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Employment Resources Cont. |
| O-Hayo
Sensei - Free electronic newsletter that typically
lists 100+ teaching (and other English language related)
positions at dozens of different schools and companies all
across Japan. |
| 121
Sensei.com - Caters to Japan based language teachers
and and is useful to anyone teaching in Japan that would
like to teach private lessons in English or any other languages. |
| TaxBack.com
- Organises tax back for people of all ages and sectors
who have worked in Japan. |
| Teaching
English in Japan: A Guide to Getting a Job - This site hasn't been updated for years, but some of the general information may still be useful.. |
| The
Teaching in Japan Page |
| Visiting
Japan Information - Includes working holiday programmes
for citizens of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Korea. |
Gap Year & Voluntary Work |
| Unpaid Positions & Adventure |
| Agriventure - Run by the International Agricultural Exchange Association,
Agriventure arranges working exchanges to Australia, New
Zealand, Canada, USA and Japan on farming or horticultural
enterprises. Applicants must be aged 18-30, have no
dependants, be British citizens, have a full driving licence
and have good practical experience within agriculture or
horticulture or around the home. Programmes depart
all the year around (applications required approx 2 months
minimum before departure). Programme costs start at around
£1700 and include: return flights (and transfer to
host family), full travel and work insurance, work permits,
job placement, departure information meeting, seminar in
host country and full emergency back-up through offices
in hosting country. Programmes are also available to Americans,
Canadians, some Europeans, Australians and New Zealanders
through offices in their own country. |
| Concordia - International volunteer projects in Europe, Africa, Asia,
Latin America, the USA and Japan for UK residents. The projects
last two to four weeks and include nature conservation,
renovation, construction, archaeology, social work, youth
work and teaching. |
| Eurolingua Institute - Study abroad foreign language programmes. |
Living in Japan |
| Real Estate and Resources for Staying Long Term |
| Mangajin - Gets into the nitty-gritty of life in Japan. |
Travelling in Japan |
| Accommodation & Getting Around |
| Japan
National Tourist Organisation - Official site. |
| JapanVisitor - Tourist and resident information on Japan: city guides,
culture, travel advice. |
Other |
| Culture, News... |
| The
Asahi Shimbun - Newspaper. |
| The
Daily Yomiuri - Newspaper. |
| Engrish.com
- HumourousEnglish mistakes that appear in Japanese advertsing
and product design. |
| Japanese
Culture--A Primer for Newcomers - A guide to possible
culture problems one may encounter out East and a comparison
between the Japanese and the Borg from Star Trek. |
| Japanese-Online
- Japanese lessons. |
| The
Japan Times - English language newspaper. |
| Narita
Airport |
| NTV
- Nippon Television Network Corporation. In Japanese, English version available. |
| Townpage
- An English telephone directory published in Japan. It
includes yellow pages of Japan, maps and useful info. |
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