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Originally Posted by MMM
My experience with Japanese businessmen tells me that they will want someone who can speak Japanese. Now, on the other hand, since your are a foreigner, they may also not want to have to deal with you directly, so if there were a English-speaker in the company who could act as a go-between, you might be alright. (Japanese businessmen want conflict, stress-free workplaces... for them. The employees should be stressed, but the men in charge will hire purely on what's easiest for them... They will risk billions of yen on a shady business deal, but not five minutes on a potentially amazing employee). So I wish I had a better answer for you. With a little luck it's certainly possible (and I don't say that to many of the dreamers on this forum). I would recommend starting to learn Japanese now if that really is your dream. Most employers aren't going to have that kind of patience, I think.
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Thanks again, I figured that would be the case. However, I have to admit that since living in Asia I've met people who have found some very unique opportunites simply by being in the right place at the right time, and having a good pitch . . . or maybe that's just China, haha.