I plan on going to a language school in Okinawa Japan. I want to work as an electronic engineer in Japan also. Is it impossible? Anyone know any companies their? Can I do it? How?
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You need a work visa to work in Japan. If you goggle the state department website, it will give you contact information and FAQ's.
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My family and I stayed there and their subway is like a jig saw puzzle . But the food was excellent the local business were friendly. The people ahh o.k but the business people were very very nice. It is such a disadvantage not to speak the language. GOD BLESS it was a beautiful flight just long about 13 hours.
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It is possible. Learning the language will be an extra boost! If you already have a degree in electrical engineering, then I say while doing language studies look around for potential jobs and try to obtain one. Then work out your visa paperwork and more than likely your employer will assist with housing and such. I am not sure if there is one company over another that is more keen to hiring foreigners, you would have to do a search on that. (If one company lacks people that speak english emphasize that you would be a great asset to the company because of your language abilities and that you could help in representing the company to the english speaking world) Do keep in mind you have to be out of the country when you obtain a workers visa (so a weekend trip to seoul) Just keep learning the language and that alone will help boost your chances more than someone that lacks the language.
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Your chances are slim and none. You would need to read, write, and speak as well as a Japanese native. Impossible ? I'd have to say most likely. Seven days a week someone posts this question here in one form or another.
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If you have a job then they'll give you paperwork to get a working visa from the Japanese Embassy.
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Yes, you can. I'm a service engineer currently residing in Japan. 1st of all, you've got to be able to speak Japanese. Note that there are informal & formal expressions in Japanese. Your chances would be higher if you know the latter. Japanese are still pretty resistant to outsiders & its not easy to 'infiltrate' into their circle. Everything is based on trust & they tends not trust outsiders. I happened to work for a Japanese company for 5years back home in Singapore before I landed myself in my current job. Personally, I think you'll stand a higher chance of getting hired by a non-Japanese company with a subsidiary operating in Japan, as in my case. I believe they hired me b'cos of experience in handling Japanese customers back home, as well as my ability in English, Japanese & Chinese. But I think you'll stand a good chance upon completion of your studies in Okinawa cos you can gain their trust if you have experience living in Japan and know their culture. Get yourself certified in JLPT, at least a level 3. Level 2 would be better though. (JLPT = Japanese Language Proficiency Test)
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