How to find work in Japan? (other than teaching English)

[hagemusha]

Hi there, I'm currently an university in Canada and I'm interested in working in Japan but not teach English...preferably work in a company since business is my field of study. I know that it's probably going to be pretty hard to find a job there, but I learned the Japanese language for 3 years and am very familiar with many aspects of the culture as well.

I already tried searching through some of the oversea internships and job placements available from my university, but couldn't find any. The closest thing I could find is an exchange program to several good Japanese unviersities for study purposes only.

Any tips/advices/recommendations/referrals?

best way would be just to teach english until you find a job. teaching isn't that bad, plus you are helping others learn as you are also learning.

[Kazumi]

Hey hagemusha! How good do you have to be in order to do a exchange program to Japan because I have the same idea as you do.

[Hisuwashi]

Everyone loves teaching English.

I wonder if they have too many English teachers there.

[uroceanbrezze]

Originally Posted by Ash

This could well be an interesting thread. Do keep the info coming, thanks.

Come you guys , lets reply a bit more. I bet some of us have the information hidden somewhere.. Don't be scared to post...


Oh ya, I too heard that teaching English is one of the best ways to start your living in Japan.. That's why one of my majors is going to be in linguistics.

[JoeyM]

Unless you have some exceptional or high demand skills such as:

programming
3-d/motion graphics
networking
really good MS Office tech support skills
ceo of a bank
translation / interpretation

then the usual path to escape teaching is to study hard, get your Japanese ability up, pass JLPT 2, and constantly be on the lookout for job opportunites and good contacts.

Or you can try to be a recruiter, which is fairly cut-throat and nasty.

Or you can get stumble into some job that doesn't require great Japanese or try to find some foreign companies in Japan to work for. This is entirely possible, and A LOT of people in Japan started out as teachers before moving on to something else, and a lot of other people love the cash and freedom that teaching affords you (which is better than many non-teaching jobs), so don't get discouraged.

And dont study linguistics just to be an English teacher, you really wont need it, even if you go on to teach college in Japan.

joey

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[Guza]

hmmm....id have to say that teaching english is the easist way of getting into japan, thats what i was gonna do but, i decided to go the military route hahaha its all good ill prolly be stationed in japan with in a year if all goes right

[Maester]

Teaching English? What Where? How come nobody Told me?....

After Reading this post I think I've found a Goal in my Life ( After World-Domination offcourse ).
What Graduates do you need to Teach Eng. there ?
What is the Paying?
Dream come True, or Life Becoming Hell....?
Do you need to speak fluwen(this isen't right, but what the heck.) Japaneese ?
Job-application Same as in Europe ?

If these thing suits me, I just got to study a bit harder

[Maester]

Originally Posted by JoeyM

Unless you have some exceptional or high demand skills such as:

programming
3-d/motion graphics
networking
really good MS Office tech support skills
ceo of a bank
translation / interpretation
Piqniq! *

Trying to gonna get my 'skills' in 3D graphic designer. 2 bad not to much school to almost no schools in belgium teaching that.

[Vesperd]

Originally Posted by Guza

hmmm....id have to say that teaching english is the easist way of getting into japan, thats what i was gonna do but, i decided to go the military route hahaha its all good ill prolly be stationed in japan with in a year if all goes right

please explain to me the military route I was also gonna take the English route, but im interested in some shortcuts too!