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Originally Posted by kirakira
I guess you can do that if you must absolutely have to live in Japan kicking and screaming.
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This is a bit of an exaggeration. None of my friends came here kicking and screaming. They came here well aware of the challenges that face one moving to a new country in that situation.
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Originally Posted by kirakira
I read taking the plunge with no preparation as "you better find a English teaching job or else".
The taking uni degree route is for people who want to go to Japan and actually get a job they want to do, that is not teach English.
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An English teacher or model, recruitment consultant, PR, waiter etc... If you're good at what you do, are a quick learner and have good interview techniques then i'm sure there are other companies that would consider sponsoring a person without a degree , they're just way more difficult to come by.
Even for someone with a degree it's almost impossible to find a 'job one wants to do.' After all, what percentage of English teachers do you think have a degree? 90%? Even if you do get a degree, for the majority of people you still have almost the same opportunities in Japan as someone who doesn't, it's just a more sure-fast way to get a visa from the get-go.