How much does cost to a student live in Japan?
I want to study in Japan, there are scholarships that pay 143,000 円 in a month.
I don't know if this money is enough to live in a good way (without many difficulties).
I would like to ask if I can work in Japan while I am studying too, to help to complement the final rent.

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I think you can.

When I was a university student in "TOKYO"  decades ago, I lived on 100,000 yen a month. You are 1.5 times richer than I was.

And in those decades, prices for food and clothes has "DECREASED", 
(Thanks to Yoshinoya and UNIQLO)
and fee for apartment which I reagrd as "enough for living alone" with bath has also "DECREASED".

※ Wow, it is only 39,000 yen in Kichijoji which is one of the favarite town among young people.
https://www.chintai.net/detail/bk-C010079450091030001586200001/.

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I would say it depends by the city! Tokyo is pricier, while in the south renting a room with your budget should be no problem. In Tokyo it’s not impossible as well, but you would likely have to look for a shared apartment or something tiny in the outskirts. Food can be pretty cheap. You will likely need 10k monthly for transportations, unless you get a bicycle. Hope it helps!

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