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Originally Posted by Domo41182

So I want to clarify some things that I have heard to see if anyone else has heard these things. One thing I have heard is that if you have a spousal visa it's pretty easy to get a job just doing grunt work at a huge company like Sony because in Japan they usually don't care what type of degree you have, just the fact that you have one.

Being able to live in Japan without a working visa opens up the job market immensely, but that doesn't mean it will be easier to get a job. Japan is in a recession like much of the rest of the world. What will be more valuable than a degree will be a fluency in Japanese. Without that, yes, you will be doing grunt work more than likely.

Originally Posted by Domo41182

Also another thing I have heard is that the chances of finding a job in Japan once you've been out of college for a few years diminishes hugely because most companies are looking for people right out of college. My Japanese teacher at my university told me this because being a native Japanese person she can't even find work with her bachelor's and master's degree.

Just curious if anyone else has heard anything about this...

my first post here at this site btw

I have never heard this before. It might be true for your teacher because she is female and Japanese, but I don't know if that is universally true.