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02-18-2009, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by alanX View Post
No, I'm full-blooded American. And I definitely don't have any skills in engineering, but I'm taking a crap load of computer classes. And I have the highest Computer Skills grade in my school, so I'm not sure if that's what you mean by networking?

I just need to know how to GET to Japan first of all. I'll work anywhere really.
Then you'll need a 4 year university degree. After which you'll have to find a Japanese company willing to hire you despite not knowing the language or culture as fluently as a native Japanese person, and willing to go through the trouble of sponsoring your visa. In order for a company to do all that, you'd better have some amazing skills (in addition to speaking, reading, and writing in Japanese) that they simply can't find in any Japanese applicants applying for the same job.

Either that, or marry a Japanese citizen, or teach English. Those are pretty much your only choices. Japan is very selective about allowing foreigners to go and live and work there.


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