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anlia · Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Posts: 15

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

I have a computer and am computer literate seeing as I have the know how to post on this forum. I know how to search for information.

I know how to read the information that I will have acquired. I did not ask a million questions. I asked three. One regarding housing that is pet friendly. I got several replies to that. One that regarded language schools as I enjoy studying language. I got replies to that. One asking simply what would be the best visa to get. You see that question was asked because of past experience in Taiwan. Yes, I know that Japan is not Taiwan yet I was puzzled by the jobs being offered that had the line that one must already reside in Japan before one would apply for it. From past experience I have been told that it is better to be in the country than accept a position sight unseen so to speak so the question as to the best visa for a visitor intending to find employment was the one at hand. I apologise for not stating it very clearly. I wish I had and if I could turn back time I probably would not have bothered seeing as much of this thread is devoted to your replies.

I did state quite clearly that I got the information I needed and I thanked everyone who responded and that would include you. I shall repeat again for those not paying attention. Thank you.

Now if you insist on having the last word by all means go right ahead. As far as I am concerned my questions were answered so I will not be posting in this thread again. Feel free to flame me of course. Very Happy

David W · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 457 Location: Japan

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

Glenski

if you are studying Japanese full time at a Japanese language school you can get a student visa or if you are a foreign student at a Japanese university.

I dont know if you can get a student visa if you are studying another language than Japanese however. There is really no benefit to the government or employers here if she studies Chinese and Im not sure who her sponsor would be in that situation.

It would be like going to study German in the United states.

henro · Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 9 Location: Kito, Japan

Most (all?) replies so far seem to assume you will live in an apartment in a city. Actually, if you stay away from cities, you may find you can rent a house and if you live in a very small town you may find only houses, no apartments avaiable. Some landlords of houses may say No Pets, but most won't bother specifying.

I've lived in a medium sized city, a small city, two towns and one village during my eight years in Japan. I like village life the best. Most jobs are in cities, but many are not.

anlia · Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Posts: 15

Hi

It would appear I am back again. Nice posts. Thanks.

David:

In 1910 the four main republics in the region united as the Union of South Africa. In 1931 South Africa became a fully sovereign and self-governing dominion under the British crown. In 1961 it became a republic.
It was not just the Afrikaners who declared it a republic. All South Africans did. At that point most people were tired of British rule.

Glenski:

Thank you very much. I study at the university here and would like to study at a university in Japan as well. Thank you for the link. I will check it out. I don't mind paying more for my cats. I suspected I would have difficulty to begin with. That comes with the territory of being a pet owner I guess. I'm going to have to decide on location and employer before I can start the visa process I think but thank you for the info. I appreciate it.

PaulH:

I was planning on studying Japanese. I feel that it would just be silly not to try to learn the language of the country you are in. I didn't start studying Chinese until my second year here and regret it.

Henro:

I would love to live in a house. I've been in apartments for the past ten years. I don't want to work in too big a city.

Thanks again for all the replies

Bravuro · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Ilsan, Korea

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Bravuro · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Ilsan, Korea

Dude, just a thought. But, if you have experience and maybe some "logistical" issues with visas and such, you might want to consider Korea. Pay is ok, government list says South Africa as native-speaker, you can get a house in some places (if you like the country), and although have animals is illegal in most housing, here it's the rule of don't ask or bring it up, and nobody will notice! (trust me, i had a cat for 6 months, with 2 neighbors with dogs). And the big plus, you can study any language you want. Koreans are big into studying Japanese and both kinds of Chinese (some even taught in English). Since most people want to speak English first, as sad as it may be it's not much of an advantage to even know how to speak Korean. Just a thought.