Can a 15 year old get a temporary job in Japan?
I'm going to Japan for only 3 months or so, and I was wondering if there was anything I could do to make some kind of money there..? Something english..? D: I'd love to make money and go shopping there. My japanese is rather....limited. >>
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1 :
It would be very difficult to get hired in Japan at that age. The best place you would be able to work would probably be at a convenience store or some some fast food places.
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According to Japanese labor law, you must reach the age of 16 before the end of the fiscal year in order to legally work. In other words, your 16th birthday has to come before next March 31. And of course if you don't have Japanese citizenship, you can't legally work anyway. Since your Japanese is limited, a retail job or a service job isn't plausible. You could always wake up early in the morning and deliver the newspaper. Or you could do family chores and earn your allowance that way.
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I don't think so. Japanese Junior high and even most of High school are not allowing students to have a part time job. Besides, you are only staying in Japan for 3 months with a tourist visa? A student visa? No one will be allowing you to work without working visa. If someone found out, you'll be in a big trouble. Perhaps, you should save money before you leave for Japan.
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Maybe you could get someone to pay you to count the number of questions each week we receive from teenagers that ask the same questions about living and working in Japan. You need to be 18, you need a visa, you need to speak fluent Japanese.
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You can get some illegal, dirty and cheap job if you are in Japan and soon will be in monkey house at ease.
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I think it will be hard. Even native Japanese are hard to find a part time job when 15. I hope this doesn't discourage you from coming to Japan.
