[johnnyboydave]

Okay, I'll look into Citibank.

Let's assume I get permanent residency one day. I no longer need a visa to work. If I had my name changed to a Japanese name, how tough is it to find a job in Japan? Let me take it a step further and say that I am completely fluent in Japanese and meet all requirements an employer requires on paper. Are their many foreignors who've gotten permanent residency working standard jobs in Japan that aren't "based" in Japan from an outside country?

Or is it just near impossible for someone even after getting permanent residency to land a position with a job in Japan based on race? I'm not jumping to any assumptions as far as Japanese being racist, I'm just asking based on what I've read. Beings such a large percent of Japan is in fact Japanese, I could only assume if I had to that, even with permanent residency, Japanese fluency, and meeting all requirements, it would be very difficult to find an employer that would hire you after being interviewed.

Could someone who knows from first hand experience enlighten me on this?

This is going to play a big part in helping me make my decision on whether moving to Japan for the rest of my life to get closer to the pros of it's culture, are truly worth the investment. Nothing could be worst then to journey through the prerequisites of total imersion right until the very end, only to find out their is no opportunity for a career to a foreignor even after PR.