First of all, you should know about the postgraduate system in Japan.

1. The concepts of graduate students in public universities in China are different from those in China. In Japan, a master's degree is called a monk, and a graduate student is equivalent to a preparatory course for monks. Generally, international students pass the postgraduate study for half a year to one year, enter the friar course after passing the friar entrance examination, and graduate to get the friar degree two years later.

The graduate students in Japan are decided by the tutor, which means that the school will not allow admission until the tutor agrees to admit you. The application needs to provide a degree certificate, professional course scores, graduation thesis, foreign language proficiency certificate, etc. But the key to your application is your research plan, which directly reflects your research direction and research ability. Because of the differences in academic thinking between China and Japan, many people failed to apply because the research plan did not meet the requirements of the tutor.

3. If the language requirements are met, general science and engineering majors need to meet N3, liberal arts majors need to meet N2, and Japanese requirements can be fully met in China. There is no need to go to a language school, and postgraduate courses include intensive Japanese courses for international students. If you want to apply for a better public university in China, you'd better provide English TOEFL scores.

There is still plenty of time for junior year, and what we have to do now is the following aspects.

1. major: determine the research direction and topic of going to Japan for postgraduate study, and usually improve the scores of professional courses and keep above 83 points until graduation.

After the third semester, preparing the research plan is the key to your application, which directly reflects your research ability and affects whether the tutor accepts you. At the same time, prepare your graduation thesis early.

2. In terms of foreign languages, after studying Japanese for one year, I believe that if you take the N3 exam, there should be no problem. It will be very helpful for your application to continue learning Japanese in junior year and try to reach N2 before graduation.

If you can submit English TOEFL scores when applying, you can apply for a better public university in China, but whether you need to provide English scores depends on the requirements of the professor. If necessary, it will improve your application advantage.

3. It is very helpful to participate in some professional-related research projects at school to improve your professional background. It will be very helpful for your application if you can get a recommendation letter from a professor of related majors in our school before graduation.

That's about it. It is best to introduce your specific situation, such as your usual professional course grades and foreign language level (Japanese-English).

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