working as a mechanic/motor trade

hi all, i am training to become a mechanic in the uk, but once i have all my qualification i would like to work in japan. i am having difficulty finding any information on this subject. and although i have friends of friends who have managed to do what i hope to do, they only have very limited advice. is ther anybody on the forum who is a mechanic in japan who can help?

any kind of imformation you could offer me would be very helpful

thanks
-matt

how fluent is your Japanese? this is a must. Another thing would be to contact the Japanese embassy about their various types of visa. You could also inquire at a Japanese car factory in the UK or Europe.
finally how familiar are you with the modern Japanese culture? my British friends found very hard to get used to North America(our adoptive home)and its culture and Japan might be a big shock to you (as a European I find lots of similarities between Europe and Japan but not everybody can see pass the obvious differences) especially if you didn't had the chance yet to spent a couple of months at a time in other countries.

ive only just started to learn basic japanese at the minute and am waiting to start on a class at the local college. i also hope to visit japan next year for a few weeks to see what lie is like over ther. and hopefuly visit to companies over ther who might be able to take me on one ive qualified

thanks for the reply
-matt