[Happy Camper]

I've heard that foreigners can get many kinds of work in Japan, not just ESL work. Has anyone heard anything about this?

Thanks in advance
HC

[i2i]

Yeah, thats correct. Although there are a lot of teaching jobs in Japan you can also get telemarketing and other business related jobs. Check out the list of jobs here: http://www.gaijinpot.com/job_search.php

Good luck
i2i

[chocopie]

You might be interested to check out this site . It's a blog written by a Canadian living in Japan. Actually he's recently moved back to Canada and seems to be neglecting the site, but if you read back through the archived posts you'll read about some of the jobs he and his wife had there. I believe he did a lot of computer related stuff, and his wife did something editing related. He even had a part-time gig as a "wedding minister", since I guess it's popular to have a western minister to go with your western wedding in Japan. A very interesting site, gives alot of insight on life in Japan as well as providing some great photography.

Or if you're photogenic, you might find work as a model

[Happy Camper]

Thanks for the info chocopie!

[tjg_marantz]

Hello,
Just a little background to start. My wife and I are thinking of going to Korea or Japan so that she can teach english. I have no B.ed or any other Bachelor's degree so teaching is out of the question. I was wondering if anyone had any other links with jobs for non-japanese speaking, non-teaching foreginers.
Also, I was hoping some of you might share how your significant other, who is not a teacher, got their job. I am not nervous at finding a job per se but of course it is all a bit daunting. My native tongue is french but my english is perfect without the slightest bit of accent. I am sure this can't hurt me but is it really any kind of benefit?
Any other thoughts you may have, I am all ears

Thank you,
Laurent

[Eric]

Welcome to the site, tjg_marantz!

It looks like you will have a few options. For non-teaching jobs, check out these sites:

http://www.jobsinjapan.com/
http://www.daijob.com/dj/en/index.html
http://www.japanjoblink.com/japan/j_joblist.asp

You could also try private tutoring in French or English or both. I'm not sure how the pay is in Japan but it would be worth checking out.

Private tutoring is illegal in Korea but very profitable. Many people do it and most never have any problems. In Korea this might be your only option. You could try to get some editing work but those jobs are hard to find. There are a few French Institues where you could ask about work/tutoring. here is a link to help you get started with that : http://www.aftaejon.co.kr/alliance.html other than that, there is not that much non-teaching work in korea, except in factories.

Let us know how it goes. I am personally very interested in the possibilities of Japan.

Later
Eric

[takahiro]

Hello tjg_marantz. My name is Takahiro from Japan. I heard that you wanted to get a not English teaching job in Japan. I think you can find a job as an English teacher. Also I think you can be a French teacher. In Japan, there are a lot of language school. Japanese are interested not only in English but also in other languages like French or Chinese.

http://www.nova.ne.jp/global/index.html
This is the biggest language school named Nova. I've met some Nova teachers, some of them teach only during summer time. And I think Bachelor's degree doesn't matter a lot. There are many other schools in Japan, I think you could try it.

I think it is not easy for foreigners to find other kinds of jobs. If you know much about computer programming and Japanese language, you could be a programmar.

umm, I'm sorry, I'm not helpful. But this website would help you to know about visa or something.→　http://www.tfemploy.go.jp/index_en.html

In Japan, you can eat any food from foreign countries like Italy, France, India, Mexico, and etc etc. So I think there is no problem about food. I think there are a lot of disgusting things. But things prices are less expensive than most foreigners think. I think London is as twice expensive as Tokyo.

Well, if you would have some questions about Japanese life, you can ask me.

Good luck!