Independent guidance for Japan
Make your next move in Japan with clarity.
Explore free guides, practical tools and official sources for study, work, visas and life in Japan. Find a useful next step for your situation.
Explore a starting route, possible alternatives and next actions in up to nine questions. No account required.
- 01UnderstandYour situation and options
- 02DecideYour route and priorities
- 03VerifyCurrent official information
- 04ActA practical next step
A way to think clearly, not a guarantee of an outcome.
Start with your situation
Four routes. Your next step.
Start with the question you have today. Your plans can draw on more than one route.
Study
Compare study routes, institutions, funding and application preparation.
Plan your studies →Work
Understand career pathways, job-search preparation and workplace expectations.
Explore work pathways →Visa & Residence
Understand procedures, status questions and the official checks your next step needs.
Understand visa & residence →Life in Japan
Prepare for housing, everyday systems, health and the practical work of settling in.
Plan everyday life →Useful now. Free to begin.
From a question to a practical action.
A graduate-study roadmap
Understand the stages, research fit and checks before applying.
Read the roadmap →Put your study budget in context
Explore tuition, living costs and confirmed support with editable assumptions.
Estimate study costs →Free guides, in both languages
Keep QG-01 or UM-01 edition 2026.1 as a reference. Verify changing details when you act.
Choose a free PDF →AIC Japan Quick Start Guide
A short orientation to the four routes and a useful starting point.
Edition 2026.1 · English / Bangla
English PDFবাংলা PDFAIC Japan Complete User Manual
A reference for using AIC guidance, tools and decision logic.
Edition 2026.1 · English / Bangla
English PDFবাংলা PDFFree guidance first
A little more direction, when you need it.
Start with the guides and tools. Optional Study & Research Advisory can help apply that guidance to your goals and preparation.
Start with Find My Route →