Other work opportunities in Japan, apart from teaching, for Westerners

Other work opportunities in Japan, apart from teaching, for Westerners?
I'm fine teaching and all I just wanted to know if there are any other possibilities open to Westerners? I have a BA degree. I'm mainly wanting to come for the cultural experience of Japan, the work is just basically to help me get by financially, and is of secondary importance.
Japan - 5 Answers
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There are other "non-teaching" jobs in Japan. e.g. IT fields, Finance Fields, Entertainment field, etc. I would recommend checking companies in these fields that have branches in Japan and ones that you can apply your BA degree in. You can also check with recruiters that can look for jobs for you in your area.
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It's simple. You need to be good at something employers want AND speak Japanese. Or you can do a crappy service job. Or you can do freelance work (but you'll have visa issues). It's very much the same as in any other country, including the US. The one thing not really open to you is the life-time employee track at the big manufacturing companies. They hire from Japanese university graduates, and need people brought up in the Japanese way of co-operating. (A foreigner brought up in Japan would/should have no problem here, although some companies still have bad practices.) If you're fine teaching, but your goal is Japan, then come to Japan and spend a few years building contacts in the profession you want, while getting the skills you need for that.
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Try going to the web site below. You need a good command of English to teach English.
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If you have fluency in Japanese and English, you can work basically for any company and make a killer salary. Finance (Goldman Sachs, etc) is always looking for beautiful, confident, educated people with Japanese language ability. Anywhere else you can leverage a US degree plus the ability to function in a Japanese setting for way more than you'll make as an English teacher. If that doesn't work, though, be a private tutor---they make way more than English teachers and you get to pick your own hours.
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Too bad the only job for westerners is teaching English. If you were Indian like me, you could work in the IT field or Mechanical field.

If I buy an American ipod touch, will it work in Japan

If I buy an American ipod touch, will it work in Japan?
An ipod touch bought in America is MUCH cheaper than one bought in Japan, which is where I reside now. My concern, though, is that once I buy it and ship it over to Japan, I won`t be able to use all of its features... specifically, accessing the internet.
Music & Music Players - 1 Answers
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it will work its called the worldwide web for a reason and the internet only works witha a wifi just letting you no

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Can't get my modded US PS2 to work in Japan, powers up but does nothing. Do i need a power convertor?
Japan is 100v / maybe vibration killed it!
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The frequency rate of Japanese AC (That' alternating current electricity, not air con) is different from American AC. It's the reason why American alarm clocks run slow when plugged mains electricity in Japan. You need a mains converter.

Will my american xbox 360 work in japan

Will my american xbox 360 work in japan?
Im going to bring my 360 to japan, i need to know if it works why wont it work
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no
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Look on your XBOX's power brick. The other language besides english is...........JAPANESE. Yes, Microsoft sells the same power brick for Japan and America, because the standards are almost identical. So, your XBOX power brick is already set up to use Japanese power. The only thing is you couldn't go buy an XBOX game there and put it in your console. (good luck finding an XBOX game anyways). there is a chip in the console that prevents Japanese or European games from being played on an american 360 i have no idea about the status of XBOX live there, so i can't comment on that. And the AV cables are universal, so no problem there as long as where you are going has a tv with Video inputs. PS- Most of your other electronics will work too, unless they are not rated for 100 V or need a 3-pronged plug. Check the manuals or power cords before you go. Have a great trip!!!