I hear that if you are working in Japan and hit 40, they boot you out? Or if you are 40, you can't get in. I'm also going off what that fat, old, creepy guy on youtube said. They just kicked him out after years of service, cus he hot 40. Is this true?
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There are two different issues here I think. Japanese employers have wide latitude to choose the employees they want. If that means when it comes to contract workers as non-Japanese almost invariably are-if they want young people doing the work they can have that. In terms of the visa itself there is no specific age. It's not a hard and fast rule, but really if your in the ESL game then maybe one should think about either doing something different or opening up your own school or whatever. The usual English conversation school outfits don't see themselves as in business to provide lifetime employment I think is fair to say.
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JET won't hire anyone over 40, but other companies can & do. I know people over 50 who are working in Japan. You tube is like Fox news, you can't believe everything you see. On youtube I just saw a video of a guy who out ran a cheetah ! Can you believe that ? To get a work visa you need to have a BA / BS degree and a job offer before you get there. That's it. There's a lot of people over 40 working there.
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No, it's not true. Anyone can say anything and post it on the internet and that includes YouTube, but that does not make it true. There are many people who worked into their early 60's in Japan. But it is harder these days for foreigners to find work in Japan because the country has been suffering along with the rest of the world in this global recession. There is not enough jobs for native born Japanese, so it is not going to be easy for outsiders, especially since hiring a non-Japanese requires the company to justify to the government the reason of not hiring a Japanese for the position in the first place.
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In Tokyo alone you will find many, many ex-pats working for corporations who are well into their 40s and beyond. Many English conversation schools might do that since they want some young, chirpy teacher to liven things up. But there is no law anywhere on the Japanese books that say 'nobody over 40' or anything like that.
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Fiddlesticks, Leroy. It just ain't true.
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Definitely not true!! We have quite a few people over 40 years old working for us in Japan. Age is not a barrier if you meet all the requirements for a work visa. In most cases in order to work full time in Japan you need to have a Bachelors degree and you also require the backing of a company in Japan to sponsor your visa. Working in Japan http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2010/06/working-in-japan.html
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Unless you are a 'highly' skilled individual with years of experience chances of working in Japan is slim to none. It would be much easier if a company (possibly large multi national) transffered you to Japan to work there
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There is no age limit in getting working visa of Japan. But practically, it's very difficult for those who are over 40 to get a job in Japan. Japanese salary, job market and everything in society are based on age. If your age changes, you will be treated differently. So it's just difficult get a JOB in Japan if you are over 40.
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As you already know, troll, it isn't true.
