RSS FeedsWhat jobs are there in Japan for English people?
I am guessing just teaching english, as I really would love to move Japan later in life after visiting Kyoto, Nara, Tokyo etc it was such an amazing place and the people are amazing, so does anyone know how I would go about moving to Japan what types of jobs I would need and visa etc?
You need a four year degree to qualify for a work visa.Or ten years experience in a needed job field.
Most Americans teach English or have high tech jobs. Other than that, there is little or nothing available. Your regular type jobs usually require native level Japanese & would go to a native Japanese person first anyway. To get the work visa you need a job offer before you get there. About the only jobs we can get are those that a Japanese person can’t do.
Japan still has a closed immigration policy and they don’t allow people to just move there like we do in the US.
March 11th, 2010
Yes there are teaching jobs for English people but actually if you have any skills that might help Japanese people it would be much easier to find a job and get the visa needed to move there.
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March 11th, 2010
You need a four year degree to qualify for a work visa.Or ten years experience in a needed job field.
Most Americans teach English or have high tech jobs. Other than that, there is little or nothing available. Your regular type jobs usually require native level Japanese & would go to a native Japanese person first anyway. To get the work visa you need a job offer before you get there. About the only jobs we can get are those that a Japanese person can’t do.
Japan still has a closed immigration policy and they don’t allow people to just move there like we do in the US.
References :
March 11th, 2010
any job you want; literally. and this goes for moving to any country in the world, not just japan. (i really don’t know where people get this notion that you have to be a english teacher and this whole immigration thing).
like working abroad in most countries, you would get a job with a parent company that would send you there. (if you really want to work for a japanese firm — corporate or otherwise, that truly is a whole new can of worms).
however, perhaps you want to open a restaurant? be a day trader? moreover, a freelancer? the place to start would be the us embassy.
but no, teaching english is not the only job — though easy.
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i know architects, english teachers, IT professionals, day traders, & a writer that work in japan