I believe that many undergraduate students in China have heard of the "research proposal" for the first time. If you want to come to Japan for graduate school or doctoral studies, it is essential to prepare a research proposal. In this article, we will briefly explain what a research proposal is.
What is a research proposal
As the name suggests, a research proposal is a research plan for students who want to study in Japan for graduate school or doctoral studies about what they want to study in graduate school in the future. 
To put it simply, the research proposal should state what kind of research you plan to do in graduate school, what is the significance of your research, and what kind of research methods you plan to use. Professors can use this research proposal to determine whether the student's research direction and research methods are suitable for their own guidance, and whether the student's research direction is meaningful, and decide whether to accept it. The research plan can be said to be the most important indicator for Japanese graduate professors to accept students, because the content of the research plan preliminarily determines the research direction and topic of the student after entering the graduate school, that is, the side determines the degree of matching between the research direction of the students and the teacher, and the willingness of the teacher to accept it.
Research the contents of the proposal
First of all, when choosing a topic, students should choose a research direction according to their major and interests, and also need to match the research direction of the professor they intend to apply for. By selecting the topic, you can see whether the students have an accurate grasp of the professor's research direction, and how they have a grasp of the professor and the major. The text is generally divided into five parts: research background, research objectives, prior research, research methods (expected results), and references. 
Background:Generally, it is necessary to reflect the students' awareness of the problem. Usually the current situation or problem is analysed to explain why the students want to do the research. Through data and examples, this research is necessary. Objectives:It is to explain in depth the problem that needs to be solved in the research context, and explain what kind of positive effect the research you want to do can have on the problem. Advance researchIt is to read the research and literature of previous scholars, summarize the existing research, analyze the shortcomings and problems, reflect the differences between your own research and the previous research, and express the significance and uniqueness of your research. Research Methods:It is to explain what survey methods will be used in the research process, through which means, and how to conduct research. Research topics in science and engineering also require experimental design and expected results. There are two main types, one is qualitative analysis and the other is quantitative analysis. Qualitative analysis is the analysis of the "qualitative" aspects of the research object. Specifically, through a large number of literature surveys, the use of induction, generalization and other methods to summarize the research conclusions. Quantitative analysis is the analysis of quantitative characteristics, quantitative relationships and quantitative changes. ReferencesIt is similar to what students wrote in their undergraduate years, and it is necessary to list the materials that will be referred to in the process of completing the research proposal at the end of the research proposal.
Points to note in the research proposal
1. Japanese language standardThe full text needs to be written in simplified Japanese, and the language requirements of ** are the same, avoid using honorifics, and cannot use honorifics. Grammar needs to be correct, and words need to be expressed in a standard way of using words in writing. 2. Academic normsThe literature and materials referred to in the text need to be marked and expressed in a standardized manner, and plagiarism or plagiarism is not allowed. 
3. Problem awarenessThe content of the study needs to be a specific topic and not too broad. The research topic needs to be of interest to the professor and at the same time be something that has not yet been studied. 4. FeasibilityThe research method and topic selection need to be feasible and avoid writing a research proposal that cannot be practiced. The research plan can be said to be the first step in the graduate school entrance examination in Japan, and it can show the students' professional knowledge, intellectual curiosity, academic literacy, etc. A good research proposal can make you stand out from the crowd of students and impress the professorI believe that students will be able to write an essay that impresses the professor by reading more books, reading more research first, maintaining curiosity and awareness of problems.