One of my best friends is teaching English in Kagoshima via Aeon. He has a degree in linguistics and is fluent in Nihongo, so this was his dream entry job. Unlike JET and the others, he can choose which age groups he wants (high school and up) and he gets his own apartment. He's not like all those other stupid fanboys who talk about Naruto during the interviews and see the job as a matchmaking service, he's very intellectual and blew all his fellow interviewees away by discussing grammar components. He hopes to someday work in the international department of a major company.
Teaching in Japan is an idea that I've always toyed with in the back of my head. I'm half Japanese, I speak semi-proficient Japanese (I've forgotten a lot, but my memory is easily jogged), and my grasp on the English language and grammar is good. A quarter or 6 months might be a good opportunity to see my heritage, and I know that some companies offer short term contracts. All of them require a bachelor's, which I will get after I get my RN.
I'm not expecting it to be all fun and games like those stupid otaku who have wet dreams to underage anime girls. In fact, I dread working in a Japanese company due to the fact that they never outgrew feudalism. I worked for one Japanese company, and when I quit, I swore I'd never work for a kaisha again. Aeon is notoriously strict, as my friend has to be in full suit all the time and would get fired if his employers found out that he was out drinking on a weeknight.
Has anyone taught in Japan, through a company or under the table?
Another thing I'm looking into is nursing in Japan. Japan only accepts Japanese-educated nurses only, but there are military bases. That would be an even better opportunity.



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