映像演出家、大神田リキ。Chicago出身, ICU卒, Kichijoji住まい. Everyone’s grandma at heart! Philosophy of Science major. Kimonos, tea, cats, culture, and Japanese film. E/J語❤︎
Dec 12, 2024 • 24 tweets • 11 min read
I’m a foreigner living in Japan since 2002, and I love living here.
Here’s a thread of 20 honest advice items to consider if you want to have a good life in Japan.
1/20: Work Options
Come here with a marketable skill, and it can’t be “English.”
Unless you’re specifically hired as a translator / English teacher, language skills in anything but Japanese won’t help you get a job. You need to be able to do something, and in Japanese. Unless you’re okay with working menial jobs for low pay your whole life.
