Welding jobs?

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Kenpachi11

well hate to tell you this but im not going to give up. nothing is impossible.

You've never dealt with the Japanese government officer before, have you?

[Hatredcopter]

Originally Posted by Kenpachi11

well hate to tell you this but im not going to give up. nothing is impossible.

Not impossible if you're thinking of breaking immigration laws - which I don't think I'd recommend. Otherwise, it is legally impossible.

[Kenpachi11]

No i havent dealt with them. and it is true that nothing is impossible!

[MMM]

Just so you know, Japanese immigration officials are not widely known for bending the rules or making exceptions.

[Kenpachi11]

ok but would they hire an american that has a degree in animation?

[ShintoCanadianmale]

Originally Posted by Kenpachi11

Well even tho im american i dont speak english all to well.

so what is your first language?

[Kenpachi11]

my first language is english but im not good in it and im 16. i get made fun of by the way i say certain words like half, class, grass, gas and laughing.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Kenpachi11

ok but would they hire an american that has a degree in animation?

To get a work visa in Japan you need to have a sponsor. A sponsor has to be authorized by the government to "host" foreign workers. The sponsor and the sponsee have to prove to the government that the person being sponsored has unique and special skills that a native Japanese does not have. This can be, for example, a professional baseball player, a university professor, but 99.9% of the time it is a foreign language instructor, as native English speakers would be expected to be able to know and teach English better than a native Japanese.

So for welder, if you established yourself as the best welder in the world, and were able to weld in ways people in Japan couldn't, and could find a company that would hire you, then your dreams of welding in Japan could be possible.

Same with animator. If you establish yourself as a reknowned animator, with unique skills worth displacing a Japanese animator for, then yes, it is possible.

[Kenpachi11]

Originally Posted by MMM

To get a work visa in Japan you need to have a sponsor. A sponsor has to be authorized by the government to "host" foreign workers. The sponsor and the sponsee have to prove to the government that the person being sponsored has unique and special skills that a native Japanese does not have. This can be, for example, a professional baseball player, a university professor, but 99.9% of the time it is a foreign language instructor, as native English speakers would be expected to be able to know and teach English better than a native Japanese.

So for welder, if you established yourself as the best welder in the world, and were able to weld in ways people in Japan couldn't, and could find a company that would hire you, then your dreams of welding in Japan could be possible.

Same with animator. If you establish yourself as a reknowned animator, with unique skills worth displacing a Japanese animator for, then yes, it is possible.

Well i caught myself on fire before while welding at school. does that count?

[godwine]

I am starting to sense that you are putting out a lot of facts that is not in your favor.

MMM is right, The Japanese consider themselves a superior crowd, in a way, not trying to be racist, I do agree they are superior in many aspect. That said, they do want really top notch people when they issue them a work visa.

Your best bet, is to stay in school, do well, get a university degree of some sort and either teach english there or become a subject matter expert in specific area.

Consider my case: I am a SR QA consultant with a master degree in science, while my soon to be wife is a process engineer with a master degree in engineering, I am JLPT level 2 certified. I have an uncle in Japan who has been pulling strings for me.... YET, nobody want to sponsor us for anything... forget about sponsoring, we don't even get a call for an interview or give us a chance to "sell" ourselves. I cannot find a teaching job because they think that anyone with a Chinese background is not good enough to teach English (not that I want to anyways)