My..been a while since my last visit,
I see we got a mixed comment here about the acceptance, Congrats then to all who already got their ticket to Japan, and please don't lose hope to those who
yet succeed last year, if this is your dream, just believe that persistence and perseverance pay...
@Poopy
IMHO the letter from the Professor, or we can say those as recommendation letter, is indeed valuable asset for document screening stage. It show the embassy staff that you are serious by having clear purpose and study plan.
I can say this for sure because judging from the flag, we live in the same country and of course you will submit your apps to the same embassy as I did last year, so if I were you, don't worry about being frowned by the embassy, again it is a valuable asset.
Then again though it is valuable, you must never forget the most important and valuable, IMHO, still comes from your research proposal/study plan...but if you already secure recommendation letter from the Japanese Professor, I guess you already have good research proposal.
Good luck and ah don't forget to post your progress in Monbusho 2011 thread. It's always nice for the post to be organized under the right thread. Cheers !!!