I think there's 2 blogs you should read. The first one is the blog of a guy from England (I think) who came to Japan and is working as a game developer. He writes a lot about life in Japan, what it's like to work for a Japanese gaming software company, and how he got into the industry:
Japanmanship
The 2nd blog is from a lady came to Japan to enter a game design school. She tells you about how she found her school, what she had to do to get admitted into the school, and what life is like at her school:
The Life and Times of a Video Game Design Student