Ways To Make Big In Japan
s you're probably already
aware, Japan is a very Acting/modeling/voice overs.
unique place. No where else
in the world will you find the Without a doubt, the epicenter
same outrageous opportunities to for entertainment work is Tokyo.
make money that are open to just There are around 60 major
about anyone. freelance agencies that offer all
kinds of work to foreigners
English Teaching living in the area. It is not
uncommon for first timers to walk
The most common job for new into $1000 plus jobs, while their
foreigners is teaching English. friends back home fight over $120
Despite the thousands of English extras work. Experience is not
schools and 12 years of study at expected - simply being foreign
school, the English level in and having the right look is
Japan remains at lower enough. In fact, most highly
intermediate, ensuring strong skilled dancers and actors would
demand for teachers. Every type be appalled at how easy it is to
of class and situation exists get work and how the jobs are
from Elementary schools right selected. Actual talent is very
through to Flight Attendant rarely considered - it is all
Colleges. It can also be a great about the look.
way into a previously
non-existent position. I know of In many ways, the entertainment
one teacher at a top Advertising scene in Tokyo is a big break and
agency who later became an a way to escape the comfort zone
English copywriter. He had no and limitations of home. Many
experience whatsoever in foreigners living in Japan, doing
copywriting, they just liked him the work, return home to find
and enjoyed his lessons. their friends are just as broke
as they were 5 years ago, had to be attractive and turn up,
fighting over the same tiny piece now they need to be just as adept
of the entertainment pie, hoping at being charming in order to
desperately for a break. They are make the big money.
not seeing that Tokyo is that
break! Ewan McGregor, Edward Wedding minister.
Norton, Ashley Judd and Cameron
Diaz are among some of the The white wedding business is
current stars to have worked in huge in Japan. It is the most
Japan. popular type of ceremony from
Sapporo to Okinawa and all those
Dancing/hostessing. weddings create a demand for
clean cut pastors to conduct the
Japan was long considered one of 20 minute ceremonies. In some
the best places for working cases, 20,000 yen for the 20
Dancer/hostess types in the minute ceremony and performing
world. Whilst it still can be 20-30 per month on the weekends
very lucrative, the rules have is normal, making this one of the
changed regarding visas. Whereas best ways to make yen. There are
once a 90 tourist visa was some properly ordained ministers
adequate, immigration crackdowns out there, but for the most part,
have led to the introduction of basic Japanese and rudimentary
entertainment visas for all women training is all it takes to move
employed in the industry. The one man from the classroom to the
Japanese culture remains one of pulpit.
meetings and drinking, and
corporate types still prefer to Headhunting.
do both in the company of
attractive, polite, western The Headhunting industry in Tokyo
women. In the past, women simply continues to flourish unabated.
New companies emerge quarterly with the students in Japanese is
and are still able to bill fees strongly discouraged - they are
of 30 - even 35% in some cases. there to learn English after all,
Most of the "recruiters" start and in Headhunting, 95% of the
out teaching English and usually candidates need to be effective
have very little in the way of communicators in English. That
professional experience. As leaves Wedding Ministers - the
English speakers though, they are ceremony is read in Japanese,
considered to be experts in dancing/hostessing - where some
dealing with foreign companies, basic Japanese will be looked
which is more than enough to upon favorably and
qualify them for the job. Here Acting/modeling/voice overs,
you will find recruiters - both where in most cases there will
male and female making 6 figures already be a translator and the
when many would struggle to hold pronunciation of 10 words in
down simple jobs back home. This Japanese is more important that
truly is an extraordinary speaking ability.
opportunity open to anyone with
some professionalism and An active interest in Japanese
knowledge of Japan. culture and the language will
assist in daily life, but for the
Japanese language skills. people simply interested in Japan
as a way to make as much money as
For teaching English and possible, it is simply not
Headhunting, Japanese is almost required.
not required at all. Speaking
About the Author:
Matt Canham has lived on and off in Tokyo for the last 7 years. He has a resource site at: http://jobs-in-japan.marinerblue.com
Published At: www.Isnare.com
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