I've got news for everyone!!!!!!
 

You don't need a college degree to live and work in Japan.

My friend Niall came here about 6 months ago (to Tokyo) and in 1 week he managed to find a company to sponsor him for his visa, even though he had never been to college/university. I've met 10's of other foreigners the same as him as well, that have been working here for years.

So, anybody thinking about coming to Japan to live/work that don't have a degree - Chin up! You can do it!!!!

Also, this is just my/my friend Nick, Calum, Graham, Julie, Niall, experience but, if you really want to move here JUST DO IT!!!! A lot of people are saying you should go for a week and check it out, but in my opinion that's a terrible waste of money. There is no possible way you can even get a glimpse of the working lifestyle here unless you just bite the bullet and move.

I moved here 6 years ago before I had even seen a manga comic or knew what anime was, and today i work for a very respected university, i've got a great 2 bedroom apartment in Meguro, and i'm developing my own business which will launch very soon.

"Results not typical."

So what exactly do your friends do? And how is their Japanese?

Prostitution? Drug dealing? Enforcer? :mtongue:

2 of my friends, Calum and Graham passed their JLPT 1 a couple of years ago (4 years total study time) and now work as translators. a-san, b-san, c-san all work at the university with me. And Niall (who just came here 6 months ago) is working for a business language school in Shinjuku and has managed to get through Japanese for Busy People 1 & 2 so far. Nick went home and is sitting in his house getting high everyday.

:mtongue: my nuts

At least try to maintain decorum, gentlemen.

props for this

What do you guys mean? Do you wanna expand a little plz

They mean that you are being a little... unrealistic.

Sure, you and your friends may be living it up in Tokyo-- but those results aren't typical. There are thousands of members on this forum that think Japan is a fantasy land, and that they can just move there without any experience/education.

Bottom line, you're feeding an evil machine.

And this is kind of insulting to those of us who are actually pursuing a degree and a job (in Japan).

But seriously, why are you being so positive? Your name is "killyoself". How did you get to Japan?? Because for all I know, you're a 12 year old girl at an Anime convention in Wisconsin.