Jobs In Japan w/o College Degree?

Hey there all,





I was wondering, I am and have been planning a trip to Japan to work and learn more about the language and culture.





I was wondering if anybody on here knew any good jobs for non-fluent speakers who wish to stay about 6-9 months or so that don't require college degrees.





I have read a lot about teaching english, but most schools require a degree. I HAVE heard some schools don't require a degree, would anybody know of any of these or good places to look and/or call?





I have also heard that graphic design is a good job? Could someone elaborate on the nature of the job, and what companies would offer it? I heard you don'tneed any collge for it or fluency.





Any other jobs or offers would be GREATLY appreciated, any and all offers and ideas and sites, please PLEASE!! Thank yo very much!

Jobs In Japan w/o College Degree?
Maybe you've heard, but they aren't legal.





The Japanese goverment WONT give a working visa to teach English unless you have a university degree. It is the law!!!!
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Reply:This question is asked at least once a day. You CANNOT work in Japan WITHOUT a job WAITING for you BEFORE you get there. Sorry, you heard wrong. Most jobs require that you can read, write, and speak as well as a Japan born person. And VERY few Americans can. You need a work visa to work in Japan. And you can't get it without a solid job offer. You can't apply for a work visa while you're in the country. BTW, you did'nt proof read your own posting. Sorry, but I'd make other plans. Thailand, maybe ?
Reply:You don't necessarily need a degree to work at an English school although some places will ask for one. You do however need a degree in order to get the work visa. The only ways around this is to have 10 years documented experience in a related field, or to marry a Japanese citizen.





It is still possible for you to come here if you're a citizen of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Korea, France, Germany, the United Kingdom or Ireland and between the age of 18 and 30. If you fall into this group you can come here on a "working holiday visa" which allows you to work anywhere in Japan in order to sustain yourself. The period is 6 months or a year depending on which country you're from.





As to which schools ask for degrees, it seems to be up to the individual you speak to. I've known people that worked for NOVA and were told they needed to bring one in, I've heard people that worked for NOVA say that they didn't need to bring one in provided they had a working visa. I would check the individual schools and check out the smaller ones as well.
Reply:I'm sorry to say that, but due to certain accidents inside Japan and other reasons, unpleasant to discuss, they require university degree to get working visa.


But you can get that problematic degree in Japan while working (part time job, mostly). First , you enroll some language school, but I'd offer you to study at your home country the language to the level you won't need to enroll a language school, because some of the privileges, which foreign students have here, are unavailable for language school students.


After that you enroll a college or university, and find some part time job. Part-time language teachers earn pretty much, although they are allowed to work only 28h/week. Also, many people who are interested in your culture ask for culture lectures, and give you "gratitude money", which are tax-free and are not an official wage, but as a gift of gratitude.There are scholarships and different programs...
Reply:as per the post above, the Japanese government does allow citizens from certain countries (such as Australia, UK) to get a "working holiday visa", but to qualify for this you have to have completed the first year of a university degree. To get a sponsored visa you need to complete the degree. That's the Japanese government's requirements. Your only other option would be to get a different kind of visa such as a cultural visa, but you can not legally work with this visa. sorry!
Reply:You do need the job to be secured before you enter japan, and your job is to obtain your workers visa. No visa, no work.





The only two places that I have researched that you can POSSIBLY get away with not having a BA are





GEOS


http://www.geoscareer.com/





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NOVA


http://www.teachinjapan.com/





Although I have heard they are not the best, but if you just want to get your foot in the door then go for it! If you want to teach english with a more repituble group I suggest the





JET Programme


http://www.jetprogramme.org/





You say you want to stay 6-9mo, that may be hard for doing this sort of work because the miniumum contract is 1year. You also could attempt to do private lessons, but you should look into the legality of that.





Also like as stated above if you are from a country that has the holiday visa, then that may be a route you want to take.
Reply:If you are from the UK, NZ, AU or Canada (maybe some other countries too) you could get a working holiday visa.

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