List of Accredited Universities

List of Accredited Universities

http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/list_data/u-nw.html#United_Kingdom

Jobs in Japan

Here are a variety of sites with information relevant to teaching in Japan:

For information about job hunting in Japan:

1. EFL in Asia at http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/7947/eflasia.htm
2. Teaching English in Japan: A Guide to Getting a Job at http://www.wizweb.com/~susan/japan
3. Information for those seeking university positions (not a job list) at www.debito.org/univquestions.html

For job postings:

1. CareerCross Bilingual Employment in Japan at www.careercross.com
2. EFL, ESL and Other Teaching Jobs in Japan at www.jobsinjapan.com
3. ELT News at www.eltnews.com/jobsinjapan.shtml
4. ESL Cafe Job Center at www.eslcafe.com/joblist
5. Gaijin Pot Japan Jobs at www.gaijinpot.com/job_search.php
6. Hokkaido Insider at www.ne.jp/asahi/hokkaido/kenhartmann/
7. JACET (The Japan Association of College English Teachers) Job Openings at www.jacet.org
8. JALT Jobs and Career Enhancement links at www.jalt-publications.org/tlt/jobs
9. Japan Research Career Information Network at http://jrecin.jst.go.jp
10. JETAA Job Guide at http://cheno.com/job/jobbank
11. Jobs in Japan at www.englishresource.com/index.html
12. Ohayo Sensei at www.ohayosensei.com/
13. TESOL career page at http://careers.tesol.org/search/browse
14. The Chronicle of Higher Education Career Page at http://chronicle.com/jobs
15. The Digital Education Information Network Job Centre at www.edufind.com/index.cfm
16. World English Jobs at www.englishjobmaze.com
17. Japan Research Career Information:
    http://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekTop?ln=1

I got these links from <http://www.jalt-publications.org/tlt/jobs/>

Buying a House in Tokyo

I have recently bought a house in Japan and had to go through a ton of stuff to get it done.  Here’s the deal:

Real Estate Agent

We went through about 5 agents to find our house.  Each differed greatly.  Some were knowledable while others were just winging it.  Therefore, it is advised to see as many as possible to ensure you are getting a good agent.

Usefull Terms

Ability　りきん
Applicant　ごじしん
Appointment　やくそく
Asset　しさん
Average　へいきん
Borrow　かりる
Budget　よさん
Calculate　さんしゅつ　算出
Call Back　おりかえしでんわ
Construction　けんちく
Coverage　けんぺいりつ
Deposit　てつけ
Difficult to rent　かしにくい
Discount ねびき
Down Payment　あたまきん　頭金
Earnest　ほんき
Economy　けいざい
Envirnoment　かんきょう
Evidence　しょうこ
Garden　ていえん
Home　いっこだて
House Size　いえのめんせき
House Structure　いえのこうぞう
How long has it been for sale?　どのくらいのきかんうりだしていますか？
How many stories　なんかいだてですか？
Insurance　ほけん
Interest Rate　りし　利子
Investment　とうし　投資
Law　ほうりつ　法律
Loan　かす
Low　ひくい　低い
Lowest　さいてい
Maintenance　かんりひ
Minimum　さいてい
Mortgage ていとう　抵当
Near Road　せつどう
Negotiation　こうしょう
Owner　ぎょうしゃ
Parking　ちゅうしゃじょう
Person Living in the house or not　げんきょう
Powerlines　こうあつせん
Profit　りえき
Reform　リフォーム
Rent it after buying it　ちんたい
Rule　きそく
Sell　うる　売る
Tax　ぜいきん　税金
Too old　ふるすぎ
Violation　いはん
When you can move in　ひきわたしはいつですか
Yearly Income　ねんしゅう

Real Estate Forms

A house　じゅうたく　住宅
A sum　きんがく　金額
Applicant　もうしこみ　申し込み
Borrowing　かりいれ　借り入れ
Capital Funds　しほん　資本金
Company
Company　かいしゃ　会社
Contents　ないよう　内容
Daytime　にっちゅう　日中
Debt　かり　借り
Division Department
Division　くかく　区画
Enter the company　にゅうしゃ　入社
Establishment　せつりつ　設立
Every Year　まいとし　毎年
Gender　せいべつ　性別
Guarantee ほしょう　保証
Hope/Desire　きぼう　希望
How long have you worked　きんぞくねんすうはどれくらいですか
勤続年数はどれくらいですか
Including Bonus　うちぶあい　内歩合
Income　しゅうにゅう　収入
Job Classification　しょくしゅ　職種
Mandatory Retirement　ていねん　定年
Object　ぶっけん
Occupation　しょくぎょう　職業
Official Possition　やくしょく　役職
Purchase こうにゅう　購入
Seal　いん　印
Type of Business　ぎょうしゅ　業種
Yearly Income　ねんしょう　年商
This information is more for my reference than anything else.  But if you want to buy a house in Tokyo this vocabulary will be useful.