i m an Indian in japan after marriage and i want to work freelance in English as a content writer. need help.?
its difficult to find full time work in english language in japan. i would like to know if there are legimate companies out there which can help me make some money while i am in japan. i have about 2 years work experience in e-learning industry in india. i am good at my job and can work real hard.
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Check http://getafreelnacer.com/
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
since everything in Japan is so expensive, does it mean the people are making more money than we do in America
since everything in Japan is so expensive, does it mean the people are making more money than we do in America
Japan - 6 Answers
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I don't think so. In Japan especially Tokyo , social culture is backward only.
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Yes, on the average, Japanese are paid very well compared to the US wages. Most if not all Japanese are paid a living wage, which means it's enough to survive well and not have to work two jobs to make ends meet.
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yes and no i know some job in here is cheaper than japan. almost 2/3~half!! (ex. macdonald) nurses are cheaper than the us. technical nurses are receive very good pay as doctor in the us. but not japan.
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Like in the US, it all depends on the region itself. In Tokyo, yes, people are paid moderately well but because living expenses are really high. The Japanese are also so busy with work that they have little time for shopping or partying, thus they're able to save a bit more. My boyfriend lives in the Shiga region and is paid about the same as a Texas public school teacher. He's a part-time instructor at 3 different universities and teaches freshmen for the most part. It's a lot less than what Tokyo instructors make, but then again, the Shiga prefecture is significanly less expensive than Tokyo or Osaka or even Kyoto.
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Not really, It simply means Japanese are poorer than Americans. Most Japanese I know, has little or no savings. Not that they do not want to save up but there's simply nothing left to save. Oh, and most of them are in debt. In response to delita_hyral..., a survey conducted about 2 yrs ago revealed that the number of Tokyo dwellers who have 0yen saving is on the rise.
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Japanese and money. Its a long story. yes they sometimes get paid more, but they spend more. They buy a new car every few years, constantly buy new clothes. Most have little savings (althought he wife will usually have a stash) When their kids go to University, they get out a loan, or use their life savings. Not everything in Japan is expencive, but you have to be smart on how you spend your money. Most Japanese youth are not frugal with their money. They do not know what its like to be poor. On their otherhand their grandmothers will have a whopping load of cash under her bed because she saves every yen.
Japan - 6 Answers
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I don't think so. In Japan especially Tokyo , social culture is backward only.
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Yes, on the average, Japanese are paid very well compared to the US wages. Most if not all Japanese are paid a living wage, which means it's enough to survive well and not have to work two jobs to make ends meet.
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yes and no i know some job in here is cheaper than japan. almost 2/3~half!! (ex. macdonald) nurses are cheaper than the us. technical nurses are receive very good pay as doctor in the us. but not japan.
4 :
Like in the US, it all depends on the region itself. In Tokyo, yes, people are paid moderately well but because living expenses are really high. The Japanese are also so busy with work that they have little time for shopping or partying, thus they're able to save a bit more. My boyfriend lives in the Shiga region and is paid about the same as a Texas public school teacher. He's a part-time instructor at 3 different universities and teaches freshmen for the most part. It's a lot less than what Tokyo instructors make, but then again, the Shiga prefecture is significanly less expensive than Tokyo or Osaka or even Kyoto.
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Not really, It simply means Japanese are poorer than Americans. Most Japanese I know, has little or no savings. Not that they do not want to save up but there's simply nothing left to save. Oh, and most of them are in debt. In response to delita_hyral..., a survey conducted about 2 yrs ago revealed that the number of Tokyo dwellers who have 0yen saving is on the rise.
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Japanese and money. Its a long story. yes they sometimes get paid more, but they spend more. They buy a new car every few years, constantly buy new clothes. Most have little savings (althought he wife will usually have a stash) When their kids go to University, they get out a loan, or use their life savings. Not everything in Japan is expencive, but you have to be smart on how you spend your money. Most Japanese youth are not frugal with their money. They do not know what its like to be poor. On their otherhand their grandmothers will have a whopping load of cash under her bed because she saves every yen.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
How to live in japan as a foreigner that can't speak japanese?
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
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.
Japan - 8 Answers
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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.
2 :
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.
3 :
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.
4 :
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
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
How do you make money trading currencies? Please explain as if to a first grader....?
How do you make money trading currencies? Please explain as if to a first grader....?
I feel like I'm losing money everyday keeping my savings in USD. I live abroad but kept my money in USD because I just kinda figured it was safer, but boy I should've switched it to RMB (Chinese yuan) a long time ago. Now I'm moving to Japan in a few days and wonder if it would be better to take out all that money now (in China) and then switch it from RMB to yen, or if I should wait til I get to Japan and just switch USD-YEN. What's the best plan of action? I heard the dollar just fell a whole bunch against the yen, so thats why im asking. I don't really understand the currencies market...
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EASY..just find a currency trading house and they'll let you know what is working best at that time, since it varies. Don't travel with all that cash..set up an account where you are which has an affilate in where ytou are going, and use that accountmto withdraw what you need as you need it !!
I feel like I'm losing money everyday keeping my savings in USD. I live abroad but kept my money in USD because I just kinda figured it was safer, but boy I should've switched it to RMB (Chinese yuan) a long time ago. Now I'm moving to Japan in a few days and wonder if it would be better to take out all that money now (in China) and then switch it from RMB to yen, or if I should wait til I get to Japan and just switch USD-YEN. What's the best plan of action? I heard the dollar just fell a whole bunch against the yen, so thats why im asking. I don't really understand the currencies market...
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EASY..just find a currency trading house and they'll let you know what is working best at that time, since it varies. Don't travel with all that cash..set up an account where you are which has an affilate in where ytou are going, and use that accountmto withdraw what you need as you need it !!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Why do governments spend more money to find, buy n improve technology to kill people than to make them live?
Why do governments spend more money to find, buy n improve technology to kill people than to make them live?
Whn ppl are dieing of hunger, of diseases, why does the US, CANADA, UK, CHINA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, VENEZULA, RUSSIA and all countries of this world where “people†of the same human race live invest for guns, warships etc. to kill and draw blood of their own race speaking a different language, religion or skin color. Is it wrth it? Why do we do it? Why do we have to let this continue? Ppl die without food, without medicine. Isn’t it time we undrstnd? Why can’t we all be like brothers and sisters and share this world together? Would it ever happen and when do we decide to make the change? Humans breathe, they eat, laugh, cry, love, understand, hate, forgive. Every human lvng and dead has done so at least 1’ce in their lives. Why can’t we make a change and for change make humanity #1? Spend so that ppl get to live longer, happily with all their material, social and spiritual needs satisfied? Why does medicare comes at a cost and bullets to heads for free? Is violence the wepon to quell violence? If I'm in a different opinion, is elimination the answer? What has happened to compassion? I don't want to foreget 9/11 but how many people killed would capture osama? Are we really there yet? Is this working? Is the world any safer? At least a bit? Now are the freaking terrorist not trying to behead others anymore? Have we stopped them? Are we effective? Am I asking too many questions? I don't belive that once osama's stopped the world would become any safer at all. I think if we try more compassion and love, kindness, forgiveness, we might stop the violence. Love and peace comes only bythemselve... through love and peace. No gun is powerful enough to bring peace on earth, no technology advance to do the trick. Peace is a decision we have to make, at heart, in action. Is billions and billions of dollars on medicare and many more on killing an answer or an illusion?....
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It's true that governments do spend too much on weapons. But I wonder if they spend more on that than on other things. Do you have the numbers?
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dead people can't blow you up
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The Kennedys tried to do just that.Bring peace to the world and bring justice and freedom to the people of the United States but The Skull and Bones club had them both assasinated so they could conquer the world for oil and profit and its still going on today.
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Couple of things. (a) Some of the nations where innocent people are dying from hunger, disease, etc., have been screwed by their own government. Foreign nations have given them food, water, money, etc. Ay, but this never makes it to the people. Instead, governments have used the food and water to feed their army, money to buy themselves private jets, etc. So, its their own fault for letting their people die. Not ours. So stop asking for so much money! (b) At what cost does this come to us? You are talking about lending out an insane amount of money worldwide, enough to change how we live ourselves. Not every nation is as well off or as rich as it seems. Every nation has a debt, and its not everyones fault. Blame the rich! They are the ones getting richer, while the poor get poorer. (c) World is constantly at war. There seemingly is one threat after another of an impending war, and the only way to survive is to arm yourself. (d) Sadly, it makes better news. More people are keen on hearing about war, military, violence, and all that stuff, then good humanitarian acts.
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Becuase they are run by men who MUST have bigger, badder "toys" than anyone else in the world to "prove" thier status. If Women ran the countries, more money WOULD be spent on Humanitarian issues than creating war, because women VALUE their children and aren't interested in sacrificing thier lives for the sake of lining thier pockets with the almighty dollar.
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Because the people,who are in power always feel insecurity in themselves and such feeling motivates them to develop the technology of destruction,hence the government under control of such people spend more funds.
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Because little children loves playing with computer and video games on planet earth. So they always ask daddy to buy the latest models that is available on the streets on planet earth. When they were at loss with loss of I.Q. - human intelligent. Could no longer outsmart another living human kind on planet earth.
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This is history. Nations do not trust each other. Innocent people are sufferers. Self interest of rulers, to gain superiority over other nations and fear of attack has compelled nations to pile weapons more than enough to destroy the universe. The problem is too complex and in near future there is no hope that governments will come to senses.
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The goal of any political leader is the protection of his people. This is a mind set that has been a part of politics since people first began building walls around their settlements. To overcome this human ideal is no small task. 5000 years of semi-success has kept the arms race a constant. Of course, we know that there is always someone stronger who comes along, who later is taken down by someone strong then they. I believe that until we can learn compassion and empathy, wars will still occur. This is no easy task. It starts with teaching the young, as well as ourselves. And, it won't happen overnight. It will probably take many generations, but as the saying goes, "there's no time like the present."
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The good ole U.S.A. spends billions and billions each year on medical research, presciption drugs, medical treatment, medicare, and medicaid. We have even built hospitals in Iraq. We could cure every disease known to man but if we don't eliminate the bin laden types of the world our heads will land in our laps. Is it worth spending billions more to kick the s*** out of those who want to FREAKING BEHEAD US!?!?!?! You bet it is!!
Whn ppl are dieing of hunger, of diseases, why does the US, CANADA, UK, CHINA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, VENEZULA, RUSSIA and all countries of this world where “people†of the same human race live invest for guns, warships etc. to kill and draw blood of their own race speaking a different language, religion or skin color. Is it wrth it? Why do we do it? Why do we have to let this continue? Ppl die without food, without medicine. Isn’t it time we undrstnd? Why can’t we all be like brothers and sisters and share this world together? Would it ever happen and when do we decide to make the change? Humans breathe, they eat, laugh, cry, love, understand, hate, forgive. Every human lvng and dead has done so at least 1’ce in their lives. Why can’t we make a change and for change make humanity #1? Spend so that ppl get to live longer, happily with all their material, social and spiritual needs satisfied? Why does medicare comes at a cost and bullets to heads for free? Is violence the wepon to quell violence? If I'm in a different opinion, is elimination the answer? What has happened to compassion? I don't want to foreget 9/11 but how many people killed would capture osama? Are we really there yet? Is this working? Is the world any safer? At least a bit? Now are the freaking terrorist not trying to behead others anymore? Have we stopped them? Are we effective? Am I asking too many questions? I don't belive that once osama's stopped the world would become any safer at all. I think if we try more compassion and love, kindness, forgiveness, we might stop the violence. Love and peace comes only bythemselve... through love and peace. No gun is powerful enough to bring peace on earth, no technology advance to do the trick. Peace is a decision we have to make, at heart, in action. Is billions and billions of dollars on medicare and many more on killing an answer or an illusion?....
Civic Participation - 10 Answers
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It's true that governments do spend too much on weapons. But I wonder if they spend more on that than on other things. Do you have the numbers?
2 :
dead people can't blow you up
3 :
The Kennedys tried to do just that.Bring peace to the world and bring justice and freedom to the people of the United States but The Skull and Bones club had them both assasinated so they could conquer the world for oil and profit and its still going on today.
4 :
Couple of things. (a) Some of the nations where innocent people are dying from hunger, disease, etc., have been screwed by their own government. Foreign nations have given them food, water, money, etc. Ay, but this never makes it to the people. Instead, governments have used the food and water to feed their army, money to buy themselves private jets, etc. So, its their own fault for letting their people die. Not ours. So stop asking for so much money! (b) At what cost does this come to us? You are talking about lending out an insane amount of money worldwide, enough to change how we live ourselves. Not every nation is as well off or as rich as it seems. Every nation has a debt, and its not everyones fault. Blame the rich! They are the ones getting richer, while the poor get poorer. (c) World is constantly at war. There seemingly is one threat after another of an impending war, and the only way to survive is to arm yourself. (d) Sadly, it makes better news. More people are keen on hearing about war, military, violence, and all that stuff, then good humanitarian acts.
5 :
Becuase they are run by men who MUST have bigger, badder "toys" than anyone else in the world to "prove" thier status. If Women ran the countries, more money WOULD be spent on Humanitarian issues than creating war, because women VALUE their children and aren't interested in sacrificing thier lives for the sake of lining thier pockets with the almighty dollar.
6 :
Because the people,who are in power always feel insecurity in themselves and such feeling motivates them to develop the technology of destruction,hence the government under control of such people spend more funds.
7 :
Because little children loves playing with computer and video games on planet earth. So they always ask daddy to buy the latest models that is available on the streets on planet earth. When they were at loss with loss of I.Q. - human intelligent. Could no longer outsmart another living human kind on planet earth.
8 :
This is history. Nations do not trust each other. Innocent people are sufferers. Self interest of rulers, to gain superiority over other nations and fear of attack has compelled nations to pile weapons more than enough to destroy the universe. The problem is too complex and in near future there is no hope that governments will come to senses.
9 :
The goal of any political leader is the protection of his people. This is a mind set that has been a part of politics since people first began building walls around their settlements. To overcome this human ideal is no small task. 5000 years of semi-success has kept the arms race a constant. Of course, we know that there is always someone stronger who comes along, who later is taken down by someone strong then they. I believe that until we can learn compassion and empathy, wars will still occur. This is no easy task. It starts with teaching the young, as well as ourselves. And, it won't happen overnight. It will probably take many generations, but as the saying goes, "there's no time like the present."
10 :
The good ole U.S.A. spends billions and billions each year on medical research, presciption drugs, medical treatment, medicare, and medicaid. We have even built hospitals in Iraq. We could cure every disease known to man but if we don't eliminate the bin laden types of the world our heads will land in our laps. Is it worth spending billions more to kick the s*** out of those who want to FREAKING BEHEAD US!?!?!?! You bet it is!!
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Around how much money do foreign English teachers make?
Around how much money do foreign English teachers make?
If they work in Japan and have a degree? Sorry if I got anything wrong. I'm only fourteen, so I don't know too much about university, I guess........ I'm only fourteen right now, so it'll still be a while. That's assuming that I'll still have the same plan in a few years....
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they make anywhere from 1,300 USD to about 2,700 USD, but if you're just getting started I'd say like 17,000 to start. The big school provide living quarters, but you still have to pay an arm and leg for it. If you're going to Japan to make money, I'd think twice. But you're going there for the experience, you'll have a great time and should have sufficient money to enjoy things.
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I'm currently teaching in Japan on the JET Program (4th year). I receive 300,000 yen a month, and once tax, insurance and retirement is taken from that, I get 260,000. Which is about 2600 dollars, I think. Before having my child, I was saving 50,000 - 100,000 of that easily per month.
If they work in Japan and have a degree? Sorry if I got anything wrong. I'm only fourteen, so I don't know too much about university, I guess........ I'm only fourteen right now, so it'll still be a while. That's assuming that I'll still have the same plan in a few years....
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they make anywhere from 1,300 USD to about 2,700 USD, but if you're just getting started I'd say like 17,000 to start. The big school provide living quarters, but you still have to pay an arm and leg for it. If you're going to Japan to make money, I'd think twice. But you're going there for the experience, you'll have a great time and should have sufficient money to enjoy things.
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I'm currently teaching in Japan on the JET Program (4th year). I receive 300,000 yen a month, and once tax, insurance and retirement is taken from that, I get 260,000. Which is about 2600 dollars, I think. Before having my child, I was saving 50,000 - 100,000 of that easily per month.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Possible to make it in Japan?
Possible to make it in Japan?
Is it possible to make it in Japan as a student at a language school? I want to know If I'll be able to survive with all of the living expenses to the amount of money I will be making working part time. My tuition will be payed for, my ticket will be payed for, but will work alone be enough to support myself? How many hours of English could I realistically teach (within the 28 hour limit of student visa) Would I be able to teach 28 hours in a week? how hard would It be to find students (I'm going to be teaching private lessons.) And yes I have a decent level of Japanese, and I have some experience in teaching English (taught volunteer ESL for a year in the US.) I want to be self sustained, without receiving any outside funding.
Japan - 4 Answers
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Nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it
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If you mean finding private students on your own and teaching them and making a living on that alone, sorry but that is UNREALISTIC. Realistically going that route might yield 1-3 hours of private students. I've met a good number of people who think they can come over and be kings in finding private students, realistically that's only a fantasy world. I recommend you work through a contract with a company (other then GABA). If you worked through a company that assigned you students, that might be a bit more realistic, however don't expect all 28 hours to be filled up and a lot of down time. Also that and balancing school is difficult (I KNOW because I did it myself). Teaching private students is the worst thing out there. They cancel, you don't get paid, they don't show up, you don't get paid. These situations happen a lot too. If you work for a company and have a contract to teach a class (usually you are better in that regards because you know you are "probably" going to get paid) vs a private student who might/might not show up. Again depends on the terms of the contracts, but in this economy not everyone is lining up to take English courses like they were back in the 1980s. READ YOUR CONTRACTs! Cannot stress that enough. If you have a decent level of Japanese try for even steadier work at a restaurant. At least you are virtually guaranteed pay with steady hours. I had a friend who also worked inside a hotel (cleaning) because they couldn't sustain language instruction (with private students alone). It would also depend on your life style. Part-time is usually not enough to sustain someone, unless you lived frugal or with a roommate or in a hostel. If you mean in a private apartment, by yourself, then that's difficult.
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Well, it depends on your hourly wage (part-time job is usually hourly in Japan). Usually, you can't. But you might earn more than average as an English teacher.
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If I understood you correctly, you want to support yourself while going through language school in Japan? Unfortunately this is not possible. You will be on a student visa and most people won't hire you because you can't work more than 20 hours a week. Some of my friends over there worked while in college but they got 2-3 hours teaching max. Your best bet is to either save money and go or just skip the school part all together and go there to work. You should also check out this post: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101026061652AAtZ1ke
Is it possible to make it in Japan as a student at a language school? I want to know If I'll be able to survive with all of the living expenses to the amount of money I will be making working part time. My tuition will be payed for, my ticket will be payed for, but will work alone be enough to support myself? How many hours of English could I realistically teach (within the 28 hour limit of student visa) Would I be able to teach 28 hours in a week? how hard would It be to find students (I'm going to be teaching private lessons.) And yes I have a decent level of Japanese, and I have some experience in teaching English (taught volunteer ESL for a year in the US.) I want to be self sustained, without receiving any outside funding.
Japan - 4 Answers
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Nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it
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If you mean finding private students on your own and teaching them and making a living on that alone, sorry but that is UNREALISTIC. Realistically going that route might yield 1-3 hours of private students. I've met a good number of people who think they can come over and be kings in finding private students, realistically that's only a fantasy world. I recommend you work through a contract with a company (other then GABA). If you worked through a company that assigned you students, that might be a bit more realistic, however don't expect all 28 hours to be filled up and a lot of down time. Also that and balancing school is difficult (I KNOW because I did it myself). Teaching private students is the worst thing out there. They cancel, you don't get paid, they don't show up, you don't get paid. These situations happen a lot too. If you work for a company and have a contract to teach a class (usually you are better in that regards because you know you are "probably" going to get paid) vs a private student who might/might not show up. Again depends on the terms of the contracts, but in this economy not everyone is lining up to take English courses like they were back in the 1980s. READ YOUR CONTRACTs! Cannot stress that enough. If you have a decent level of Japanese try for even steadier work at a restaurant. At least you are virtually guaranteed pay with steady hours. I had a friend who also worked inside a hotel (cleaning) because they couldn't sustain language instruction (with private students alone). It would also depend on your life style. Part-time is usually not enough to sustain someone, unless you lived frugal or with a roommate or in a hostel. If you mean in a private apartment, by yourself, then that's difficult.
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Well, it depends on your hourly wage (part-time job is usually hourly in Japan). Usually, you can't. But you might earn more than average as an English teacher.
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If I understood you correctly, you want to support yourself while going through language school in Japan? Unfortunately this is not possible. You will be on a student visa and most people won't hire you because you can't work more than 20 hours a week. Some of my friends over there worked while in college but they got 2-3 hours teaching max. Your best bet is to either save money and go or just skip the school part all together and go there to work. You should also check out this post: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101026061652AAtZ1ke
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