Name: Kara

Age: 17

Grade: 11th

Why: Iv been in love with the culture since 10,visited for a week there,wanted to live there since 13.

WeakPoint: I dont know any japanese except for simple things like colors,numbers,who is it,where is it and introduction.

Dont Want: To teach English or go to college but if i have to i REALLY have to i will,but i wont take college in america.

Question::: How Can I move there ASAP,such as what kinda visa?What kind of jobs are avaible?So on...

P.S. Im a Very good and nice person,i try really hard but my school grades are average to below average such as B's to D's.

PLEASE PLEASE this means SO much to me!

<3 Kera

Although what Murray said was kinda rude and harsh, its kinda true. A lot of girls that don't want to do the teaching english thing can find an easy job as a hostess in a hostess club/bar (kinda lame, but i guess if it gets you to live in japan...)

Sadly if you want a decent job in Japan you're going to have to do some real hunting and make your qualifications up to par for the job you are seeking. Knowing an excellent amount of Japanese would help your chances, so you would have to go to school to do that.

Easiest way to get there NOW would be a student in Japan, take Japanese languages courses at a language school (just google 'japanese language school japan' or the city you want to be in); you would get a student visa and be allowed to live there and work part-time (sorry no full-time jobs allowed on student visa). After you've completed a good amount of Japanese, you could hunt for and apply for jobs, then of course you'd have to leave the country to get your workers visa, and then come back.

Its just not really possible to move there and obtain a job, unless you tutor english in private (which you already stated you didnt want to do) and even then you would have to leave after the vistors stay limitation.

My best friend lives in Japan and is the top fashion designer. I live in Huntington Beach, CA. He has stores in Los Angeles and comes to the United States often. What is your purpose in life??? You are young and should be aware of the many predators in the United States. I am an American woman finishing law school and you may e-mail me. I come to Japan once a year and love it. I do not know why you would want to move from there....I know you want to learn more of the American culture and learn how we do things, like ordering a hamburger and french fries.....Good question, but be safe...
Ash :)

1. Lie about your age (18)
2. Bleach your hair blonde.
3. Work as a "bar girl".

Be prepared to become an alcoholic.
Get married to a Japanese man ASAP.

You might be able to apply for a Working Holiday Visa.
Otherwise, I guess it's VERY difficult.

It would be very difficult to get a job in Japan unless you spoke Japanese or were teaching English. Teaching or tutoring English would be the number one way that most of us foreigners make money. Getting a "real" job in Japan is much, MUCH more difficult. A couple of people suggested working in a hostess bar. The only problem with this is that you would probably need to have very good Japanese to even consider working there. You could perhaps get a job in some kind of translating capacity or consulting capacity, but again, you would need superb Japanese to manage it.

So pretty much the two best options that you have are to come here as a student or as a teacher. Most places that hire teachers also want someone with a bachelor's degree, so you would likely need to go to college first to manage that.

I'm pretty certain that you can't get a long-term visa for work unless you can state in advance where you're working and what not. I know that when I came in, I had to actually list my employer, their address, etc. You could come on a holiday visa, but I'm not sure if you would be allowed to work under those circumstances.

Coming as an exchange student would be your best bet. You could try to come for either a single term (about four months) or a year. I have had friends who came as exchange students in highschool, so that's definitely possible. I would talk to your guidance counselor and find out what kind of options you have. Perhaps you could do your senior year in Japan. :) Also, you can ask your counselor what kind of organizations there are in your area who help support exchange students. It's possible that you could even get most of the fees covered so it would be more affordable.

Finally, speaking Japanese isn't a necessity to live in some places. Personally, I wouldn't have come if I didn't speak the language, but I've met many people who don't and who have never learned. It does help, however, so I'd say talk to the counselor, find out what your options are, and then start brushing up on your Japanese.

Hope this helps. :)