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Find a home 2008-12-09 04:22:00 You've got your visa and maybe found a job already. Congratulations!Now you should look for a place to stay.If you don't speak japanese well (or not at all), or if you don't want to spend too much money for accomodation, you have mainly two solutions.GUEST (or GAIJIN) HOUSESGuest houses are pretty useful for those who want to find a room quickly and at a reasonable place. Many of them don't ask fo
Teaching jobs in Japan 2008-12-07 05:42:00 Through this post, we'll review the most common methods to become a teacher in Japan
, with their pros and cons.The first thing you must have in mind is japanese school system. Their 1st semester begins in april, and the 2nd in september.Accordingly, 80% of opportunities appear around march-april, and much of the 20% left are around september. These are the best periods to find a teaching job in Ja
Working visa for teachers 2008-12-07 03:18:00 People who can't apply (or not anymore) for a Working Holiday visa will certainly be looking for a Working visa.There are lots of kinds of Working visas, so we're going to focus on Working visa for teachers
.A Working visa allows you stay in Japan 1 or 3 years and is renewable.Here is a very interesting page about japanese visas in general : Types and categories of visas"Professors" may obtain thi
Re-entry permit 2008-12-07 02:12:00 If you plan to temporarily leave Japan during your stay and that you're not a permanent resident of Japan, no matter what your visa is (working holiday visa, working visa ...), you should get a re-entry permit
.This permit allows you to get back to Japan and keep your previous status (if your visa is not expired, of course).If you don't have one, you will simply lose your status (and so the validit
Working Holiday visa - How to get it 2008-12-06 11:47:00 As promised, we'll see in detail what is the Working Holiday
visa, who can get it, how to get it.WHO MAY APPLY FOR A WORKING HOLIDAY VISA?This visa allows young citizens from the following countries : Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Korea, France, Germany, the U.K, Ireland and Denmark to stay in Japan for a maximum duration of 1 year.The conditions of eligibility are the following :-The applicant
Welcome to our blog! 2008-12-06 11:37:00 Welcome to teacher-in-japan.com blog!Our blog is dedicated to people who are trying to make it to Japan and/or trying to find a teaching job once there.We'll soon publish posts which (we hope) will prove useful.Our first article will deal with the "Working Holiday" visa. Stay tuned! Read more:Welcome