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That was our problem, If we were in Tokyo my wife thinks she would have gotten a job faster, but we are in a farming town near Narita. Even though she has worked in exporting so long, nobody wants to hire here because "she would be bored" They come to this conclussion because she scored almost a perfect score on the professional level english exam (TOEIC) she only missed like 5 points on listening. Its actually all worked out because she is starting an english school through ECC and that could be something the OP could look into though I don't think they would sponsor a VISA.

Oh by the way i agree on $10K maybe more but somewhere around there. The only problem is if its too rural transportation is actually necessary.