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Hey guys i've notice alot of people on here have moved from Aust to Japan i'm thinking about it after i finsh school, i've been to japan twice as i have family who live there "im a white boy" and really love the place, wanting to move to tokyo how much money you recomened too take over? accomndation hows the rent on apartments there? tax's? easy to get jobs? i'll be graduating from school this year subjcets doing business, maths, english, IT ect.. i was looking for a job in the banking area planing on living there for a year or 2 or hopefully for ever, how about the unis? am going to sell my skyline before i go that should be around 16k - 17k that should be a good kick off. and plz tell me how cheap the cars are there :yes:

Thanks for the help.

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if you dont speak fluent japanese and if you dont have any degrees related with accounting/ banking whatever your going to have a hard time. Every place(most places) requires tertiary education. Why would a japanese company hire a young non japanese when they can just hire a japanese person with the same skills / same culture understanding etc etc . .

for all other questions I can recommend this site http://www.gaijinpot.com/bb/ just have a search through their forum.

Edited by akeenan

friend of mine did his software eng degree at monash, worked here for a year as an IT consultant, now he is in japan working in IT, earning 4,000,000 yen, and learning japanese.

he says the hardest part is making new friends (or friends around his age)...but the experience is worthwhile...

Me personally - im happy sitting my ass in australia...

Alright thanks for answering my questions im alright at speaking japanese speak sentences and common words for living but not fluent! yup its bloody expensive in tokyo.. Electronics very cheap but everything else is abit pricy, my uncle runs a english teaching school there but not really the area im looking at, akeenan your spot on might get a uni degree then search for jobs.

Edited by _Victory_

if u have a good degree.. i suggest taking up a tutoring college there because in asia.. everyone goes to learn english..

so if u have an alright teaching experience.. try pumping some money into that side.. it'd be enjoyable too.. :O and it doesnt take much japanese.. just register em up and ur set hehe

but i guess your uncertain with all the competition in japan..

Hey peoples

I've always wanted to go to tokyo.

Im a carpenter by trade.

Do u think it'd be possible to get work

while im there.

Just a thought. I can afford a holiday.

But it'd be a great experience.

Cheers

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i would also be curious as to any information that those who have lived in japan could offer for moving over to japan, my missus of 2 years is japanese and while shes come here and ive gone there, i'd like to move over permanently (or at lest for a few years) to be with her.

im thinking of trying to get into uni, for a teaching degree and japanese language but heve been told mixed things about teaching in japan, thou i have some friends over there teaching at the moment who do love it.

any suggestions/advice?

luke

Luke: You'll get the same advice as the 529 other people who've asked the same question: Get a degree before leaving for Japan. When you have the degree, look around online for the best job offer, but you really have to bite the bullet and get over there and attend some interviews. Only then will you know for sure what you're getting into (unless of course you join a school where a friend already works).

Having said that, teaching is a career to some, or just a way to get income for others. I have 2 friends of mine who have their own schools in Japan that they started from scratch, but they definately are a different breed, much more mature and positive than usual.

It is possible that you make all these sacrifices to get over there and then hate it. I think for this reason you should have a backup plan so you can leave at any time. It's a great country in some aspects, but bad in others. Like I say only particular people can hack it, and even fewer are really successful over there. Just make the preparations to go, get there then see what happens, but be ready to leave if things don't pan out.

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