Your best bet is to try and get a worling holiday VISA but even those are not handed out like candy
There's a guy who claims to have trained US military how to get into shape. He has an exercise video out that is all the rage now, Billy's Boot Camp. I don't think he lives in Japan, though, as the video is subtitled in Japanese, and all the people sweating and grunting behind him look American. But, it's a route to consider somehow (although I can't imagine making a living at it here); however, your qualifications are a real barrier at this point.ok so here is the run down im a united states marine my specialty is weapons, close quarter combat, and tactics simply put im a trained war fighter ive beent o iraq twice and am bout to go again i get out of the military next year and trying to find find a job that could make use of these skills its all but easy.
Great. Wonderful. Fantastic. How much Japanese do you speak? No, seriously. But, there's that degree thing again. Look, unless you get a job on a military base, marry a Japanese, marry a fellow foreigner with a job, become a student, or study a traditional craft, you are not likely to be eligible for a job here. The traits above are indeed admirable, but you really have very little to offer employers.the main good these thing will give to any company is that im tried and tested and can complete my duties in any condition regardless of time restrictions or stress levels
Temp agencies are clogged with Japanese people who say the same thing. My wife (Japanese) had to claw her way past 200-300 other applicants to get a job. You are not going to make it past the front door with general office work as a goal.and im very easy to train and with some tasks no training needed im already good at administrative things,
Your competition for IT work is staggering, and they all have degrees.and IT work its all things ive been schooled on and have had to apply in situations the main problem is that it doesnt yeild a degree
To elaborate on what I wrote above...my point is any one have any clue as to how i can present these thing to a company in japan and actully get the job or atleast have a fighting chance at getting a job without a degree
If I were you, I'd learn how to write properly. Seems you lack that skill.
If I was you, I'd learn how to write properly. Seems you lack that skill.
There's a guy who claims to have trained US military how to get into shape. He has an exercise video out that is all the rage now, Billy's Boot Camp. I don't think he lives in Japan, though, as the video is subtitled in Japanese, and all the people sweating and grunting behind him look American. But, it's a route to consider somehow (although I can't imagine making a living at it here); however, your qualifications are a real barrier at this point.
Military experience won't help in Japan, considering they have a Self-Defense unit, and not a military that goes on the offense. Have you thought what you might be able to offer people on the military bases? Without a degree, and with only your experience above, that's about all the chance you stand of finding work here. I'm not up on SOFA status, but perhaps you could do something on base as a civilian. Look into the requirements.
Great. Wonderful. Fantastic. How much Japanese do you speak? No, seriously. But, there's that degree thing again. Look, unless you get a job on a military base, marry a Japanese, marry a fellow foreigner with a job, become a student, or study a traditional craft, you are not likely to be eligible for a job here. The traits above are indeed admirable, but you really have very little to offer employers.
Temp agencies are clogged with Japanese people who say the same thing. My wife (Japanese) had to claw her way past 200-300 other applicants to get a job. You are not going to make it past the front door with general office work as a goal.
Your competition for IT work is staggering, and they all have degrees.
To elaborate on what I wrote above...
spouse visa (if you are married to a Japanese) makes you eligible for any sort of work that an employer feels you are qualified for. Read those last 9 words VERY carefully. You need to improve your marketability.
dependent visa (if you are married to a foreigner with a job here) lets you work PT if you get special permission. Again, you get hired only if an employer thinks you have the right skills.
student visa (if you enroll in a school) also lets you work PT if you get special permission. This is probably not renewable for very long, so you need to think longer term.
cultural visa (if you study a craft, like pottery making, martial arts, ikebana, etc.) lets you work PT with special permission, but like the student visa, it has a limited lifespan. Perhaps with your military training, you might be interested in the martial arts aspect, but that means studying FULL-TIME, leaving precious little time for work. After a couple of years, what can you do to get a different sort of visa? There's that marketability thing again.
May I ask just why you feel you want to work here?
thank you for your words as well but once im out the marines id lke to permanently put my guns and war on the shelf and let them collect dust i couldnt do any other stint's that would put me in the offensive or deffense for that matter i dotn think my family could deal with it any longerI'd check into an international bodyguard company. Usually the back of Soldier of Fortune magazine has a couple contacts. Traveling the world protecting rich and powerful VIPS sounds intresting.
Uncle Frank
If you'd at least write it properly, and use reading marks, it would make things a lot easier to read. That's the point I was trying to make. ;-)thanx for the correction but i wasnt looking to write properly i only cared to get my question out.
Soldier of Fortune magazine
I agree with Mike Cash. I'm terribly upset that you didn't say you were married to a Japanese! Geez, man! Get your spouse visa, if you haven't already. Now, you can work in any profession you choose, as long as the employer feels you are qualified.
Major hurdle one --> over
Major hurdle two --> still major. Just what the heck do you plan to do with all that training?
Oh, and staying a few years just to appease your Japanese wife... um, think again. Unless she has had extensive experience living abroad, you are probably going to be here the rest of your life.
Your competition for IT work is staggering, and they all have degrees.
madness,
You are not about to train anyone unless you have a good command of Japanese language.
Since you plan to stay here only short-term, I would say your chances at finding some work are pretty slim even now. Teaching English may be a route to consider. I was going to say open your own business (restaurant, bar, English school, etc.), but if you seriously think you are only going to be here a short time, why bother?
Re: your wife and her feelings about staying here vs. USA
Have you actually had the talk? Many have tried reading a spouse's mind, only to fail.
Not that it does or does not apply to the OP's particular circumstances, but I just want to make some general observations:
1. Of all the foreigners I know who ended up living in Japan what I would consider "long term", not a single blessed one of them had that in mind at the beginning. Contrarily, of all the people I have encountered who state they want to live here forever-n-ever before they even get here....very few of them have ever even come for a visit, and none have stayed very long at all. It is true that, "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans".
2. Living anywhere near a Japanese wife's parents, especially when the husband has limited Japanese language ability, cultural acquaintance, and employability tend to make a tighter relation between the wife and parents (especially the mother) and bring distance to the relation between the wife and husband. The wives tend to come to display a reluctance to leave Japan again, and the situation is greatly magnified when children are added to the mix. The foreign husband can tend to become isolated and marginalized. Resultant divorces are not uncommon.
PS fellow posters we are not taking part in a english LIT. competition so easy up a bit, the important thing is that we all understand each other and considering so many have replied ill take it that we did understand the question, so relax. Try not to look down on others especially when most of us dont use the best english either including myself. See i dont use a capital E when using the word english....hang me...or ban me in the other thread at the very least ;o)