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Originally Posted by Kanji_The_Wanderer
Now in Japan you need a Bachelor's Degree to do just about any job. I am guessing that is one reason why Japan is such an expensive place
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That's not really true at all. Japan is more or less the same as most other developed countries with respect to education and working. Japan, like the US and Europe and everywhere else, has their construction workers, janitors, taxi drivers, and all other blue collar jobs. A good education is a very important part on Japanese culture, but that has little bearing on what the Japanese job market is like.
The reason you need a bachelor's degree is not because there aren't any jobs that don't require a degree, but because there aren't any jobs that will
qualify for a visa without a bachelor's degree. Basically, Japan wants SKILLED people to come to Japan. They don't want some guy coming over and working at McDonalds. Therefor, the majority of jobs that
qualify for a visa are ones that require a bachelor's degree.
As for why Japan is expensive, think of it this way - Japan is about the size of California, and yet it holds approximately HALF the population of the entire United States. There are many various reasons why prices are so high on everything in Japan, but a lot of it has to do with cramming so many people and so much stuff on to one [relatively] tiny island nation.