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Being a translator or interpretor is not going to buy you a ticket to Japan. I have worked as a professional translator for several years, and have had several clients in Japan, none of which needed me to be in Japan to do their work. It's all done through email, and I have never met or spoken with many of the people who hired me.

An interpretor might be a different story, but rarely do I see non-Japanese interpretors in Japan (and I am talking English-Japanese here). Unless you were working at an embassy, I think it unlikely you would have enough steady work to merit or allow a move. You could, however, be hired to go on business trips with business people doing business in Japan.