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you must have a visa, which is sponsored by the company you're working for, and pretty much only foreign language schools are dedicated to sponsoring these visas?
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If a Japanese company hires you, that means they'll be your sponsor for a working visa. They aren't specific to schools or anything like that - if you're a foreigner working at a Japanese company, you've got a working visa.
By the way, English is taught in just about every school in Japan and all students must take English. They don't go to language schools unless they want extra education in English. A lot of adults do go to language schools, though. Point is, if you apply with JET, they're putting you in a regular school (whether it be high school, junior high, or elementary), and not any kind of language tutoring institution.
Here's a good site about permanent residency in Japan ->
www.debito.org: Brief on Japanese Permanent Residency Requirements
The guy who runs the site also has tons of good information about Japanese citizenship, buying land/houses in Japan, becoming a professor at a Japanese university, and so on. Worth a look, I'd say.
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1. Become semi-fluent in Japanese
2. Decide on what field to earn a 4 year degree
3. Find out more information on English teaching companies in Japan.
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Stick to this. College is four years long, and your first teaching job will be another several years in length, so what comes after all that is not something you need to worry about for at least 6 or 7 years. By the way, many big colleges teach Japanese. You can go for your degree in whatever you choose while learning Japanese all at the same time.