[taimoorh]

Learn to teach first? Whilst that's a good idea, I don't think I would have the time to go for a professional Teaching Qualification of any sort. The only time I will study now is either a Masters in English Language or Journalism.

My current job pays me ok (roughly 300k Yen w/o taxes p.m.), but it's something I'm really hating right now. I always did consider teaching, but only for the experience of teaching (not to get experience in teaching, if you understand what I mean :s) I would teach in Japan only because I'm interested in it. Neither am I looking for teaching as a full time career, nor living in Japan. Just a life experience.

Also, if I do manage to get an ALT job there, I would also be studying Japanese, at least good enough to speak , and maybe even write, confidently.