Are the opportunities for English teachers in Japan improving, or not?

Mahone · (#1 (**permalink**))

I spent 2009 working as an English teacher in Tokyo, and my timing couldn't have been worse. The number of lessons available to teach in a language school dropped by nearly 50%, and it was difficult for me to make ends meet. I left at the end of 2009, but I wonder if things have improved since then, or are things still very tough?

sarasi · (#2 (**permalink**))

Geos has just gone bankrupt, so things are not looking brilliant right now for the eikaiwa market. Were you by any chance working for Gaba or a similar company?

I recommend looking for a job that will pay you a fixed salary- places like Gaba are really only good if you have other sources of income as well.