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fromCanada
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 Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:57 am Post subject: Japanese-Canadian with Japanese passport: Will they hire me? |
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Hello,
I'm a first generation Japanese-Canadian in my final year of completing
a BA. I would like to work in Japan next year but I have some concerns about getting hired. First, I was told to anticipate discrimination because apparently asians don't like English instruction by other asians. Any comments and suggestions? (I have already read some comments on this topic but I'm interested in hearing more from other Asian-English speakers).
Secondly, I don't know if I should go with one of those big companies (like AEON) or start looking for a job when I arrive. I have a Japanese passport so I don't need a visa sponsorship and I have relatives to stay with. Technically, I'm an "expatriate" even though I have never lived in Japan. Is it better for me as an Asian-English speaker to find a job before I depart or when I arrive?
Thanks. Your comments are appreciated.  |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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If you have a Japanese passport and a free place to stay, I would say find something when you arrive. This way you can get a handle on what the school is like. Do you speak Japanese? That would further open up some doors.
You will probably get discrimination at some schools because you don't look like a foreigner, but those are the places you'll want to avoid anyways. There will be times when you're glad that you blend in.  |
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fromCanada
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| Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:16 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
I originally posted the above message. I do speak some Japanese but it's a little shaky- however, I am taking an intensive Japanese course at uni right now.
I also just got back from an exchange year in Germany (I dont' know if this is relevent...) Sadly, the German vocab is better than the Japanese! But I am working on it! |
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Dominique
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Location: Juso, Osaka
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| How is it possible to obtain a Japanese Passport without going to Japan? |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Is it better for me as an Asian-English speaker to find a job before I depart or when I arrive? |
In addition to what Gordon wrote, if you focus only on the above question from a financial standpoint, consider this. You will have just graduated from college and probably have a sizeable debt to repay. Your bank account is probably not the largest at this point in your life. Can you afford to come here and look for work, even with relatives who allow you to stay with them? If you can't, or if they politely ask you to find your own place after you wear out your welcome, you will have to set yourself up with an apartment and phone line, etc. |
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PAULH
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Western Japan
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Dominique wrote: |
| How is it possible to obtain a Japanese Passport without going to Japan? |
As a child of a Japanese national (he said he was first generation Japanese) he will be on his parents 'koseki' or family register in Japan, technically making him a Japanese even though they were not born here. His parents will be able to apply for a passport for him even though he have never been here.
He doesnt say if he comes from a mixed marriage of two Japanese in Canada but he can have dual nationality until the age of 20.
I might also add that if you use your Japanese passport to get a job here, technically they may not consider you a native speaker even though you were born in Canada. As such if you apply as a Japanese and not a Canadian they may also decide to pay you less becuase you are not 'native' though in practice you are. Some schools also like to sponsor you because they can control you due to your contract and visa. Coming to Japan independently through relatives etc means they dont have you on a short leash and they have less control over you- same with spouse visa holders and permanent resident status holders here. More freedom for them but less control for the school.
Be careful what you wish for because you may end up getting it. |
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PAULH
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| fromCanada wrote: |
Hi,
I originally posted the above message. I do speak some Japanese but it's a little shaky- however, I am taking an intensive Japanese course at uni right now.
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Japanese ability is not required to get a teaching job here as you will only use English in the classroom. Many schools ban the use of Japanese by foreign teachers in the classroom.
Some students will expect that if you say you are Japanese that you will use Japanese in class etc, but they are paying to hear and speak English, not Japanese which they already speak quite well. |
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fromCanada
Joined: 20 Sep 2003
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Location: Ontario
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 1:18 am Post subject: |
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Hey Glenski and Paulh,
First, I'd like to say thanks for responding to my post that I posted almost a year ago...I actually forgot about it.
Second, I'm female.
Third, I have no uni debt (Yes, I'm one of those kids whose parents pay for everything). So....money isn't really an issue for me. I know I'm very fortunate. I'm actually going there to experience living abroad once again, visit relatives, improve my Japanese, and find out if teaching is the career for me.
Fourth, I just got hired by Peppy's yesterday and they have no problems with my Japanese citizenship. I'll still get the standard 250,000 Yen even as a Japanese national. |
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