Does anyone else work in Japan who doesn't teach English? If so, how easy is/was it to get work like that? Most of the time I just hear about teaching English but I find that's often people who want to live in Japan and work to support that.
I'm in IT and am looking to sort out some IT qualifications right now as I'm unqualified so far, working as tech support for a group of hotels for the past two years just off the back of what I know and my awesome Googling skills. I also have a BSc in Physics. I've also been almost completely alone since Feb as my manager has been off sick and just does a few bits and bobs like fiddling with the aging email server, otherwise it's been me as the sole IT guy which would look good on the CV, I think.
Reason I ask is because a girl I've been serious with for the past month(we've been friends for five years so stop smirking) had to leave Britain as her student visa ran out. I'm not particularly enamoured about living in Japan for long but then neither is she, which is handy.
She's at a Japanese job fair this week and running about applying to companies so we'll discuss our plans next week but I want to at least bring some concrete suggestions to the table, other than "well, I could try getting a job there, I guess..."
I'll be 30 next month so not looking to chop and change or have a good time, nor do I want to have a random year's stint teaching English in Japan on a holiday visa just to be with her but I'm happy to shuffle about with a view to getting properly settled down, most likely here in the UK.
Speaking of the working holiday visa, it says up to age 30 inclusive so I assume I'd be ok if I applied before I'm 31?
I've been looking at IT jobs in Japan and most require native level or JLPT level 1 or 2 which I'm nowhere near yet. There are a few for which conversational Japanese is fine and I suppose I could just up my game a little as at least there's a tangible reason to do so.
Given the situation, the choices are marry her so she can live and work here in London with me or get a job in Japan so I can live with her there without the pressure of having to get married so we can see how things pan out. She wants to start a clothing business or something like that and loves European fashion and a British passport would make visiting those places and doing business so much easier, I reckon
I'm in IT and am looking to sort out some IT qualifications right now as I'm unqualified so far, working as tech support for a group of hotels for the past two years just off the back of what I know and my awesome Googling skills. I also have a BSc in Physics. I've also been almost completely alone since Feb as my manager has been off sick and just does a few bits and bobs like fiddling with the aging email server, otherwise it's been me as the sole IT guy which would look good on the CV, I think.
Reason I ask is because a girl I've been serious with for the past month(we've been friends for five years so stop smirking) had to leave Britain as her student visa ran out. I'm not particularly enamoured about living in Japan for long but then neither is she, which is handy.
She's at a Japanese job fair this week and running about applying to companies so we'll discuss our plans next week but I want to at least bring some concrete suggestions to the table, other than "well, I could try getting a job there, I guess..."
I'll be 30 next month so not looking to chop and change or have a good time, nor do I want to have a random year's stint teaching English in Japan on a holiday visa just to be with her but I'm happy to shuffle about with a view to getting properly settled down, most likely here in the UK.
Speaking of the working holiday visa, it says up to age 30 inclusive so I assume I'd be ok if I applied before I'm 31?
I've been looking at IT jobs in Japan and most require native level or JLPT level 1 or 2 which I'm nowhere near yet. There are a few for which conversational Japanese is fine and I suppose I could just up my game a little as at least there's a tangible reason to do so.
Given the situation, the choices are marry her so she can live and work here in London with me or get a job in Japan so I can live with her there without the pressure of having to get married so we can see how things pan out. She wants to start a clothing business or something like that and loves European fashion and a British passport would make visiting those places and doing business so much easier, I reckon
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