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08-11-2008, 09:06 PM
Just to update the post of what my reseached have told me.
First I will finnish University of Teesside and get my bachelor degree. After that I will go home to Norway for 1 year and find a fulltime job and earn around: 170NOK-200NOK | £17-£20 | 3634JPY-4275JPY | 32$-38$ (pr.hour) I guess. I will save the money and get enough money to enter: yamasa for 2 years. After that I would like to find out if there is a chance I can go back to Norway and start searching for a Game Company that would help me with a work visa. If a company will suport me with a work visa I will hopfully go down again if I liked Japan after my two years. Any options? 
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08-12-2008, 12:30 AM
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The question you need to answer is "What do I have for my potential employer that is so much better then what a native Japanese has that it is worth the trouble for them to commit to the timely work visa process to bring me over?"
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08-12-2008, 05:50 AM
Many companies in Japan hire foreigners for no other reason than that they are foreign. Why should Japanese bother to learn English? Do they really need it? Of course not. Anyone with a fresh perspective or point of view will be seen as an interesting candidate by a game company.
The visa application process is not at all difficult if you meet the requirements and have the paperwork. All that is necessary from the employer is a single signed sponsorship form. Aside from that, you need your original diploma, passport, and extra passport photos. If your employer is too busy to do the work, you can take it to immigration yourself. Is it hard to get a job with a game company? I don't think so. A acquaintance of mine recently began working for Capcom. I'm sure his degree in "Animal Husbandry" couldn't have helped much in the selection process, other than the fact that it was a degree. But he's enjoying is job so far. His pay isn't "crap", and neither are his hours.
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08-12-2008, 05:54 AM
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What does he do there?
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08-12-2008, 06:22 AM
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How in the world do people reach 1,000+ posts?  Skadoosh.
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08-12-2008, 09:40 AM
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I do not have Japanese Game Design degree, but an European. and that might be something "spesial" in a japanese game company where allmost everyone is japanese. But I don't know really. But I want to find out  And I know other persons have done it.Also I contacted one of the persons of the "game design in japan, blogg" and he told me that some of his friends (none-japanese) have allready finnished HAL and entered a game company. At that time I have 2years at yamasa and I won't create much problem with my japanese hopefully. - From what I have heard Japan got longer days then Norway, but that is not a problem, and they got lesser payed. But It is still not bad payed. But it is still 4years before I can start searching for a company that will help me. If this goes as planned.
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08-12-2008, 10:10 PM
And another question: Cirka how much money do you need pr.month for food?
ofc stadard cheap everyday food. (Okazaki City) --- So far this is the prices I am working with, this is all prices for TWO years: Yamasa Language School: £7 896 Yamasa Apartments: £3 656 Everyday cheap food: £2 875 Sum: £14427 + Extra money to do something els, like resturant or bar. And this is very much possible to get after one year of work in Norway. So I think this path can succes well.
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08-13-2008, 11:19 AM
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ACN, on a normal basis, I spend about 60,000 yen per month on food. I could get by on half that much, but I spend my weekends in Tokyo, and I love the restaurants there.
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