As far as I know, for teaching English the answer would be no. Whenever I have done job searches in the past they always specify a four year university degree unless you happen to come from say Australia where university is only three years. I would write a letter to Japan's embassy in your home country for more clarification.

Hmm, about when you are married to a native in Japan? I mean, if you get married can you work there without having to obtain a working visa?

A marriage visa is fine. Then you usually don't need a university degree :)

If you go to a school in Japan, they usually help their foreign students with the visa application, etc processes.

Eh?! Sigh, I guess I'll have to rely on getting a university degree for now, since I don't plan on marrying as soon as I arrive in Japan. Even so, doesn't a working visa limit occupations that you can apply for while in Japan? Or any job is fine as long as you have a working visa?

working visa are specific to your field. it is illegal to engage in other type of jobs outside of your field.

just skimming it gave me a headach.....im glad i have a few yrs till i visit my friend there in japan

I'm about to commence the visa minefield
 

I,m totally new to the Visa game, so I will need some real help please.I'm Australian, my fiancee is Japanese; she hasn't lived in Japan for 30 years; she lives in the US, and I live Australia, and we alternate between the 2 countries. We are in our 50"s and both retired, and we want to live in Japan, but at the same time we will travel out of there a couple of times per year. We have the financial resources to enable us to live in Japan, but where to I start on this Visa minefield, what's the best Visa in my case seeing we will marry soon.
All help appreciated:confused:

I would assume that the easiest route would be to enter on a tourist visa. I don't know about Australian citizens, but I am assuming tourist visas are granted upon arrival without a lot of paper work needed done beforehand or on the spot as with US citizens. Next I would assume you will apply for the spouse of a permanent resident. I don't think it really matters how long your wife has been outside of Japan. As long as she has retained her Japanese citizenship I believe she would be considered a permanent resident.

Nyororin will probably know more about this. I have a few questions. Do those with a spousal visa from marrying a Japanese citizen need to purchase the re-entry permits for travel? Second, what is the length of the long term resident visa?

as far as Ive read/research, only those who have already a Japanese Passport need not apply a re-entry permit. The others are required if ever they leave Japan for a short time.