[RickOShay]

If you are an American, you have to get a 4 year college degree in order to qualify for any work visa in Japan. So unless you have the money to go college in Japan you are just going to have to wait until you are 22, or finished with school. However if you are Australian or Canadian I believe you may be able to get a working holiday visa for a year or so. After that though, you may have to go back home if you do not have a degree.