Hi! I’ve been peeping around this thread for a bit. While I’ve learned a lot thanks to this thread, I would like some advice. If someone has been in my identical situation and posted about it please guide me to their post. As you can suspect, I’m young, confused, and dumb.
I am 18 years old( out of high school) and live in America. I am moving to Japan to help my more senior family members out. My family is important to me, and I want to help them. So I intend to move to help my family ( and they are aware of this.) and connect better with them. However, my family is nudging me to continue my education in Japan or look for a job. Like really strongly. But As I have been reading and looking around, I need a better grip on the language. I saw that language schools are a thing, but they sound costly. But they look worth it if I’m going to be in Japan long term and pursue a career/ high education. ( My experience in the language is that I’ve been using Duolingo and YouTubers that my family recommended for three months, so not enough to hold a conversation confidentially)
So I have some questions:
is there a high job outlook for careers/jobs in any form of psychology, botany, criminology, and Aerospace engineering in Japan? Or is one of my only choices as a foreigner to be an English teacher?\*
\*not against the idea. These are all things I’m equally passionate about. Sometimes reading around feels like this is my only option.
Does working part-time have the same type of work culture as it does full-time? All I see and hear about is how intense full-time work can be and I wonder if it is the same for part-time.
Are there many scholarships for language schools? I see a lot for universities but not a lot for language schools.
I am african american, with african american hair, I would assume there isn’t a huge amount of hair products for me, but if anyone has any product recommendations found in Japan that worked for their hair would be great.
What is something you would want a young, confused, and dumb person to know before entering Japan?
I am aware that this is a little repetitive and that it doesn’t seem well planned out at all. I am consulting people in real life and not the internet who are helping me plan this. But I am happy to hear any advice. Thank you <3
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**moving to Japan for family**
Hi! I’ve been peeping around this thread for a bit. While I’ve learned a lot thanks to this thread, I would like some advice. If someone has been in my identical situation and posted about it please guide me to their post. As you can suspect, I’m young, confused, and dumb.
I am 18 years old( out of high school) and live in America. I am moving to Japan to help my more senior family members out. My family is important to me, and I want to help them. So I intend to move to help my family ( and they are aware of this.) and connect better with them. However, my family is nudging me to continue my education in Japan or look for a job. Like really strongly. But As I have been reading and looking around, I need a better grip on the language. I saw that language schools are a thing, but they sound costly. But they look worth it if I’m going to be in Japan long term and pursue a career/ high education. ( My experience in the language is that I’ve been using Duolingo and YouTubers that my family recommended for three months, so not enough to hold a conversation confidentially)
So I have some questions:
is there a high job outlook for careers/jobs in any form of psychology, botany, criminology, and Aerospace engineering in Japan? Or is one of my only choices as a foreigner to be an English teacher?*
*not against the idea. These are all things I’m equally passionate about. Sometimes reading around feels like this is my only option.
Does working part-time have the same type of work culture as it does full-time? All I see and hear about is how intense full-time work can be and I wonder if it is the same for part-time.
Are there many scholarships for language schools? I see a lot for universities but not a lot for language schools.
I am african american, with african american hair, I would assume there isn’t a huge amount of hair products for me, but if anyone has any product recommendations found in Japan that worked for their hair would be great.
What is something you would want a young, confused, and dumb person to know before entering Japan?
I am aware that this is a little repetitive and that it doesn’t seem well planned out at all. I am consulting people in real life and not the internet who are helping me plan this. But I am happy to hear any advice. Thank you <3
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Just going to be realistic. A lot of the jobs you listed are probably not going to be available to you without native level Japanese in Japan. You didn’t list your citizenship, but if you have Japanese citizenship then it will definitely give you more opportunities.
English teaching and IT related jobs are the easiest to obtain without having Japanese language skills as long as you have a degree. There are some degree programs at Japanese university’s taught in English if you want to go straight to university in Japan.
But if you’re serious about having some kind of career outside of teaching or tech, then serious Japanese language study is most likely required.
What visa are you moving under?
>is there a high job outlook for careers/jobs in any form of
Gonna break this down:
>psychology
No. Do some research on the current state of mental health treatment in Japan. Plus it would basically require native-level Japanese.
> botany
Maybe? You would probably need to increase your Japanese level, but it’s probably doable.
>criminology
Unless you’re a citizen there are going to be effectively zero options.
>Aerospace engineering
Definitely. Japan has a thriving aerospace industry.
Ok, on to the rest:
>Are there many scholarships for language schools?
No. There are effectively *zero* scholarships for language schools.