Unfortunately I dont have the luxury of doing the full time Japanese course. My lesson is only one hour a week now. But yeah those intensive course will really help and its fun as well. When I did my post grad here and have a friends who took this courses under Monbusho and they really enjoy it.

Good stuff you are sharing over there. Thanks ts

Hahaha yeah After you start working, your Japanese don't really improved at all (in my case). As the morning meeting 朝礼, and general meeting is mostly you listening and nodding, and the documents are mostly specialized, but at least your listening skills will be epic. I supplement it by reading newspaper, manga, and light novels, but I'm not passing N1 anytime soon without hard work.

1 hour per week will take forever O.O

My company is not a Japanese company and there are a few gaijin besides me who cannot speak Japanese. Also we dont tend to follow strictly Japanese rules and we also have flexi hours. If there are non Japanese in the meeting then it has to be in English. Internal mail are also in English, so no point for me to improve my Japanese. Unlike student time, goals have changed. After work its family time, so not much time for me to learn Japanese.

OMG, you will get nothing but jealousy from me. Where do I send in my resume
If it were me, I'd say screw Japanese and take that family time.

Here's what in my 内定 offer.
"報酬には月45時間分の見込み残業手当を含む"

These people are very creative when they really want to, and what a magical way to not pay overtime work.

I am not able to claim OT though,so all the more for me to work the minimum. My staff can claim OT though and I need to monitor it.

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Which is good for a non-Japanese company. Unfortunately from my prev experience, work to minimum and leaving office on time is very very bad for your valuation of your next salary increment. So with this crazy new system of not paying OT, means I'll be doing alot of service OT and not getting paid for it.

Buuuut, thats what I signed up for, and ready for that. I wished I knew about it the first time around and didn't have rose coloured glass on, else I'd still be in Japan, and not trying to go back in again.

Increment in my company is quite standard. Based on your performance and x the % agreed with the union. However increment is very negligible due to taxes. Also my company is result/performance oriented. We management have been encourage by the company to show example to our staff by not working late! So as long as I finish my work I just leave.

I want to confirm, what kind of socket do Japan use? I search online it's like this:



One big one small, is it true? What about the type with 3 pins?



Is it common?

the first one....totally didn't see the 3pin during my visit there

info: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2225.html

Well shit @_@

I thought CoE supposed to take a month or longer, not a single effing week, applied on 5th got today. Now I only have 2 week to prepare (the company wants me to come in on the 1st of August), apply visa, find temp housing, apply for international license, buy a suitcase, find a way to reject mimos job which I'm supposed to join next week *panik mode* I don't even have my todo list done yet.

And I bought the wrong adapter...

I'm joining my new company 1st of August too, but my CoE is on it's way.

May I know which company you are joining? Feel free to PM me if you feel uncomfortable to say here.

oh you applying when? on its way as in via fedex?

Yup, on it's way mean still with FeDex, so I haven't apply from the Japanese embassy yet, will do once I receive the CoE.

I have both type of socket in my room but the first one is more common

Japan got both of those, the top is Type A, the bottom is Type B. The type A adapter will work on both those socket. So just buy that type and never need to worry.

Welcome to Japan! Which part of Japan? TOkyo? Look at the bright side....after a week of work, its summer holidays!

ROFL I don't think I will be eligible for summer holiday during trial period. Not quite sure if my company even have summer holiday @_@;;

Shibuya Tokyo will be my office, still not sure where to stay yet.

Yesh! CoE is 5 years! Time to raid the embassy and hopefully get a 5 years visa

Two more weeks and not sure where to stay? Your company not arranging anything for you?
Last year when I hire someone over from Malaysia I arrange a trip for her to come to Tokyo for a week to familiarized and look for a house. Not as rush as yours though.