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 No.315

As a white American, what's the easiest way to get a job and live in Japan?

 No.316

>>315
English teacher

 No.324

>>315
makudonarudo fries manager

 No.333

English teacher. You don't even have to speak any Japanese for a lot of English teaching programs. But the qualifications aren't as loose as other Asian countries like Thailand.

 No.334

>>333
providing that he doesn't speak any Japanese at all, it's possible to end up in facing some difficulty every time that he spends daily life in Japan and communicates with Japanese people who don't speak English, after all.
as a result, he could be left away from the society or fall into similar situation.
so I'm sure he should be even a little more fluent in Japanese, not only English, if He is going to live in Japan to become a kind of English-speaking teacher or ALT.

 No.336

>>334
Oh yeah, of course. But as far as just getting to Japan, many don't require much experience with the language and offer opportunities to learn Japanese after arrival.

 No.346

>>333
You need a college degree though. I also think a lot of them require at least JLPT level 2.

 No.354

>>334
Japanese would certainky be useful but it's not a job requirement for most. If someone goes to Japan not knowing any of the language, provided they're not a total moron, it's pretty easy to pick up a daily/conversational proficiency just through exposure.

>>346
>I also think a lot of them require at least JLPT level 2.
nup lel

 No.420

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OP here. I'm one course from finishing a degree in Literature. I took 2 years of Japanese while at Uni but I ran out of funding for my last credit. Trying to figure out how to finish it up by this Spring.

Talking to a friend teaching in China but I'd rather be in Japan especially since I've started on the language, but I don't know where to even begin when it comes to applying for jobs.

 No.493

Working as an English teacher is easy. The pay isn't great, but it's livable.

It's not the most competitive of jobs. Generally speaking, you only need a college degree and native fluency in English. Japanese is generally not required (for the job that is - unless you're in a big city, knowing/quickly learning at least a little Japanese is probably helpful).

Take a look at: http://work.gaijinpot.com/working-in-japan/english-teaching-job-japan/ (but note that sometimes GaijinPot can be a bit of a negative cesspool, so don't take criticism/hate/anger on there too seriously).

Also have a look at the JET program: http://www.jetprogramme.org

It should be especially easy now as they're expecting to add another 20000 ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) jobs by 2019.

 No.494

>>420

Don't go to China. Stick with the first world.

You can find just about any job in Japan that you would find in America. Working as an English teacher specifically is pretty easy. Just search for "ALT" (Assistant Language Teacher) and "JET" (Japan Exchange and Teaching). There's lots of jobs out there (but know that it might be difficult to place you somewhere desirable, i.e. Tokyo). That said, unless you have a legitimate professional skill and/or a professional command of the Japanese language, you're best bet is to leverage your English abilities (at least for the time being) - you can teach, tutor, translate, etc. (or maybe work for an international company or in a position such as sales or marketing where English language is important).



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