so i wanna move to japan and/or s.korea
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Japanese lessons
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
I'm no expert, but learning Japanese might be a good idea. I hear a lot of people speak that there.
Black Door
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Don't forget your pinku bento box
You Are Viewtiful
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What are you going to do there (as in, a job)?
Mysterious
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Don't give your Japanese console exclusive to Microsoft or Apple.
MilesWebber
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Just tried to donut and I shit my pants. Am I good?
Buddha Beam
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Moving to a country with a radically different culture because you're "bored with the US" strikes me as an uncommonly stupid and hasty idea. Perhaps more thought on this matter is needed on this from you.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
If you cant speak / read Japanese and dont have any useful job skills dont bother.
You Are Viewtiful
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Is this another anime reference??
I loved living there and am planning on moving back when I have a few years business experience I can leverage for a real job over there. I love it for two reasons. Mega cities and safety. The closest it gets to reason #1 in the states is NYC but you can't just go wherever you want at any time of day there and be safe.
John Rabbit
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i'd say study 日本語, but you probably need to brush up on your English first.
also, you need at least 100 logged hours in monster hunter before you can even think of applying for a foreign resident card.
Memento_Mori15
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You could have provided more detail. I've asked pen pals some details about it out of curiosity since I know immigrating to Japan is hard. So japan gaf could give you a better answer than mine.
Anyway, do you have a degree(engineering, programming, or anything for teaching English) or a job line up? I would say no the to latter since this seems like this is a random action you want to take. Getting an apartment might be hard since you need a guarantor. Most landlords, if you don't have a guarantor, will not let you rent an apartment out. Thus guest houses are ideal(I think). My penpal went into more detail but I don't feel like pulling out the email at this moment so what I wrote about the guarantor is based on memory. Of course, I didn't even bring up numerous of other things like a visa.
Also, why Japan? Do you want to just live there to study? Live there permanently? This will be hard to do without a job lined up. Jet program might be what you want if you want to live there a year, get bored, and then move to a new country. Also, you don't have to know Japanese for that.
Anyway, do you have a degree(engineering, programming, or anything for teaching English) or a job line up? I would say no the to latter since this seems like this is a random action you want to take. Getting an apartment might be hard since you need a guarantor. Most landlords, if you don't have a guarantor, will not let you rent an apartment out. Thus guest houses are ideal(I think). My penpal went into more detail but I don't feel like pulling out the email at this moment so what I wrote about the guarantor is based on memory. Of course, I didn't even bring up numerous of other things like a visa.
Also, why Japan? Do you want to just live there to study? Live there permanently? This will be hard to do without a job lined up. Jet program might be what you want if you want to live there a year, get bored, and then move to a new country. Also, you don't have to know Japanese for that.
minor effort
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It's just like one of my Japanese "Animes"
Oh and BTW all OP really needs is degree and self discipline to put money away every month for future retirement. Then can be Eikaiwa teacher until retirement. Possible but teaching there for longer than a few years is soul draining at an English Conversation School and would need to save quite a bit from paycheck until old age.
Checking his post history, his last post before this one was in October 2012, and the one before that was January 2012.
Put some coffee on.
Ajemsuhgao
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I suggest watching The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. It's a documentary about an American young man, moving to Japan and learning their culture and ways of life.
It pretty much sums up what you can expect once you move.
Best of luck!
It pretty much sums up what you can expect once you move.
Best of luck!
Memento_Mori15
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Banjotanooki
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Don't wear any gamer shirts or wear anything videogame or anime themed.
You'll be labeled as an otaku.
You'll be labeled as an otaku.
Twin Drive System
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In Japan, everyone carries a samurai sword. They will not hesitate to cut you down if you disrespect.
Be sure to stand in the middle when taking an escalator.
Be sure to stand in the middle when taking an escalator.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Its not just a matter of like, "I think I want to move to X country." Its very hard to just move to another country because they have like, you know, immigration laws.
Necromanti
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FTFY.
In other words, OP, お前はもう死んでいる。
It would also be prudent not to romanticize a place, no matter where it may be.
Memento_Mori15
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That google translate is still bad I see...
sounds like a good movie plot
Sounds like you got some solid plans.
Remember to stick your chopsticks on the rice bowl and also walk on the right side.
Cheesemeister
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You don't just wake up one morning and go, "I wanna move to Japan!" You need a really good reason and tons of motivation.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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couldn't he set this up over the internet lol?
R10Neymarfan
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At least the healthcare is way better quality then US. Well the quality that give to their average non rich citizens
super-famicom
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Most of them are partially open on Saturdays. I had to go to one for a bad fever a few months ago. But they closed at 6; if I didn't make it on time I would have had to wait til Monday.
or die
But yeah, unless you study abroad or get hired by a company here and get your visa sponsored by them, you can only be in Japan for 90 days.
While this poster doesn't seem to be too serious, I'm thinking of going for a couple of years. I'm almost done my English degree, and I think after I finish I'm going to teach English there through the JET program. I only took one course in Japanese though, so I can only speak a little bit of the language, and I can't remember any of the writing at all. Will I be okay, or would it be better to try and relearn some of the writing before I head off?
Also, has anyone on GAF had any experience with JET? How are they, anyway?
Also, has anyone on GAF had any experience with JET? How are they, anyway?
Good luck, OP.
I heard many people lived and worked there as an English teacher for private English schools. Should be a viable option. I don't know how they got the jobs, but it seems to me like it's the easiest way to move to Japan. This is not a forever thing though (in fact all I know of came back in a year or so), but it's a first step.
I'm trying to move from Germany to New York, which seems impossible. I know the pain of not being able to move freely.
I heard many people lived and worked there as an English teacher for private English schools. Should be a viable option. I don't know how they got the jobs, but it seems to me like it's the easiest way to move to Japan. This is not a forever thing though (in fact all I know of came back in a year or so), but it's a first step.
I'm trying to move from Germany to New York, which seems impossible. I know the pain of not being able to move freely.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Places are open, you just need to do a bit of leg work searching.
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