I couldn't (...rather won't ^^;
read all of it (93 pages, ouch!), but I seriously admire you for your perserverance, Nyororin. I've been looking into ways to get to Japan myself, but I also want the real deal. I have a friend who lived there as an English teacher for awhile and he told me to get my degree and a working visa as well. However, after reading I must say I'm inclined to look into alternative routes.
I love English, and I love Japanese. It's obvious which is the rustier of the two, lol. That being said, I want to be able to immerse myself in the language, not speak what I do here all day. If I wanted to speak nothing but English, I'd just stay here in the US, lol.