I live & work here now, and pretty much everything that guy said earlier about Japan
is true- very few people here can even speak basic conversational English, even though
EVERYONE learns it for at least 7 years in public school. Their system is shit, what can
I say...
There is another reason engineers specifically that can speak Japanese & English here are
needed- there is a critical national shortage of engineering grads in Japan right now, you
could make a killing of a salary with a good company.
Bad news- Japanese is a very high rank language in difficulty for English speakers, it takes several
years of intensive study to become business fluent. I've been studying 10 years, with my degree in it,
and I still barely get by (granted, I never study, just speak to people & listen- living study)
If you don't mind an incredibly inflexible and often life-joy sapping work environment, come here and
make some serious money after you learn Japanese.
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I live & work here now, and pretty much everything that guy said earlier about Japan is true- very few people here can even speak basic conversational English, even though EVERYONE learns it for at least 7 years in public school. Their system is shit, what can I say... There is another reason engineers specifically that can speak Japanese & English here are needed- there is a critical national shortage of engineering grads in Japan right now, you could make a killing of a salary with a good company. Bad news- Japanese is a very high rank language in difficulty for English speakers, it takes several years of intensive study to become business fluent. I've been studying 10 years, with my degree in it, and I still barely get by (granted, I never study, just speak to people & listen- living study) If you don't mind an incredibly inflexible and often life-joy sapping work environment, come here and make some serious money after you learn Japanese.