[rina26]

18, no degree and no current schooling. Yeah...your chances are slim to none. No one would want to hire you and most labor jobs require you to be completely fluent in Japanese for safety reasons. And think about it, why should they do the paperwork to hire you when they could just hire a Japanese citizen without hassle?

The ARC is for those who have a visa. It's kinda like your ID card sorta thing while living in Japan. Shows proof of your legal status in Japan.

Best thing for you to do is to go back to school, get a degree and try again. Or maybe go through an exchange program within the school and do a semester or two in Japan.

Browse around on the forum's archives. There's many threads like this.