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Quote Denis DNT  Yeah a lot of people are saying Japan is no longer as good a destination as it used to be as far as ESL teaching is concerend. |
Japan is still a good place to work, you just have to be willing to work outside of Tokyo (in my opinion, the city is overrated anyway). I work in Kyoto at $25/hr in a full-time position, but there are companies that pay upwards of $30/hr. And private student fees can be as much as $50/hr and people will still pay it (as long as you're a good teacher).
Tokyo still has the same need as everywhere else, but since every foreigner seems to pick Tokyo, there are more foreigners than jobs in that area. The country needs teachers elsewhere though. This year in April, English became compulsory education in elementary schools.