet.）
5. Activities in a place of business engaged in ‘store-based telephonic dating agency business’ as defined in Article 2, paragraph 9 of the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business, etc.
   （Ex. it is prohibited to engage part-time in operation of so-called ‘telephone clubs’.）
6. Activities in a place of business engaged in ‘non-store telephonic dating agency business’ as defined in Article 2, paragraph 10 of the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business, etc.
   （Ex. it is prohibited to engage part-time in operation of so-called ‘two-shot dial’ or ‘message-taking dial’ activities.）

• Permission to engage in activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted / Part time job