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Originally Posted by jamener
Teaching English is a close second if the business track doesn't work out well. I've heard that getting a teaching position is very, very competitive.
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No, not really. It's just harder now than it used to be back in the 90s when all you needed was to be a native English speaker with a pulse. Bear in mind that teaching English in Japan isn't really a career, unless you plan to become a university linguistics professor for example. Most people just do a couple of years in Japan teaching English and then go home, so you will need qualifications that allow you to get a decent job once home.
If you decide to stay in Japan longer you will probably want to move out of English teaching at some point, so having the qualifications to be able to do that would be a good idea. Business studies with Japanese language sounds like a good start.