I have a chemical engineering degree from tokushima Uni.
dont think you will have any problem with your kikai(mecha) degree.
which JLPT level do you have? if you have lvl2 its gonna be super easy to join japan MNC

yeah Im in Sg now. 
Me too not very keen on joining Japs company cos mostly they're sux.
payscale usually lower, Sr mgmt saturated with japs expats, and when they marked you as a japs speaker, you'll have to bear the xtra pressure and workload compared to other ppl. But my advice is go take JLPT anyway, cos you'll never know when you are gonna need it. SG is a very paper conscious country. I am currently holding lvl3 but planning to take N2(lvl2)
this July

i recommend final semester.   

i dun think employers would want to wait for a fresh grad for half a year.
unless u have very specialized skills.
just my opinion.   

@gaius

which uni are you from?

Owh from kosen. then you must know reza, jazril etc. imma guess you are my age

Yeah his raymond rx8. Im their batch graduated last year from tokushima daigaku

Hey man, Just apply job when you almost going to finish your final sem, like 3 month before you finish the exam. Normally it take 2months to get reply from some job. And interview you dont need to scare where you are, if the company really have interest in you they will do a call interview before ask you to come over SG to interview. And also if you pass the 1st interview on phone, that is no problem they wait your for another few month to come over SG for 2nd interview. If the company really desperate on people they also wont call you la. But one things MUST remember is  you much write in your resume currently in Japan, and available for start working on what date. (For example Available to start work on: 3 March 2013)

Yeah jpa. worked in japan mnc like 3months after graduated, hated it. Quit n now working in queenstown,sg of course

I sent out a lot of resumes, mostly i looked up from jobstreet and jobsdb, but yeah hardly get any reply. At that time I also had my gf here in Sg sending me newspaper advertisment from straits time recruit (saturday edition)

The job that i got was from the paper ads. Currently in environmental industry. gonna try my luck jumping to OnG next month

Seriously, JPA never ask you all to serve Malaysia?

Singapore welcome Malaysian GOV spending their tax payer money to train future young SPR while their JDM RX8 gets to run on NSHW with petrol subsidy . Boleh lah..

I recommend at least 2.5k SGD.

Oh...I tot you meant with a job.
That is what I recommend to survive the first month till you get your pay.