Work in okinawa?

Hi there, i browsed a bit through this forum and see there are some pretty knowledgeable people here:)

I'll explain a bit of my situation here:
I'm a 20yo student and i'll most likely be starting the education for oriental languages and cultures japanese on bachelor lvl in a year from now. After graduation i'd like to start working in japan as fast as possible as a translator or something of the sort, but i'm not sure if this is possible / smart ( have a gf living there so that's why). I'm from the netherlands and fluently speak enlish and ofc dutch and already understand quite a bit of japanese ( according to my girlfriend lol ).

I'd basically appreciate any advise, hints and tips or self-experiences on the subject. ( preferable applyable to okinawa but ok if elsewhere in japan.)

Thanks in advance,

Jason

Join US army! You can enjoy the sportive job & enjoy free buffet everyday!


actually, okinawa is the poorest area in japan.
jobless rate in 2009 was around 8 % (average in Japan was 5 %).

'cause many US army families live in there,
it might be difficult to become a English language teacher there. (I'm not sure.)

Gonta, the US Army has a very small footprint in Okinawa compared to Air Force and Marines. He'd be better off joining one of those two branches.

Jason:

There are some Christian schools that hire credentialed teachers to teach elementary students on Okinawa.

Try these sites for starters:

http://www.etio.studyandinternjapan.com/index.html

http://www.jetprogramme.org/

http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=okinawa&from=rss

http://www.time2pcs.com/8%20-%20Where%20do%20I%20find%20a/jobs.htm

The last one may or may not do you any good, but it may be worth checking out.

Good luck!!

Just found this:

http://www.japanupdate.com/classifieds/english/?s=HELP

Appreciate all the help:) btw i'm not an american citizen so can't really join the us forces anyway:P I'll check out the links u guys posted:)

(made an account btw )