kuri wrote:
> "John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> > I'm not certain that even if such a practice is illegal law enforcement
> > agencies give a hoot. It is an odd practice, though;
>
> It's done everywhere except in your country where everything is so perfect.
> As there is no age limit over there, you should join the army, so you'd get
> a chance to live in Japan. Oh maybe, you can wait till your son is 18, so
> you can join together.
>
Wow, you're a bitter person....

I never questioned whether or not it happens; I was inquiring about
whether or not it's legal to post a job ad that explicitely states a
person for a certain job (teaching, in this case) must be under a
certain age. There's a difference. Let me know if I need to spell that
difference out for you.

> >I've known many
> > people who have gone to Japan in their thirties/forties and found work
> > without much trouble, so perhaps in practice it's not all that common.
>
> They were hired for positions advertised for people in their 20's or for
> people in their 50's ?
>
Beats me. I've never asked what the stated age requirement is for their
job.

John W.