How to Move to and Find a Job in Japan! (As a Foreigner)

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I often get asked what I do for work, and how to find a job in Japan. Well today I am answering all those questions in a video that turned out a bit longer than I intended!

My Insta: / lysa_kay
Music: @ludandschlattsmusicalempor6746

#japan #jobsearch #livinginjapan

00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Different Types of Visas
03:51 - Common Jobs for Foreigners
05:41 - English Teaching
09:24 - Recruitment
11:51 - IT Jobs
14:48 - How to Actually get a Job
15:18 - How to get an English teaching job
18:15 - How to get a recruitment job
19:44 - How to get an IT job
20:55 - My personal story
27:30 - Outro
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Quick clarification! You do not need a college degree for language school (a high school diploma is fine), but if you want a working visa, immigration requires either a college degree or around 10 years or experience in a relevant field!

Lyssakay
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Aloha from Maui 🌈 Thanks for the very informative video. I am just starting to learn Japanese at 51 and look forward to moving there in a few years after I graduate from University. Never stop learning and embrace life. 😃

andrewwylie
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It's a lot of people's dream to live in Japan....not necessirily work in Japan.

W.i.l.l._Nguyen
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Important note about hiring in Japan - is that it's one thing to hire mid-career and is more common now, but a lot of "big" Japanese companies hire straight out of university after their Shushoku Katsudo/Job Hunting in prep for graduating, and a lot of the time it doesn't matter what your degree / major is in they like to mold grads into the shape they want for the company from graduation and hire onwards.

So mid-career roles are a thing, but a lot more rare than overseas. On the other hand, Junior roles are plenty if you are going to graduate and have decent Japanese ability

ls.c.
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Exhaustive enough and, more importantly, non-sugar-coated overview, very interesting thanks Lyssa.
I liked hearing that you have a cool job (from my perspective anyway), but I also thought that you're so comfortable with the camera (and have a lot of smarts and charisma, imo) that I can easily picture you as a top-shark HR recruiter...

kurofune.uragabay
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I believe you may be incorrect. The most common jobs in Japan for foreigners are in construction, agriculture, hospitality, service, nursing and fisheries.

oiocha
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If you want to work in Japan, definitely aim for international companies. I have worked for both Japanese and international companies in Japan and it is so much batter working for a international company.

johnforde
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I am Japanese. Please work in Japan and help the Japanese economy

Miya-ubqn
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One thing you missed and should look into are visas for entrepreneurs and investors. Instead of looking for work, if you have some seed capital you can create work. Just like a big company can open up offices and transfer foreigners, you can also have a start-up open up a new business in Japan. I know your focus was on those looking to find jobs, but this is also valid as well.

lubintasevski
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Sounded like a lot of the work options have the hen or the egg issue.
they want you if you're allready in japan, but to get to japan you need a job but to get a job you need to be in japan.
Also interesting didnt know you worked in IT, just kinda assumed you where a model or something xD
(Met you at Ians event we ended talking at the restaurant with Pete)

deaddrunkgamer
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Your story is literally the exact same feeling I have omg. I’ve been working finance for 3 years (boring unfulfilling work) and now I’m planning to start language school in 6 months

Mirageeeee
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Thank you for the fantastic video! It's important to note that the Working Holiday Visa has an age requirement, specifically, applicants must be between eighteen and thirty years old, inclusive, at the time of application.

callmezoran
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I grew up as an expat kid in Bangkok, Jakarta, and Singapore in the 90s, where my father worked for the State Department. Returning to the US for college, I found it amusing how different the culture was—less friendly and welcoming compared to Southeast Asia. Experiencing diverse cultures early on shaped my perspective, and I'm grateful for it. Shout out to Bangkok International School. Btw - any native English speaker can get a job anywhere in Asia teaching English. There are so many companies hiring. That’s the easiest way to get a working visa -

jassminesamarah
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Wow, I'm already a daycare teacher. Had no idea there was a chance getting a job at a daycare as a foreigner. It's not a job for everyone, taking care of little ones is quite draining, but I do love children... Might look into this further. Thank you for such a detailed video. Loved it and subscribed.

Nessathesloth
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we understand japanese is a difficult language, but the continuous “TRYING” on the learning i feel wasn’t needed in the best way possible! it could be discouraging to some! one can very much learn if they are determined. so we don’t have to keep emphasizing the “trying”.

tenseupdonnelly
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Thankyou for your very enlightening feedback. I'm struggling with whether or not it's the right decision for me to even move to Japan to work (I'd be able to do a WHV), go to a language school/work or just continue to visit japan on holiday every so often based on where i am in my life right now. It was nice that your video was really informative and very little cutting.

itsScoots
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Thanks for the video, It was pretty informative! I didn't know about working holiday visa, though it look like the applicant usually needs to be below or 30 or 26 (depending on country).
Representing 3 as thumb+index+middle is the way Germans do it, and it does indeed look cooler. We start with just the thumb at 1 and work our way down the hand.
My favorite kanji is 灰 (ash), since it looks like "the square root of fire."

pitohi
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Definitely would like to hear some of your stories from your past jobs there! Thanks for the video.

Ditronus.
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As for Japanese language levels, its important to note that: English teaching usually doesn't require any (unless you are in the country side on the JET program and have very little support system). In IT, some companies need it, some don't. Its also one of the few industries that does not frown on job hopping. Rakuten is a great stepping stone to Amazon for example. There is a LOT of finance IT work here as well. Spend a few years there, then jump "up" to better companies.. For recruitment, its basically a necessity to have "business level" Japanese skills, speaking, reading and writing. You should have at least N2, but most will be pushing you to get at least an average score on N1. You have to interact with the reps from Japanese companies, most of which hired YOU to hire foreigners because they cant speak English. So, once you make connections, you spend the bulk of your time being a business level translator to onboard the new hire into the company.

epremeaux
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This video is an amazing resource, cheers! (Would definitely be interested in hearing more about those chats!)

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