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Being a teacher in japan - 08-22-2008, 05:52 PM

Hi, I´ve searched for information about being a teacher in japan like how long they work, how much they get paid, what the requirenments are and how the insurance is... Can somebody help me? =)


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08-22-2008, 06:15 PM

Did you see the sticky?

http://www.japanforum.com/forum/livi...-jp-2-0-a.html
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08-24-2008, 08:14 AM

v.v sry I was short in time when writing this I didn´t knew about that threat


When do you think people die?

When they are shot through the heart by the bullet of a pistol?
No.

When they are ravaged by an incurable disease?
No.

When they drink a soup made from a poisonous mushroom?
No!

It's when... they are forgotten.

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08-25-2008, 01:35 AM

I hope you have some kind of experience. If your coming to see the country ,please get another job.
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08-25-2008, 12:38 PM

just for traveling through the country i won´t work there really, most likely just for a day at a farm or something like that, but what´s wrong about being a teacher in japan? =)


When do you think people die?

When they are shot through the heart by the bullet of a pistol?
No.

When they are ravaged by an incurable disease?
No.

When they drink a soup made from a poisonous mushroom?
No!

It's when... they are forgotten.

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08-25-2008, 07:46 PM

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I hope you have some kind of experience. If your coming to see the country ,please get another job.
Why? 95% of people teaching English in Japan don't have any experience.
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Why? 95% of people teaching English in Japan don't have any experience.
Very true. I'm one of them, even though I'm trying to get more classroom experience, just haven't been successful in doing so.
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08-26-2008, 05:08 AM

The main requirement is a bachelors degree or better from an accredited university. The subject of your study is not important.

Insurance varies according to your employer, you'll have to pay into the national healthcare system, but it's not expensive, perhaps 10,000 per month. Some employers have additional plans which eliminate any personal costs, and they are cheap as well.

Pay is typically about 250,000 yen per month. Typical payroll reductions for rent, insurance, and such will give you a net income of about 200k yen per month. Gas and electric will set you back about 6000 yen, a cell phone will cost about 10000. Internet varies, it's usually about 5000 a month, or it may be included with the rent for your apartment.

Food and entertainment are usually the largest expenses. Stores, shops, bars, restaurants, theme parks, clubs, etc. These can range from 300 yen curry shops to places which charge 1000 yen for a garden variety beer.

200k will not go especially far in Tokyo, but you can live quite nicely on that amount in the countryside. I live more or less in the country, and have a brand new 2dk apartment near the school and the train station, the cost is only 60,000 per month. My gf's similarly-sized apartment in Tokyo runs almost 300,000 yen per month.
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