Want to Work in Japan-Don't Ask Me!

[AonGuardian]

Don't want to grave dig, but I wonder if the same stipulation of needing a BA in any area still stands today? Or has the criteria to teach English changed?

Sorry for posting so far into the future..

[Gimmeaflakeman]

@AonGuardian

Pretty sure it is still true today. Graduate from college yet? Then yes you can work in Japan. Assuming you speak English fluently.

[AonGuardian]

@Gimmeaflakeman Graduate in 9 weeks and speak English fluently (native language). I'm looking to get my foot in the door somehow and teaching English along with being a student at Japan seems like the two most fruitful ways.

Anyway, thanks for the comment/reply

[Winterleaf]

Hehe this video is from 2 years ago... but I'm gonna try asking a question anyway! How would you say getting a job NOW would be? With the economy the way it is? Is having a BA in anything still good to be a teacher? I heard that one of the bigger English schools went out of business, so I'm worried...

[Gimmeaflakeman]

@Winterleaf

My guess is that you might have to look longer but I doubt it is that hard. People are always going home.

[Bosque1994]

@Winterleaf well idk ur problaby a man (im a teen) but i plan on going to japan for college (freshmen-senior years *thanks to TUJ) and majoring in communications arts so that i can get involved in japanese media (dont ask why,but being a cameraman seems way easier than beeing a teacher) and learn more bout the japanese culture...plus it seems easier because now or days u need to take a program (it was listed in TUJ) to teach english and be qualified :/

[Gimmeaflakeman]

@Bosque1994

Not true. All you need to be an English teacher is a BA. Just graduate from college. What is TUJ? I doubt being a cameraman is easy. But I have a student who does that. I'll ask.

[Bosque1994]

@Gimmeaflakeman plz do...ive heard that the tv over there is weird...but for entertainment purposes and plus it sounds like fun and a good way to have a social life for a foreigner :D

[LookSquirrel]

Just thinking out-loud in relation to this video.

I wonder if Plumbing is an open industry for foreign license holders. Wether it's Residential or Commercial.

[Gimmeaflakeman]

@LookSquirrel

LOL. NO idea.

[PussyCatDoll14]

@Gimmeaflakeman I also heard that with the JET programme which stands for The Japan Exchange and Teaching programme that they pay part of your rent or something. They cover a lot for you. Jessica is in the JET programme and she said that she gets this big apartment and doesn't have to pay much for it due to the help she gets from JET. You introduced her in one of your videos about Bills in Japan I think it was.

[Dufresnei]

Do you know if you'd be able to get work and live in Japan if you were skilled in a trade, like Carpentry?

[Gimmeaflakeman]

@Dufresnei

Probably but you need a company to sponsor you.

[PussyCatDoll14]

@Gimmeaflakeman However, don't you need a Bachelor's in English. You're saying that you can have a Bachelor's in ANYTHING? So, with that, you can teach english? I thought you had to strictly have a degree in english. Plus, what if you want to teach english at a Japanese university? Do you need a Master's and how much money do they get. I'm sure they get a good amount.

[thelastalchemist]

is it true that it's hard to find a japanese boss willing to sponsor you as foreigner even if you are qualified?

[Gimmeaflakeman]

Not true.

[novajoke]

Yes you do know pow!! You just don't want more McEikaiwa Sensei Clowns coming here! I agree but there are plenty of jobs other than Eikaiwa. If you don't mind construction, bento factory, bars, pubs, etc. etc.!! Oh yeah those jobs are reserved for non-Gringos as well as Japanese-Brazilians,Peruvians!

Thank god I didn't have to go to McEikaiwa school to learn English!

[rsilvia1999]

you du the song too!!!

[avernikas]

Thank you man, i don't have to speak japanese to get a job with a jet program. ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, thank you mortal.

[e30bimmwha]

JET stands for "Japan Exchange and Teaching", and is a government operated program that recruits non Japanese people for foreign language teaching and counseling positions at schools and companies in Japan. Most JET participants work as Assistant Language Teachers (ALT) at high schools and junior high schools in Japan.

[Gimmeaflakeman]

Yeah, it is possible...but you've got to get a work visa.

[darkitachi50]

So with a visa, anyone can work in japan even if I don't have any degree level of school?

[Gimmeaflakeman]

Yeah, but usually nobody will offer you a work visa unless you have a degree. Unless you're an entertainer. Then it's different.

[MrAmerz100]

I have a BSc Hons .....so what you are essentially saying is that I can come over .... and find work just because I speak English and have a degree. Wouldn't I need prior knowledge of workable Japanese inorder to be hired. I would've thought it was a prerequisite...even from American or British companies that operate out there .

[JessicaHalo]

And JET is actually only if you have a degree. But if you want to go without a degree, you can try Global TESOL. They have some certificates you can get.

[NIMURODO]

Actually, this video was really helpful. Thank you!

I'm trying hard to find a way to work in Japan without a BA...but I haven't turned up much...

In fact I really don't want to teach english...do you think it's even possible to do work that doesn't involve english teaching/translating?

[drgonzo34]

Is there an age requirement? How many hours a day do you work?

[Gimmeaflakeman]

No age requirement. Just best to have a BA. Most teacher teach about 20-35 hours a week. There is preparation time... that depends on you.

[drgonzo34]

Cool thank man.

[abadiqaisy123]

are you in tokyo ?

[Gimmeaflakeman]

No. Nagoya.

[trustermaner]

Been in Japan since 1989, Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan.

[Gimmeaflakeman]

You got me by about 3 years.

[porsche41]

do you miss the American culture? Well the good one not the hollywood shallow crap lol, thanks for the vid it's very informative. I am seriously considering moving there, im biligual in Spanish also, are you Hispanic?

[szambrano22]

I have a friend in Tokio who told me exactly what you just said. For a moment I got interested in going to japan too, I got the BA, and MBA, and 3 languages, but its hard to find an sponsor, its even more difficult if I am not there. Besides, I think for you it was easy to go to Japan, you probably didnt need a visa. In my case, my visa aplication was harder than applying for a loan mortage. It was crazy, all the amount of papers I have to send to the embassy.

[rodrigopetrucci]

for brazilians it's almost impossible, unless you are married with a japanse :(

[Gimmeaflakeman]

Not true. Many Brazillians and Peruvians bribe local officials to fake paperwork to end up here.

[rodrigopetrucci]

yeah! not for me, too much money hehehehe... My uncle and a friend mine went there 16 days ago to visit my cousins in Icoma, I think they are coming back today. This friend mine got arrested at the Paris airport hahahaha he doesn't speak another language than portuguese...

I'll try to go there, someday...

[manofthevice]

up there on the top three gayest things i've ever seen

[neowolf2012]

I know Im just joking

[Gimmeaflakeman]

Argentina was great. When I was there I fell in love with a beauty. She HATED America. We had many political fights... She came to the U.S. to visit and HATED it!

[Gimmeaflakeman]

I don't live in Tokyo...but it seems to be worse than NYC. I hear Singapore and Hong Kong are worse, though. I think if you don't ride the subway at rush hour it is pretty bearable.

[Galaxnite]

I'm singaporean, and no its not as worse as wat ppl think haaha!!!! Japan's still tops the list

[Gimmeaflakeman]

It would be hard to do it without a work visa.

[Gimmeaflakeman]

Really!? Are you Japanese?

[Gimmeaflakeman]

1-Because most Japanese know SOME English!

2-Actually there are MANY courses all over the world that use teaching techniques that use ONLY the target language -- kind of how a baby learns, right!?

[Gimmeaflakeman]

A small school that is now out of business. Getting sponsored is not a big deal. Most any English school can do that. But if they do...they pretty much own you.