How to live in japan as a foreigner that can't speak japanese?
Say if i went to japan with 3,000 dollars if i wanted to live in japan forever would i have to stay with somebody.Are there any jobs foreigners can get when they get there to make a living. The town i want to live in is nerima or tokyo. I can go to japan with more money i just wanted to know the right amount of money i need to live there on my own.
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You probably wouldn't have to stay with anyone if you lived in Tokyo. 3000 dollars though wouldn't last you a long time there. You could try going through the JET program and be an English teacher. I would think that would give you an easy start. Though you're not certain to land a spot in wherever you want to go. Either way, most foreigners who speak English get jobs as English teachers or translators in Japan. Good luck.
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Becoming a translator would mean you speak BOTH Japanese and English fluently. 3,000 US won't last you forever, also you need a proper visa. You can't get Permanent Residency without first living in Japan on some other proper visa for a few years. Easy, learn Japanese, makes living easier. Yes you can get by without knowing Japanese, but its just getting by. Btw if you want a work visa and are America, you need a bachelors university degree.
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You can't live in Japan without visa no matter how much money you have. If you come to Japan without visa, it means you are visiting Japan, not living. And you have to leave within 90 days if you are an American. If you want to get working visa, you have to find a job before you enter Japan. You are not allowed to look for a job if you are in Japan as a visitor.
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I'm a gaijin (part Japanese and a foreigner) and live in Tokyo, but I can speak Japanese fluently. The sad truth is that you probably won't last long on 3000 dollars. We are in a depression right now, and things are expensive. It's true many people here in the city know some English, but in the Japanese society people tend to stay away from foreigners - it's just so ingrained into society. Learn Japanese, save your money, and THEN perhaps try to teach English or translate here if that's what you want to do. Also, you need proper identification for permanent housing, which is hard to come by for foreigners. I'm on an exchange program here and teach Arabic to fellow students.
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Simple, you can't.You can stay only 90 days on a visitor visa, and it can only be renewed once a year. Most Americans teach English. You need a four year degree to do this. You need a work visa,and to get the work visa you need a solid job offer. Japan does not allow people to just move there and stay. They have a very closed immigration policy. Japan is currently going through a major recession right now. Unless you have a special skill a Japanese doesn't have, chances of work are near zero.Sorry, but that's how it is....
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You can't survive in Japan because you don't know what's going on there now. Without certain visa prior to coming to Japan, you can't work there legally. Nerima in Tokyo is just a part of Tokyo.
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You could live with a Japanese speaker who kick you out when your money ran out. You could get a job as an English teacher, if you have a degree from a four-year university. Nerima is part of Tokyo- in the west suburbs. You would have to eat at restaurants that have an English menu and at traditional restaurants, you could jump around and gesture toward the food models.
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With $3,000 they might let you stay 2 months. You need to prove you can support yourself and you need the right visa. Try here: http://www.thejapanchannel.com/Japan-Forum/index.html
