I live in Japan!

[SSJup81]

Originally Posted by nick149

hey look my mom said that if i find a good job there (in japan) she will think about it....so my question is....is there anyone who knows about a 'well' paid job in japan which doesnt need a bachelors degree or be a native english speaker and without experience needed and who can sponsor for the visa like a journalist or secretary or teacher in kindergarden (without exp needed) or something like that??? i know my question is a bit silly and maybe childish but please reply to me!!!i d like my dream to come true u know like the most of u!!!!

Let's think about this logically. Could one do that in one's home country? Find a "well paid job" which doesn't require one to have some type of a degree? For the most part "no", unless you're the child of a person who owns a company or carries a lot of weight.

Anyway, for the most part, a degree is mostly for Visa purposes. You can get around that by having a certain amount of years in a specific field, but you still have to find a company willing to sponsor you for you to go over.

A job as a journalist or a secretary, in Japan, I doubt a native English speaker would excel there since I'm pretty 100% certain that a very high level of Japanese language skills would be needed since you'd need to have to speak with the actual Japanese people there, especially if working as a secretary. As for the journalist...maybe a job with an international paper might do, but who knows. Just research that one.

Now, for a Kindergarten teacher, I doubt you'd even find a place willing to give one a job for that even in your home country unless you had some experience with young children and if it's to teach English, usually a TESOL Certification or some type of certification for teaching English as a second language is needed.

You could look on international job sites to see what some of the requirements are for some jobs. Gaijinpot is a good place to start, and I just came across an ad for a Kindergarten teacher too.

https://jobs.gaijinpot.com/index/vie...t/job_id/31866

I also came across another old ad for an Assistant Kindergarten Teacher.

https://jobs.gaijinpot.com/index/vie...ct/job_id/3946

Pretty much most of what I said above, applies there. Experience is a must.

[nick149]

thnx a lot i already searched gaijin pot and Jobs in Japan - Find great jobs in Japan at [Find jobs in Japan] anyway thnx again for the reply and if come across with something send me an e-mail if u can my e-mail is nick1491993@hotmail.com

[zeox]

Originally Posted by SSJup81

I guess you could stay at a hostel with a tourist visa or something like that. I don't think those are as expensive as hotels.Probably would be best to just make friends beforehand since, to me, 2 - 3 months isn't much time at all. You could probably make some online. Lang-8 - Multi-lingual language learning and language exchange might be helpful. You can find people to speak with for practicing different languages. Maybe one of the people you come across might become friends with you. I've made a couple of friends through mixi (a Japanese blogging site, sorta), but I've always been weary about meeting people online unless I've been talking to them for a long time, so I can guarantee that I wouldn't be meeting anyone from that anytime soon, even if I was going to Japan tomorrow. lol
I guess you mean "where in Japan, right? Either way, I don't have enough knowledge to answer this (aside from a rural area), but I will say this. To really "get the language" better, I feel that one would need to stay longer than just two or three months. I feel you would need way more than that. Maybe a year or two at a minimum.

thanks for the answers!
as for the length of my stay, it's purely a economic thing. I am not made of money, so I can't really afford to stay longer than 2-3 months. plus, tourist visas last 3 months anyway. (and sure, I could fly in and out of the country to renew the visa, but I don't have the money for that at all.)

[Cheesemaster64]

Dear Nyororin,

While I did not have time to read all 100 pages of this post, I did see how you achieved so much. This is why I would value your input on the following:

My situation is, I have been to Japan 3 times now and have had many experiences, and something inside calls me back every time. On the most recent time I was there, I met the love of my life. Long story short, if I want to continue our relationship, which I very much do, I have to live in Japan, for some time.

My Japanese is more advanced than the JLPT 2 level but not at JLPT 1 yet. My plan is to enter a language school (again) in order to get a visa so I can work, and more importantly live with my lover.

It has always been my dream to go to school in Japan, that is a 4-year college. When I was in language I practiced taking the EJU. The Japanese section is hard, but not impossible. The part that gets me is the math, and of course history, etc.

If I read correctly, you said you entered Japanese university. Did you have to take the EJU?

If so, could you recommend a method of study for math, etc?

Anything you could tell me about the EJU or anything would be deeply appreciated. My girlfriend has more faith in me than I do; I just don't want to let her down.

Also, when I was in Japan this last time, I lived in a guest house that contained most English speakers. Do you know of any places similar to this where Japanese is the language of choice? I know total immersion is what I need.

Thank you so much!

And sorry for rambling!

[Micki]

Hi . Been visiting the forums for a while and just now I decided to create an account.

Ok so I'm 16 and live in the Dominican Republic. I want to go to Japan. From what I've gathered college is very important for a job in Japan. Thing is I don't want to go back to the U.S to do college unless absolutely necessary. I want to do Software engineering.
So my question. There is this institute here (in D.R) ITLA (Instituto tecnologico de las americas) and it talks about some "icarnegie" certifacate after you graduate. Anyone know what that is and is it good (presentable/renowned)? 2 years or 2 and half to graduate in this institute I think.

So if this institute's certificate is good, and I learn some Japanese (I will know 3 languages if I do, spanish english and japanese), then I will have pretty good chances of landing a job yes? So that still leaves the most important. Looking for a place to stay. Any recommendations will be apreciated .
I've heard mention a sakura house or something. Can anyone tell me about these?

iCarnegie: Curriculum Powered by Carnegie Mellon There is a link to the iCarnegie
ITLA - Centro de Certificaci If you can read spanish, there is the institute's page. (the certification section)

So can anyone help?