Do you have to be a citizen of japan to get a job?

Question:

Do you need to be a citizen to get a job in Japan if not do they have a website like monster.com there

Answer:

No. Legally you need permission to work though. That would usually mean having a work visa issued by the government. You would get one by being offered work from a Japanese company. They would then sponsor your visa.

If you're married to a permanent resident of Japan you're also allowed to work in Japan.

Some people work illegally in Japan.

Some people do "visa runs". For example, a lot of countries' citizens have a 90 day period they're allowed to stay in Japan as a visitor. No real visa is needed. You just can't overstay the 90 days. You could go to Japan, find a job, then if they're unwilling to sponsor your visa, you just leave the country briefly before the time expires, then when you come back your 90 days are refreshed. It's still not legal though to work, although I've heard some people do that. You'd have to wonder why the company isn't willing to sponsor your visa though. It's not really a difficult thing to do, especially if you plan on being around awhile.

Yes, there are websites like Monster. They're in Japanese though. Like someone said, there's gaijinpot.com. Also ohayosensei.com. Those sites advertise mainly English teaching jobs, and usually a bachelor degree is needed for most of those jobs.

If you need to, do some googling, and you'll find lots of job sites for jobs in Japan. A lot of them just repeat information from each other. Same jobs listed under various sites, mostly English teaching.

There are other ways to get jobs in Japan. There's the JET Programme. If you've graduated university, you can apply for that. It's a very established programme run by the Japanese government to get young, educated native English speakers (and other language speakers) to come to Japan mainly to be assistant English teachers in public schools.

Once you're in Japan, things change. You're open to new opportunities. If you've got Japanese skills, you can also look up jobs in local papers, or even apply directly to companies without them advertising.

If you're a relatively normal, nice, educated person, once you're in Japan, people may start offering you jobs without you even looking. Once word is out that there's a new native English speaker around, some people will probably want you to teach them (or their kids) privately. Usually the money's not bad either.