Foreigners as vets in japan

I'm currently studying in Hong Kong in my second last year of high school and ever since learning about Japanese culture, I have always wanted to be able to live in Japan. However I have wanted to be a vet even before I learnt about Japan, so I'm wondering if it is possible to work as a vet in that country.

I know that vet courses are graduate courses in Japan. What I want to know is, can I really get into this course? How can I do so? I'm from China and my current Japanese level is at around the JLPT N5 or N6. Is it possible for me to take a one-year intensive japanese course before applying to an undergraduate course there?

If I don't study in Japan, is it possible for me to finish my studies in, say, the Royal Veterinary College in London, and then go to Japan? Do I need to take a licensing test and how would I do so?

Finally, if possible, I would like to know about a real life example of a foreigner who was able to become a vet.


Thanks!

To practice as a vet in Japan, you need to pass the exam for a national license in Japan.

To be eligible to sit for the exam, you need to either (1) complete the six-year veterinary studies in a Japanese university, or (2) have completed the equivalent studies outside Japan or have been licensed as a vet outside Japan, and considered (by the Japanese authorities)to be equally competent to or more competent than those who completed six-year studies in Japan.

- If you study the language in Japan (one or two year full-time study) and pass the exam to enter a university in Japan, that is one way. But if you study this way, you will be licensed to practice only in Japan. Also, studying 2 years for the language and 6 years in university will be very expensive. (YOu will need to be able to cover all tuition and living expenses.)

I would suggest you complete your veterinary studies in your country, and see how you feel then.

Thank you very much! Your answer has cleared all of my questions on my veterinary studies.