Live, Work & Travel in Japan
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Employment Resources Continued...
Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work
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.
Tokyo Job Finder - Job search site for foreign job applicants.
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 AirportNTV - Nippon Television Network Corporation. In Japanese, English version available.
Step Up Nihongo - Online Japanese language courses.
Townpage - An English telephone directory published in Japan. It includes yellow pages of Japan, maps and useful info.
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