[godwine]

But look at the amount of experience you have though? A lot of us from the same era in the IT field may NOT have the education because a computer based education wasn't a common thing back then. You said it yourself, you were able to talk in language that half these people don't understand here (BTW, I used to program memory controllers and cpu registers, so close enough), look at the skills you bring to the table.

WE ALL said that its possible if you possess the skill, no one said that its not possible. BUT AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE THE SKILL.

What MMM and others are suggesting to these kids is that if they really want to find a job anywhere, its best to have a degree, and in Japan its definitely THE ultimate advertising point.

People will not just sponsor someone to stay for no reason, there has to be a mutual benefit, while a university degree doesn't equal to knowledge, skills or ability, its a good implication of it, and definitely something that employer can base their evaluation on.