I Asked a Japanese Immigration Lawyer How to Work in Japan

What are your Japan visa options? Can you work in Japan without a university degree? What restrictions do different Japanese visas have? This is what we are talking about today as we go over the basics of getting a Visa to live and work in Japan. Today we are lucky enough to be joined by a professional Visa and Immigration Lawyer who walks us through some of the main visas for living and working in Japan, and talks about their requirements and limitations. Including one Japan visa that does NOT require a degree.

Special Thanks to:
Miwa Kanesaki
MADOKA Legal Services Office

Visas Covered:
00:00 Japan Visas Vid Intro
00:45 Visas we wont be talking about
01:10 Introducing Immigration/Visa Lawyer
02:45 Asking about basic Japan work Visas
02:50 Employment Visa Category
04:00 Student Visa Category
04:30 Need for Visa Sponsor
04:47 Can you Self-sponsor a Visa
05:10 Business Manager Visa
05:35 Japan Visa Restrictions
07:47 Which Visa is Best?
08:40 Can you get a visa without a university degree?
09:50 Benefits of hiring a visa lawyer?

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[TokyoLens]

It’s been a hot minute hasn’t it? Glad to have you all here! And YES!! I’m sneaking in a giveaway to one random commenter today too! The winner will be notified within the next 24 hours!

[valdawg]

I love how thorough she was with her responses, thank you!

[jwilliams]

I really appreciate YTs who share important information like this and help make the way a little easier for others. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[rubyneko]

This was a super informative video! Thanks to both you and Miwa-san for taking the time to put it together so clearly and concisely. Moving to Japan has always been a dream of mine and this year I finally bit the bullet and went back to school to get my BA so I can make it happen. Hoping to get that permanent residence someday, but first I gotta deal with the visa song and dance. Wish me luck!

Thanks for doing this, Norm. I’ve been looking into this for a few years now, but these were some of the best answers I’ve gotten.

Great video, and thanks again.

[AmandadeOliveira]

That's so smart to ask someone who works in this field to help those ones who need this information.

[oniruelette]

That was informative and concise. I think a lot of people will get some good info out of this video! And wonderful of her to provide the knowledge!

[DhaniC]

Hey Norm, great seeing you again. Wow what an eye opener, I started looking into visas seriously just recently. Currently I'm in University doing a Bachelor of Arts degree, and aim to move to Japan after. I am planning on going through JET, but this info has helped massively. I know JET is not always a solid route to take, and especially when my partner will be coming too who, although has a degree too, doesn't speak a word to Japanese. So thank you so much for this. I will take the advise and invest in an immigration lawyer for my journey to Japan. ありがとうございます。

[joshuapogar]

Love your work sir, both the informational video's such as this and the artistic ones. Thank you for everything you do. You always seem like a nice guy.

[danamock]

I've always loved how much effort and thought you put into your videos! This was great!

[Lisa-gqqh]

It’s been a while! Super interesting upload! This video is going to be useful in the future, for sure! Thanks Miwa and Norm!

[arrankambo]

Ive not watched the video yet but already love that you created this concept for the video

[kittykat]

Thanks for the video! She seemed so friendly and easy to talk to! Definitely seems to be a great idea to have an immigration lawyer on your side! :)

[thetypebeast]

This is good info. I appreciate the time that you both took to share it!

[Josua_Nel]

Thank you Norm for this great video, this will help alot of people wanting to come to Japan in the future.

[andresmendez]

This is information was incredibly helpful, your channel keeps my dreams of moving to Japan alive. Thank you! :)

[dattmay]

I know I could find a lot of this elsewhere online, but all the information was presented so clearly and concisely in this video, I’d rather just watch you both talk about it. You had such great questions as well, Norm!

[Josua_Nel]

I love the music in the background, super soothing

[jonathancarpenter]

What excellent timing! I've actually been trying to do some research on this exact topic and your video came up at just the right time. Thank you and Kanesaki-san for all the information.

[calamitymei]

Such an interesting and insightful video Norm! Thank you for the awesome content during this time 👍