Hello there, some short backstory before i get to my Question.
Im currently a 18 almost 19 year old german Student that is still taking his "Abitur" (Grade 11-13 in Germany or fachabi 11-12) the reason that im this old is bc i started an apprenticeship which almost made me kms in 2021. After that it took me around 8 months to recover to a normal mental state which lead to me retaking my Abitur this year bc i wanted to take a last attempt at turning my life around. While depressed i went to japan for a while and i just loved it there.
After that i was planning that if id retake my abitur/ fachabi i could go to uni in japan and perhaps if i like it even move there on a working visa afterwards. But now 1 week into my Abitur im starting to think if that is even the right way for me.
From my research online i found essentialy 2 ways that i could go to japan:
A: I do my abitur go to uni there and then start working there ( i know work culture is hell in japan) or
B: i go to Language school then go to uni and then get a Work Visa.
But the problem is im not sure if these options are even any good for me. Ive always been good at school in the last school years but im not sure if uni is for me, but if i dont go to an uni i read that there is no way of getting a job of any kind without a uni/college degree. I know i could somehow handle the financiall parts i always did that somehow but if something goes wrong id be totally at 0.
I dont really have any work experience so i cant get into japan via a work visa and i just dont know if thered even be any other way besides uni. I was planning on studying Computer science but i also dont know where to start with application procceses. Im just getting really anxious about how everything will work out because im basically already 3 years behind and i dont want to live here till 40. All of this is just eating me up. ( Also i was wondering if grade 12 aka fachabi would be enough to go to a jap uni bc here in germany it isnt but ive read that japan only has12 grades in the normal school system. Sadly nowhere online did anyone ever ask this question so ill put it here too)
Are there any other options for me going/moving to japan ? Or should i focus on a different approach for things? Im just getting extremly anxious bc i feel like i fucked over my own chances…
(Sorry for the small rant at the start but i felt like it was kinda essential)
Edit: i feel overwhelmed again. Im not good at anything i dont think ill make it.
by Jojo_gatari