LRW hu kiteb:

> OK, I found a couple of threads here that answered most of my
> questions (for now) regarding a Westerner teaching English in Japan.
>
> But how about this: My wife is getting her degree in computer
> animation.
> (The idea of living in Japan right now is just a distant dream--when
> it becomes a closer goal, we'll of course be doing more industry
> focused searching, but until then, I'd like to hear your opinions.)
>
> What are the chances that this 32 year old (will likely be a few years
> older by then) redhaired and freckled American woman (I can see that
> as being either a big plus or a very big minus) with only little skill
> at spoken Japanese of getting a decent job in Japan? (Tokyo or
> otherwise?)

Unless your Japanese is near fluent (JLPT level 1 or better), getting a
job in Japan outside teaching English is the stuff that Twilight Zone
shows are made of. Oh, there are jobs supervising English teachers once
you've been one for a year or two, that needs no Japanese, and there are
the occassional job polishing poor translations.


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