Re: [tlug] OT: Friend wants to work in Japan

[Raymond Wan <rwan.kyoto@example.com>]

Hi David,


On 22/06/11 02:33, David J Iannucci wrote:
> I promised him I would consult this list for any ideas or leads to
> possible work (and visa sponsorship) for him.  I have already pointed
> him to Mr. Trahan's web site :-)

Perhaps you might already know this but I'll put this on the 
list in case others are interested.  But there is an annual 
Japanese-English career forum in the USA.  I think it is this:
http://www.careerforum.net/?lang=E

It turned out to be a large number of Japanese companies but 
the vast majority of the attendees was Japanese graduates 
who wanted to return to Japan to work.  Some of the 
companies wanted Japanese speakers only, which is 
understandable.
But one of the companies that gave me their 3 minutes asked 
me a good question, "So, you've never been to Japan but you 
want to work in Japan?  Why?".  That was a fair question and 
hopefully your friend is more prepared than I was.  IMHO, 
even if someone has the experience, as an employer, I'd like 
to know if my staff is going to go nuts in a foreign 
country.  Especially an employer who cares enough [or 
appears to care enough :-) ] to make all of their staff 
undergo annual health checks.
While the job market is so-so, I read this past week that 
the visa regulations for foreigners is being relaxed a bit. 
 So, good luck to your friend!
Ray

PS:  No guarantees that job fair is the one I went to; it 
was a very long time ago and I don't remember its name.