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Working in Japan as a non-native English 2015/7/5 02:45
Hi!
I'm from Hungary and I plan to move to Japan in a year or so and I was wondering if it's possible for me to get relatively easily a job. I've been studying English for about 10 years and Japanese for about 2 years now. I've finised high school in Hungary and started to study at a University as an IT Engineer but I' didn't finished it.

I'm pretty sure my English skills are good enought to teach others.

Is it possible for me to get a job with these qualifications?

Thanks in forward.
by mobehun  

Re: Working in Japan as a non-native English 2015/7/5 12:44
If your mother tongue is not English, then having"studied English" for 10 years is not enough to teach English in Japan. You need to have studied "in" English for that many years (meaning all subjects taught in English). In addition, you'd need to have a bachelor's degree to qualify for an employer-sponsored visa.
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Re: Working in Japan as a non-native English 2015/7/5 12:44
are good enought

Not good enough I guess...
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Re: Working in Japan as a non-native English 2015/7/5 14:08
Well then teaching's out. Anything else possible?
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Re: Working in Japan as a non-native English 2015/7/5 14:15
Without a degree, I think it's almost impossible for you to get anything.
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Re: Working in Japan as a non-native English 2015/7/5 14:20
I see. Thanks for your help.
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Re: Working in Japan as a non-native English 2015/7/6 02:18
wow if the u.k. government used a similar system it would stop people climbing into lorries in France and english people would have to jobs like cleaning and work in take-aways
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Re: Working in Japan as a non-native English 2015/7/6 02:25
I would be happy whith that kind of jobs too.
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Re: Working in Japan as a non-native English 2015/7/6 06:41
youngalistai;

So, what's your point?

The UK and Japan are in completely different situations - the UK is a member of the EU, and as such cannot limit EU citizens movements, and Japan isn't.
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Re: Working in Japan as a non-native English 2015/7/6 07:36
mobehun,

Unfortunately there is no visa category for simple labor types of work. You need to be qualified to do jobs for which it is difficult to find human resources locally.

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