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Originally Posted by EY79
Hi all,
I've been to Tokyo recently, but I couldn't make any research about this subject. So, I wanted to ask you guys. Do you think it's possible to be able to work in Tokyo in the fields of illustration/comics, without speaking any Japanese?
Do you think that it would be required to know the Japanese language? I'm willing to learn the language, as I love to learn different languages. I can speak Turkish, German and English fluently. I'm aware that knowing the languge is a plus, however, it may be different when it comes to particular industries such as arts and the like. That's what I thought anyway.
So, I'm looking forward to your opinions and experiences.
Thanks in advance!
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Short answer: No.
If you have a skill that Japanese people don't have (i.e. speaking English) than you can find work without being fluent in Japanese.
But who is going to hire a foreigner to do something that thousands of native Japanese can also do?
The visa process is a lot of work for an employer...an illustrators are not generally hired full time, but contracted (work you could do from your home country.