MMM *BUMP*

Free = go for it

Also, learning another language while working on economics is a huge bonus. Just because of you being multilingual, your "wothfulness" will go up exponentially in the job market. So if you know English, another language (the one your country uses) and Japanese, then graduate for economics in Japan, believe me, your going to be fine. Economics is steeped in relationships of trading, and other stuff I don't know much about economics, but there is a huge field for interactions between countries and languages, and so studying in Japan will be fine, even if the degree itself will be like this:

Going to MIT and studying law, or Harvord and getting a degree in Aerospace Engineering. (I know the schools don't offer those degrees, but its the concept.)

Seaghyn

That's very true. I'm studying a science course, but I'll never be working in this field in the future... I'll probably be going towards the finance side, and this kind of scenario isn't rare at all. Generally, the people that work in their field of study are Researchers or enthusiasts (you gotta have a passion for what you're studying if you wanna continue it in the future).

Anyway, seaghyn has the right idea. Offering other languages on top of your degree is much better than just having a simple degree with no other knowledge.

another /agree from me!

That's exactly the reason why I'm going to Japan for exchange studies. The courses will be interesting, I bet, but the language and experience is what I'm really after.