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fresh_42 moderator kindly let me repost the translated content. so I am reposting the answer to @CrysPhys and the last answer to @HAYAO Answer to @CrysPhys Your answer makes perfect sense. The Japanese University and Corporate systems are deeply different from the European and American ones...

I am very sorry. I didn't know that I was going against the rules. I used some Japanese words only because they conveyed a very precise meaning that is not easily translated into English such as job-hunting "shukatsu" or meetings for prospective employee "setsumeikai". About the University...

Thank you very much for your answer! It is very insightful. It is a relief because my impression was actually the same: that skills are valued higher than pedigree. Also for the ranking, I got a lot of feedback from some people telling me to consider only highly-ranked Universities but I think...

Thank you for your encouraging words. It is not for the money that I am making this choice, or not in the sense that I want to do good money in my life. I already knew that when I chose Physics at the University. I am considering going out of academia because there is the concrete risk of not...

Thank you for your answer! All the University I have listed are in Tokyo so yes, I am going to Tokyo. The problem is which one! The problem here is that "probably". What if the possibility is one out of ten (and I am being generous)? Would you plan your future according to these unfavorable...

Hello to everybody! I am an Italian boy who is about to graduate at "La Sapienza" University of Rome with a Master's Degree thesis in theoretical cosmology. I signed up at this forum because I am facing an important choice for my future and I really need a piece of advice from someone with more...

Hello to everybody! I am writing this post because I am facing an important choice for my future and I really need a piece of advice from someone with more experience about the "scientific world" than me. I am an Italian boy who is about to graduate at "La Sapienza" University of Rome with a...