Welding jobs?

[Hatredcopter]

I'd just like to point out (again) that there is no clause within Japanese immigration that states you have to possess skills that a Japanese person does not. It used to be this way, way back when the immigration control laws were put in place during the 1950s. The laws have been amended several times in the past (as recently as 2000), and there are no restrictions that say you must 'outclass' any Japanese person at your job. I've met a Canadian truck driver in Japan who has worked there for many years (longer than any Working Holiday visa would grant him). I've met IT administrators, bankers, and so forth. All these people had varying degrees of skill in Japanese, and I can't see how any of them were any more skilled than their Japanese coworkers.

It's generally true that you need to have better skills than a Japanese person to work in a certain field, as most companies would not otherwise go through the hassle of hiring a foreign person. But it's nothing you have to "prove" to the government.

[MMM]

Thank you for the clarification, Hatredcopter.

A lot has to do with the economy, too. When times are good, you'll get more foreigners being invited in. When they aren't (like now) you will likely see less.

[MexDude]

Join the marines and cry to them to send you to okinawa. Maybe you won't have to cry to them since is the biggest base in the world that the marines have so there is a pretty big chance depending on the job you choose to get deployed there, and once there go get married and work your way in. Of course that is if you really really want to go to japan to me that sounds like the easiest way maybe not the most practical but easiest with a small exception boot camp lol gl

[godwine]

Please see here: MOFA: A Guide to Japanese Visas - Visa Applications

It is true that "skilled labor" is on the list... but as pointed out by others, you need to find someone who is willing to sponsor you first, or as suggested, join the army and asked to be relocated to okinawa

[Kanji_The_Wanderer]

Now these sponsors that everyone is talking about, are Japanese citizens that notice your talents? That is very unlikely unless you have been there before and have made friends with these types of people.

It makes a lot of sense to me why Japan is so cautious of who enter. The country is so small, and it is overly populated. They don't want random people coming in, unless they can greatly contribute to their society.

I like the fact how Japan is more interested in its own people then the US are interested in theirs. In the US all the outsiders and immigrants get more benefits then someone in the country already. The US should start doing things like Japan.

[Hatredcopter]

Originally Posted by Kanji_The_Wanderer

Now these sponsors that everyone is talking about, are Japanese citizens that notice your talents?

The sponsor is simply the company that is hiring you to work for them. Or, in the case of a student visa, the school/university.

Originally Posted by Kanji_The_Wanderer

It makes a lot of sense to me why Japan is so cautious of who enter. The country is so small, and it is overly populated.

Japan is currently having a problem keeping their population UP, not down. The birth rate in Japan is dreadfully low, and in the past few years the government has been scrambling to come up with a solution. Bringing in more foreigners has been brought up many times, but any plans for that usually goes nowhere. I suspect many Japanese politicians only see that as a last resort.

[godwine]

Well, you do have to remember that they have a strong history of "closing the doors to the foreigners", many of them, and really, i don't see anything wrong with that, thinks that they believe in pure blood.

I mean, how would you feel if your country's survival has to rely on the population of immigrants?