Re: Nagoya vs. Tokyo, jobs
B Anderson wrote:
> I wish to land in Japan looking for eikaiwa work. In which city are
> opportunities best for attempting to find a job? My only qualification
> is a degree.
>
> I have narrowed it down to those two. Tokyo because it's sheer size
> presumably brings opportunity.
Something like 87%+ (as 2004) of all foreigners from OECD countries who
enter Japan with a certificate of eligibility do so through
certificates issued in Kanto. Put 2 and 2 together. Eikaiwa though is
often an entry level visa category, so maybe there is more competition
in terms of salary and conditions. If you aren't fussy, there has to be
positions available.
> And Nagoya because it might be less flooded with gaigin (Kyoto is said
> to have a glut of gaigin seeking those jobs because they are attracted
> to the city for whatever reason - surely Nagoya would be the opposite?).
Kyoto is better known that Nagoya internationally, but about is about
1/2 the size and has far fewer corporate HQ (ie large purchasers of
language training). FWIW there was a large increase in the number of
gaigin in Nagoya and environs before, during and after last year's
Expo.
> Also the economy there is booming with the lowest unemployment in the
> country.
Eastern Aichi is dripping in cash at the moment. Probably no change in
the next 2-3 years. Nagoya isn't part of that zone, though it is close
enuff to get the spillover.
> Or are eikaiwa jobs so scarce these days that neither is realistic?
Having never worked in eikaiwa I can't provide any specific advice. I
have worked near Nagoya for quite a few years. As with Tokyo, the high
turnover of foreigners from countries where English is the majority
language is such that there are always job vacancies, so "scarcity"
isn't likely to be an issue unless you are particulaly fussy.
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