I would have to disagree with the original poster MMM.
The world is now more competetive than ever before and an education barely distinguishes oneself from the thousands of job seekers out there. If an individual has the desire to live in Japan, regardless of education status, that individual may do so. Granted it will take unwavering confidence and an amazing ammount of sacrifice to follow through to accomplish these goals. Understandably the basic concern many people have is simply survival, IE: MONEY !!! Find ways to earn money and establish yourself and you can live ANYWHERE in the world.
Think outside the box and offer a product or service to the world. Then SELL SELL SELL.
As an inspiration, I will now link to an article that explains in painstaking detail the work required to pull it off. I hope you guys find this story as inspirational as I did.
How Discovering Japan Changed My Life