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Originally Posted by Rikkify
What about department stores? Since they mostly only offer contract positions and requires only high school education, what would be their requirement for gaijins, as well as in terms of work visa?
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Unfortunately department stores are not the greatest places to work. One of the requirements for a work visa is that you earn a minimum level of income, and no one working outside a management position in a department store is going to meet that minimum (about 200,000 yen per month). Another requirement to obtain a work visa is that you already possess your bachelors (or higher) degree.
If you are studying in Japan, you can easily enough get a student visa (if your schools is accredited). Once you have your student visa you can apply for permission to work part-time. This permit will allow you to work up to 20 hours per week working for anyone who will hire you. There are no income requirements (which is just as well as there will be very little income).
A working holiday visa would be a good way to come to Japan and see if it's really the place for you. Not everyone who moves to Japan likes it here, perhaps 80% of the people I know who have come to work in Japan have left inside of 2 years. A couple of these people had a high level of Japanese language skill. If you find you do like living and working in Japan, you can use your 6 months to inquire at schools and apply for the necessary paperwork to return as a student.