roninjapan
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- 4 Jul 2007
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Agree
I agree with you on this points. its all about location and expertise.
I agree with you on this points. its all about location and expertise.
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It's not a FAULT to be non-Japanese, you just have to market your NON-Japaneseness.It's not my fault I'm not Japanese...
Japanese culture are not really open to give work for foreigners (if someone lives in japan understand my point of view)
I think this is what I try to explain to people when they want to try to break into the graphic design business... None that I knew who worked for Japanese run design firms enjoyed their work much, and those who sought to find a way out actually looked for (and found) design firms in Japan run by non-Japanese.And further complicating things is that fact that practically none of them would tolerate Japanese working hours, conditions, and pay.
And further complicating things is that fact that practically none of them would tolerate Japanese working hours, conditions, and pay.
Then, why do you? I am curious because I often hear this same observation from many Westerners who can speak Japanese but prefer not to live and work in Japan. Is the work culture as terrible as it sounds?
japanese government is handing out IT related job visas rather easily.
Let's add to this list, graphic designer (unless you are designing things particular to your actual demographic, meaning, you bring to the table something the Japanese do not...)* Anime animator, manga writer, designer, etcetera etcetera etcetera...Get in line with the thousands of other Americans who want to do the exact same thing as you. By the way, that line is preceded by another line of about a million Japanese boys who also want to work as video game programmers, and don't require visa sponsorship for the purpose.
Let's add to this list, graphic designer (unless you are designing things particular to your actual demographic, meaning, you bring to the table something the Japanese do not...)*
I think those are exceptional points, one is working for his or herself, and the other is working for a friend... I'm not saying that they don't design things for a Japanese market (I have no way of knowing), but for example, for those who didn't want to bare the environment of a standard Japanese design house, they sought other graphic design businesses within Japan that were owned and operated by non-Japanese. They were usually treated better, better paid, and equitably so.Bad example. I only know two gaijin graphics designers (well, one graphics designer and one illustrator) but they're both very successful. I know one now has his own business, and another is now working with a Japanese friend that started his own business. They both worked in Japanese companies at some point.
Maybe they have a gaijin flavor to their work? Don't know.
Great post: Lesson? Go to the small companies. The big ones haven't made a good game in years anyway.