[Stacmon]

Once again, thanks for the detailed and insightful response.

You've given me a few things to consider and I'm very excited about the prospect.

Your comments about the ease of extending your work term are especially welcome, as I have considered (assuming I like it enough there) staying for longer than a single year to give me a better opportunity to develop my knowledge of the Japanese language during my stay. I will likely come with some modest personal study (about 2 months worth, as that will be the time between my graduation and possible move to Japan) and I fortunately have an affinity for languages, as well as the drive to learn them.

Anyone else's comments are also quite welcome. Thanks a lot to everyone!