Job prospects in law enforcement or post office

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1. This is a copy of your post for archive/search purposes.

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   **Job prospects in law enforcement or post office**

   I have a background in the postal service here in the States. The attitude in the postal service here is that it’s seen more as a career, somewhere that you stay for years and work for your pension. I also have experience in law enforcement, not as a true police officer but as a community service officer (someone who only writes reports and gathers evidence). Is the postal service in Japan seen more as a part time job for non career seeking individuals? Or do people tend to stay in for a long time? Would my background be applicable to either field in Japan? Would I have a difficult time securing a visa sponsor from a law enforcement agency or the postal service if I were attempt to? Thank you.

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2. >Would I have a difficult time securing a visa sponsor from a law enforcement agency or the postal service if I were attempt to?

   Generally speaking law enforcement type work is only permitted to those holding Japanese citizenship. So that’s pretty much a non-starter. For the post office have a look here: [https://www.post.japanpost.jp/employment/career/](https://www.post.japanpost.jp/employment/career/)

   One highlight from there is:

   >求められる人材
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   >郵便局は地域に密着した存在であり、郵便局の経営は、当該局長に対する地域住民の信頼の上に成り立っています。
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   >郵便局長には、「プレーイングマネジャーとして郵便局経営に責任を持ち、かつ地域に密着した郵便局を通じて地域のお客さまに満足いただけるサービスを提供し、地域のお客さまの信頼を担い得る人材」が必要と考えています。

   This seems to imply that they’re not going to hire someone from abroad to come and work in a local post office.

   There is also:

   >常時公募制度
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   >郵便局長は、局長として重要な役割を有していることから、欠員が生じた場合には、速やかに採用することが必要です。
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   >従って、常時公募により、採用希望者を郵便局長採用希望調書によりあらかじめ受け付けます。郵便局長採用希望調書に基づき書類選考を実施し、人物試験を実施する場合には、試験の実施期日、試験地等試験の実施に必要な事項を採用希望者に通知することとしています。

   This seems to imply that they’d only consider hiring someone who is able to start ASAP, and not have to wait several months for a visa to be issued. So that is another check in the ‘probably not’ box.

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   However, if you do find yourself living in Japan with a status of residence that allows you to work, they do have this to say:

   >試験種目および試験の内容
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   >また、試験前に社内外で行われるセミナーや研修の参加の有無は合否判定には関係ありません。
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