it has to be a non-japanese company right? and that i mean like hp,ge,activision and so on.

Anyone work near a public high school or anything ? I wanna see their school !!!

It depends.

In the games industry, yes its true that most non-Japanese games companies speaks more English, depending on each department.
Marketing will definitely speaks dual language.
But for technical departments, most are English and Japanese mix.

Outside games industry, besides other jobs, the one industry I know that have English environment is that if you are an English language teacher.
And as everyone here knows, teaching English in Japan is a big industry with big Yen return, and if you are smart, you can do more on your own besides just in the school.

And that's why its a common knowledge here that not all American/Europeans that came here are working in top jobs.
Even as a simple English teacher, you can live a comfortable life in Tokyo

english teacher , yes the easiest job for those american/europeans. not for us...mostly they are looking for those native speaking is english. based on what i see on the advert in fast food there, 1hr working is at least 1000yen, McD @ Machida. part time oso ok....hehehehe

japan
1000y/HR = RM37 (a choc milk , 1 litre costs 150Y = RM6)

msia
RM4.00/hr (a choc milk, 1 litre costs RM5.30)

This post has been edited by keii-kun: Nov 24 2008, 01:26 PM

mmm...not really , what i meant...like me MALAYSIAN with broken English also do a part time teaching English too! (teaching for daily conversation) I did charge for 1,500yen perhour with 3 japanese students. for about 3 times a week and 2 hours perday.
To be a teacher (meant for private or company not school ya) req. at least with a degree level and TESOL cert. lots of M'sian doin a part time in language school..
Thinking to teach Bahasa Malaysia hehehe...most of Japanese only learn Malay language of Indonesia lor...

How did u guys work part time in Japan?? For language you went to the language school and ask for a job? But if not good in japanese what kind of part time job can get? Surely must communicate to work right? If teaching dunno japanese how to teach r?

working part time(baito) and getting a normal job are quite different. rates might be somewhat the same but bonuses and benefits really make the difference.

@tanoshi

i dont think part timing as an English teacher is worth it. true u get 1500yen an hour which is more than normal jobs at about 1000yen but the time spent on preparation and so on makes everything about the same

has anyone experienced any problems applying for visa?

i'm planning to visit Japan in January and the all-inclusive fares for MAS is very tempting. but i fear that my visa application will be rejected and i'll waste my flight and hotel bookings. i've visited their website and they said they need bank statements, employment letters, etc.

is it really that complicated?

Its just normal procedure to visit countries that requires visa.
And I don't think its complicated at all.
Go to bank, get bank statement.
Go to office, take employment letter.

As long as you have all the requirements AND you didn't commit any serious offense before, should be fine.
If you go to apply without enough requirements, instead of rejecting, they will just tell you to go back and come back later with full requirements

thanks for the info.

btw, do i book my flight tickets and hotel first, or get my visa first?

and regarding the bank statement, any certain amount of monies needed in my acc b4 they think i'll jump ship in Japan to sell udon or something?

I lOve Japanese Culture Also ~
I Wish I Am One Of U All There ~

need to have flight tix and hotel bookings first. need to have at least RM8k in bank or credit card limit for a month of stay.

now japanese embassy in Msia does not require confirmed flight ticket. you can apply first by stating your itenary using the template given at the japanese embassy website. I did called them last week since i'm taking the MAS offer for march. you do not need confirmed ticket and hotel booking now, but the proof of employment and statement is a must.



itenary form http://www.my.emb-japan.go.jp/English/visi...inerary_eng.doc

This post has been edited by keii-kun: Nov 24 2008, 05:50 PM

Yup, flight itinerary is enough for make a visa, don't make the ticket first.

In a sense, give them a call (from the number in their website there) if there are something that you are unsure of

I submitted mine TODAY...by Wednesday should able to know can get or not. i am going there on end-January 2009. Booked thru MAS also. Dirt cheap airfare.

What i submitted to my travel agent are:

1) CONFIRM flight ticket (Go and coming back, of course)
2) Original Bank Statement (luckily still got more than RM 10k)
3) Company Letter (Issued from my company, stated there i am working as a ...... and salary of RM....)
4) Itenary from travel agencies (ask them simply taruh only) - coz i am going there as free and easy
5) Passport size photo (1 keping)
6) AND last but not least, RM 40 for the runner fees to submit for us in Japan Embassy.

I think thats all....wish me luck guys!!



This post has been edited by zoakies: Nov 24 2008, 06:10 PM

thank you all for the info.

supernothing, u sure u can just show them ur credit card statements or something instead of ur bank statement? if so, i'm on the very safe side. coz my bank statement is in not such a good state.

so on the itinerary, i just list down my "unconfirmed" plans for the day and my "unconfirmed" place of stay? so can i print out the flight deails from the MAS website and hand it to them?

sorry guys for asking so many questions. i'm bringing my wife there for a short honeymoon and don't want anything to go wrong. i'll give the embassy a call tomorrow.

Can, don't worry, just normal visa application

Yup, just print out the flight details, or better still, ask MAS for the flight itinerary

really nice photos clemong_888 ... thanks for sharing!

read carefully in their website. it is stated there that credit card statement can also use. if there's problem abg janggut there will tell what you need to do. i've had problems with the 'money in the bank' thinggie before. abg janggut told me to get RM8k from friends or parents just to show them. but it has to be YOUR bank account. they will ask you to provide the real account statement for verification. but seriously, it's much easier if have friends or family in japan

mmm...for me its really really worth..because I'm teaching Basic Daily Conversation...just 1 note book and 1 text book for me.Then end of the day I give my student to photostat then return to me to next session..even I'm using broken nihon go, but they are still understood me for communication..

Yeah its different rate and benefits too...'baito' as i know, its high than full time..but then baito salary is all inside anything like medical, bla bla..on top of that, transportation allowances and food too! pengalaman saya lah....