My bf wants to live in Japan for a year. We live in Hawaii right now. He loves the Japanese who come over because they are so nice. He is learning Japanese himself. Is it easy for an American couple to live in Japan for a year, speak almost no Japanese, and work and support ourselves?
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First you can't simply move over to Japan and start living for a year and working without proper visas. Thats the hard part. Just qualifying for a visa. To get a work visa in Japan you BOTH will need bachelors degrees (in any subject field) and a job already lined up (eg someone is ready to hire you). Without Japanese language skills you're really limited to English teaching. English teaching is not as great as it used to be right now, as NOVA, which was the largest employer of English teachers in Japan went backrupt, so now you have thousands of English teachers in Japan out of the job, looking for new jobs, so in that sense it will be harder to find a position, but if you find one, meet the qualifications then you shouldn't have a problem getting a work visa then.
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TokyoE is right. It's not that easy to find work teaching English in Japan. However, there are jobs available. I would recommend you go to the following websites and see if there's something that interests you:
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Bah! I lived there for two years. Other than the girls, who are ready and willing at any time, there's not much else that's enticing about living there. The Japanese are fiercely ethnocentric and really don't like foreigners living there, EVEN THOUGH they have massive 'western envy'. Everything is expensive and even tho the Japanese spend millions on English education, hardly anyone will speak it. Japanese is just a combination of Chinese and English. There are about 20,000 English words in use in the regular Japanese vocabulary, but the funny thing is, the Japanese think they are Japanese words. So, it's pretty easy to pick up the language. My advice, go for a visit, but don't stay.
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To make this short, I don't think it's very easy to get on a plane, land in Japan, and start a new life. 1. Getting a job -- do not look after you arrive. get hired BEFORE going 2. language -- boy, you're gonna have a lot of trouble getting to places in the trains. 3. transportation-- i suggest a taxi if you're rich. about 15 minutes is around 1200 yen (12 dollars) well good luck i'd just go and visit in the summer though
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Japan does not have an open immigration policy. Which means you just can't move there and say "here I am". A tourist visa is only good for 90 days. To get a work visa you need a solid job offer prior to your entry to the country. No,it is NOT easy for a couple to move to Japan, period. You'll need a four year degree just to teach English. This is no longer the dream job it used to be. Due to poor management, schools like NOVA are about to go under. They are being sued by both teachers and students. Unless you have a special skill a Japanese does'nt have, the chances of getting a job are none. The only exception to this is back breaking factory jobs that few Japanese want. There is also a language problem. Most Japanese don't speak English. And many Japanese landlords will not rent to a non-Japanese. Rents are high, and apartments are very small compared to American. A friend of mine ( Japanese ) was paying about $750 a month for his "apato". It's so small you could'nt fall down without hitting a wall.
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