Getting a job as a 26 yo who just graduated

Hi, im currently 22, started university at 21, i currently live in Mexico City, careers here take about 5 years to complete, i dont knok japanese, thats why im starting to learn from zero, my main question is:
Will it be too difficult/late to get a job in japan as a 26.5 years old male who just graduated? Will i need to get a masters degree to get better chances of getting a jop?
i also plan to learn japanese during these 5 years of university, will it be enough to be at N2 JLPT?
If i success at learning japanese before graduating, i'd be speaking 3 languages, English, Spanish and Japanese.
Would my chances of getting a job in japan be OK?
What do you guys suggest me?
I am worried about my age being too late and having no job experience at all, thats why im asking this, and please be realistic, thank you so much, have a great day/night!

Most jobs require N1 Japanese, additionally you would nee to be able to conduct the interview fluently in Japanese. Perhaps in IT engineering or English teaching positions that would not be required, but for everything else it would be generally required.
If you did not graduate from a brand university or have very good job background it may be difficult. For entry level positions, you really want to get in before age 30.

Thanks!, i donw know how to reply you so im replying my own post.
Im currently studying in one of the best universities in my country so i think that education is not a problem, so basically i'd need to learn japanese as soon as possible and wheter find a good job in my country just after graduating from university or try to get a job in japan as a fresh graduate?
Would it help if i get a 2 year masters degree and then try to find a job at 28.5 years old? Thanks! have a good day/night

Most jobs require N1 Japanese
I would dispute that. Being able to speak, read and write Japanese would be the requirements, and the JLPT doesn't assess the ability to communicate or function in Japan.
Most of the non-Japanese people I know and meet in Japan would be far from knowing the esoteric grammar rules required of JLPT N1.

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So i'd still need to get an N2 JPLT right?
What about getting a masters degree? should i get it right after graduating of im better of getting job experience? OR both? Thanks

@Grofor- actually no. JLPT N2 or JLPT in general does not require you to be able to speak a single word of Japanese, but real life situations do. It is well known that JLPT is a pretty poor measure of communication ability and not well correlated with something like CEFR (which does measure ability somewhat better).
If you want to know how low the bar can be set, the Government of Japan uses the equivalent of N4 is a measure for the technical intern training schemes. I know people that have come to work in Japan and they would be around the N4 or N3 level (from a technical point of view) despite being here more than a decade.
One thing that I was thinking about yesterday with regard to my "obscure grammar" comment was the recent ruling from the USA Supreme Court as they have also looed at grammar "rules" recently. Their comment, backed up by a leading expert in the field, is that the "rules" are not rules, but convention. Even if you look at the rules for a language like Latin, some of the the leading classical writers broke all those rules (poetry of Julius Caeser is the example I had in mind) which is why translation using rules makes life tricky.
A relevant point is if the OP is going into a technical area, there may be specialist language requirements for that. As has been recounted time and time again the experience of people going to interview and work in Japanese companies starts once they open their mouth and start talking.
At the end of the day, if they can learn to speak, read and write Japanese, that will be beneficial when they come to Japan.

While I agree that JLPT isnft the best measure for language capability, from a perspective of someone hiring I think it is an important door opener. Eg when I get an application both HR and I , we oook for the JLPT. If it isnft at least N2, the candidate isnft invited even to an interview.

To the OP, all this discussion about JLPT level is really only a small factor in you being able to find a job in Japan. You havenft shared what you are studying and in which field youfd like to work. Just as an example, if you are studying medicine and want to work as a doctor in Japan, slim chance. If you are studying something IT related your chances go up. But also consider, why should a Japanese company hire you instead of a local graduate? You need to either have studied something where demand exceeds supply or have some very good experience.
Japanese companies will not know about the quality of your university unless we are talking Oxford, Cambridge , Stanford or the like.

Lastly also consider that Japanese graduates go job hunting a year before graduation. And get hired many months before they graduate. So if you come here after graduation, you are kind of outside the hiring scheme. Note that the typical start date is1/April

@JapanCustomTours @LikeBike Thanks for the reply!, i for got to say im studying Electrica; & Electronics Engineering, IT related.
So, of of my questions is:
1.- Will my age be one big bad factor? I'd be graduating at 26.5 y/o, is it too old to try to find a job in Japan without any experience?
2.- Should i start a masters degree right after graduation and then, after finishing it try to get a job?
3.- Should i finish my career, then work for about 3 years and THEN try to find a job in japan?(I'd be around 30 years old)
4.- Anything ele you can help me with it is welcomed, thank you guys!

There's generally 2 age cut-offs in age requirements for most full time positions. I generally see age 28 and 35.
After 35 it would be extremely difficult to get a full time position, unless you are going for executive or manager roles.
I think if you really want to be in Japan, you should first see if you can get a job at your current age (after covid issue settles), before age of 28 means the vast majority of jobs would be open.

I am from South America working in Japan for about 2 years already. From my experience I would say, unless you wanna work as an English teacher(not a real job) or for a foreign company in Japan (as a programmer or things that require little human interaction) Ifm afraid you need strong speaking skills , N2 or N1 means nothing because those tests donft reflect your fluency in spoken Japanese. (itfs a requirement in some Japanese companies tho)

In Japan, getting an entry-level job (most of the time up to 30 years old) after graduating could be done following one of these paths:

1.-If your major doesnft requiere a profesional license to work in the country(like doctors, nurses, dentists, lawyers etc), one year before getting your bachelor degree, you must go through a process called gjob huntingh. Job hunting starts by April of your last year at the university till March of the next year. During this time you have to apply to as many companies as you want through their website and take tests and go to interviews. Naturally you need to be fluent in Japanese for the interviews because you are competing with other students and there is no special treatment just because you are a foreigner. Since this system is oriented to newly graduates , having a master degree or even a PhD doesnft add much because itfs an entry-level position. It worth noting that, in Japan doesnft matter much what you have studied at the university unless your major require a professional license ( I met people who majored in Filipino language and ended up working for an investment bank , or an student of mechanical engineering exporting cars at Toyota, or someone who studied robotics assembling LED monitors) .

2. If your major requires a professional license, you first take the national licensing examination (naturally in Japanese and way beyond N1 level) and then apply to the job your want directly. Itfs much easier and faster because those jobs are highly specialized. However, if you havenft graduated from a Japanese university all your credentials must be evaluated to prove that your education was equivalent to the local one. This may require extra exams , interviews, time and money.

On the other hand, if you are applying to positions with the title glead,h gassociate,h gmanager,h and gseniorh, first, you definitely need a degree from a Japanese university or from a gprestigioush foreign university (mostly top 50 in the world QS ranking) plus proven job experience in the job your are applying for.

I highly recommend you to learn as much Japanese as posible while you study in your home country, get your bachelorfs degree, come here to study a short graduate course while doing job hunting in the company your want to work and if lucky , you can start working soon. Good luck.