How can i go and live and work in japan?

Question

im 15 years old and ive always wanted to go and live in japan its my dream im started to think about my future and i want to live in japan but im from london and i dont know what to do to get there sometimes i get sad very sad because i dont like it here in london i dont feel happy but i know japan would be goog for me i love the culture i love the japanese cinema music food people anime everything and i plan to get a trade and go there but i dont know how help me please :)

Answer 1

You have three main choices:

1) Go there on a working holiday visa and work in Japan temporarily.  (This visa does not require a university education)

2) Study, go to university, and graduate with a degree in anything.  With this degree, you can get a work visa to be an English teacher in Japan.  I know many people have settled in Japan after taking this course.

3) Study hard and become a computer programmer or engineer.  There is a big demand for programmers and engineers in Japan, and they make better money than English teachers.

It will also help to start studying the Japanese language now, since it will come in handy when you live in Japan!  (Few people can speak or understand English.)

Answer 2

You just can't move there. They have a very closed immigration policy.

  You need a four year degree to move there to work, and a solid job offer to qualify for a work visa. These jobs won't really be long term either.

Moving isn't likely to help. You will feel more alone as most Japanese don't speak English.

Having a trade isn't going to help unless it's a skill a Japanese doesn't have. You will also need to speak read and write Japanese at a native level.

I am sorry you are unhappy. Hang in there and maybe you can work out your problems.

Answer 3

Get a working holiday visa, and before you go take a TEFL course, then after you arrive go to an office of the Japanese Association of Working Holiday Makers, there is one in Osaka and one in Tokyo. If you are prepared to teach English, there are jobs aplenty here for you, often with no experience necessary.

Here is the JAWHM site for your inspection http://www.jawhm.or.jp/eng/faq/index.htm...

I am in Osaka on this same visa, but working in a unit for cerebral palsy adults, you can occasionally find non-teaching work like this. One month in, it's going pretty well.

One thing about this visa, you need to have savings of £1500 plus a return ticket, or savings of £2500 straight... but it's probably the least fuss. If you apply for teaching schemes like JET or AEON and get accepted, then that's another route, but my experience was that I just didn't get selected after interview, so the working holiday visa scheme was an excellent alternative... It's only for a year, and it's not renewable, but I think it would be an excellent first taste of Japan for you. You can get a degree after doing the working holiday and work out how to go there on a more permanent basis if you still feel like it.

Answer 4

Wow you're thinking ahead.

Please realise that you can't just go there to do what you want. The immigration policy is strict and you need to qualify for several things.

If you are a citizen of the United Kingdom, you have the possibility to extend your stay for up to six months. You still initially enter Japan on a 90 day permit, but can then apply for an extension at an immigration bureau in Japan.

Temporary visitors are not allowed to engage in any paid activities. However, short term studies at Japanese language schools are permitted.

So in england, go to university get a degree or whatever and gradually think and plan your future in Japan

Answer 5

I would suggest you save up money by getting yourself a job in England. While working in England to earn enough money to get to Japan, you should try to teach yourself some Japanese or go to classes otherwise it will be too hard for you to get a job out there.