<p>I’m not sure which is better at Tulane. One thing you might want to take into consideration is that Japanese takes longer to become fluent in than Mandarin. I don’t remember the specific hour differences, but I believe Japanese was around 2000 hours and Mandarin was around 1800. This came from a State Department study, but I’m unable to find it now. So aside from this, I would think about which language you would be able to use more regularly. Tulane also has some great study abroad options [Newcomb-Tulane</a> College - Office of Study Abroad](<a href=“http://global.tulane.edu/studyabroad/programs.html#asia]Newcomb-Tulane”>http://global.tulane.edu/studyabroad/programs.html#asia) so I would look at those and decide which one is best for you. In addition, the Osaka accent is fairly different from the Tokyo accent (enough to where my friend Saiko who is from Tokyo can’t understand her friends from Osaka when they are talking with their parents on the phone). These are just some things to think about…</p>