
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026
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University of Tokyo
Japan
Biochemistry
Physical Chemistry
Photosynthesis
Electron Transfer
Redox Biology
Professor
University of Tokyo
Japan
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Peptide Chemistry
Protein Chemistry
Allosteric Regulation
Shizuoka University
Japan
Biochemistry
Biochemical Engineering
Enzyme Engineering
Protein Chemistry
Ligand Design
Soka University
Japan
Biochemistry
Food Science
Glycobiology
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Protein Chemistry
Assistant Professor
Kyushu University
Japan
Biochemistry
Biochemical Engineering
Enzyme Engineering
Protein Chemistry
Metalloenzyme
Hokkaido University
Japan
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Fungal Biology
Biosynthesis
Professor
University of Tokyo
Japan
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Membrane Biology
Molecular Biology
Cryo-electron Microscopy
Associate Professor
Tohoku University
Japan
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Natural Product Synthesis
Biosynthesis
University of Tokyo
Japan
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Rna Biology
Protein Synthesis
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RIKEN
Japan
2 months ago
RIKEN is recruiting a Special Research Fellow in the Plant Chemical Genetics Research Team at the Center for Environmental Resource Science in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. This is a postdoctoral-equivalent, fixed-term contract position focused on plant chemical genetics , plant hormones , crop resilience , genome editing , molecular breeding , genome analysis , and related work on wheat and Arabidopsis thaliana . The lab aims to understand plant physiological responses at the molecular or atomic l...
2 months ago
Keio University
Japan
1 month ago
Keio University School of Medicine is recruiting a Project Assistant Professor / researcher-equivalent fixed-term faculty member for the Mitsuhiro Sakaguchi Memorial Chair in Signal Research in Tokyo, Japan. The position is centered on structural biochemistry , with a strong focus on cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) , MicroED , protein expression and purification, and structural analysis of gut microbiota-related proteins and metabolites. The project, in collaboration with Associate Professor ...
1 month ago
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Top university
Japan
1 month ago
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TiTech MEXT Scholarship 2027 is a fully funded graduate scholarship at Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan , supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It is open for Master’s , Integrated Doctoral , and PhD study through Tokyo Tech’s International Graduate Programs (IGPA, IGPB, IGPC). Research and study areas include mathematics , physics , chemistry , earth and planetary science , mechanical engineering , systems and control engineering ...
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Estimated costs in Japan.
MonthlyYearly | |
|---|---|
![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | ¥360.0k $2,400/yr |
![]() Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | ¥4.5k $30/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | ¥360.0k $2,400/yr |
![]() Health Insurance Student health insurance or surcharge per year | ¥30.0k $200/yr |
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Professor
Osaka University
Japan
Biochemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Molecular Biology
Rna Biology
Professor
Osaka University
Japan
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Drosophila Melanogaster
Drosophila Research
Spermatogenesis
Professor
Ritsumeikan University
Japan
Biochemistry
Biochemical Engineering
Chemical Biology
Protein Chemistry
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Nagasaki University
Japan
4 days ago
Nagasaki University’s Advanced Infectious Disease Research Center is recruiting one Assistant Professor or Specially Appointed Researcher in the Viral Immunodynamics Research Field. The appointment will be determined after an assessment of the candidate’s achievements. The position is based in Nagasaki, Japan, at the university’s BSL-4 infectious disease research center. The Department of Viral Immunodynamics, led by Principal Investigator Takumi Kawasaki, studies immune responses during viral i...
4 days ago
Nagoya University
Japan
2 weeks ago
Postdoctoral Researcher position at Nagoya University (Graduate School of Science / Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, ITbM) in the Kinoshita Laboratory , working on plant physiology and stomatal control. The project is funded by JST’s ASPIRE program and focuses on the molecular mechanisms by which plants sense environmental signals such as light , CO2 , and drought to regulate stomatal opening and closing, growth, and stress tolerance. Research themes include analysis of compounds affec...
2 weeks ago
Keiichiro Okudaira
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Japan
1 month ago
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is recruiting a Specially Appointed Researcher (postdoc-equivalent, fixed-term) in the Hygienic Chemistry Laboratory for Academic Year 2027. The position is centered on research aimed at developing preventive and therapeutic methods for metabolic syndrome . Main topics include: functional analysis and applied research on receptors and related factors that are therapeutic targets for atherosclerotic diseases ; elucid...
1 month ago
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