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	Japan	United Kingdom
Summary	Top research quality, cheaper than the West	One-year master's — fast and prestigious
Major scholarships	MEXT (Monbukagakusho) — Full: tuition + monthly stipend + airfare JASSO & beasiswa kampus — Partial: monthly stipend	Chevening — Full: tuition + living + airfare (master's, needs 2 yrs work experience) GREAT & beasiswa kampus — Partial £10k+ tuition cuts
Tuition	National universities ± ¥535k/year; private higher. Far below the US/UK for comparable quality.	Indicatively £16–30k for a one-year master's — totals can rival 2 years elsewhere thanks to the short duration.
Living costs	Indicatively ¥80–150k/month depending on the city; 28 hrs/week part-time work is allowed for students.	Indicatively £900–1,400/month (London higher); students may work 20 hrs/week.
Language requirements	English programs: IELTS 5.5–6.5. Japanese programs: JLPT N2. MEXT has its own tests — JLPT isn't required to apply.	IELTS 6.0–7.0 (UKVI for the visa).
Intakes	Main intake April; many international programs intake September/October	Main intake September; some programs January
Scholarships in the directory	4 scholarships — see the directory →	10 scholarships — see the directory →
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