Hello I am wanting to experience life in Tokyo, Japan. I have always been fascinated with Japan. Does anyone know any programs that are available for temporary work in Japan that one may obtain without a Bachelors Degree? I am currently in college but my university does not allow study abroad and my college doesn't offer Japanese language classes. I am wanting a total immersion in the culture any suggestions?
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If you don't mind paying for them, then there are plenty of programs out there for you to take. Just because your university doesn't allow study abroad doesn't mean that you can't go. It just means that will not get any academic credits for going. You can just apply for a program. Of course, the negative side of this is that you can only go in the summer, or if you want to go for a semester or an academic year then you would have to request a break from your university. Again, there are many options available for total immersion, even in summer term. Another way is to look for program that are sponsored by a U.S. university. This basically means that the sponsored university will give you the credit and you can just transfer the credit from this university to your university. This way, the credits would just be "transfer credits," not "study abroad credits." Your university will probably accept them, unless there's policy against it somehow, though I can't think what that might be. Some examples of this transferable programs are the KCP International Japanese Language School (credits provided by Western Washington university) and the program at Sophia University of Japan (credits provided by University of Miami). Take a look at this for more program choices: http://www.studyabroad.com/programs/academic/japan As for working, Some semester and academic year programs do offer internship opportunities, and I've heard that if you do a good job they might offer you a permanent position after you graduate. I've heard about this at the IES (www.iesabroad.org), but you might want to double check this and to look around for other options. Hope this helps!
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well, there are factory & food types jobs you can do without knowing the language here. Also you can look into online study abroad programs like IES. They are for students who don't have affiliated study abroad contacts in the country you wish to study in. You don't need to know any Japanese, although you do study it once here. You could also be a private English tutor in Tokyo.
