[mangostine]

Ah ~ Sorry I couldn't read all 100 or so posts in this. So I don't know if this came up and if it did I'm sorry!

But I'm wondering how exactly does the work visa system work? I live in the USA and you've said that in that case you don't have to apply for a visa? I'm not quite understanding how it works exactly. And what if you currently don't have an employer? How long does the employer visa allow a person to live in Japan? What do you have to do to get permanent residence allowed (through work, I mean.) Like is there a set amount of time you have to work?

In addition, if you have a masters degree from a university in USA and are pretty fluent in the Japanese language, would it be easy to find a job in Japan? For example, masters degree in economics or say you have your MD.

And if you're not too fluent with Japanese language but you have a pretty high degree, are there any other easy-to-find options instead of teaching English?

Thank you for all your help!