Requisitos para viajar a Japón permanentemente?

Question:

Buenas Tardes.

Desearia saber que papeles son los necesarios o si hay algun requisito necesario para poder conseguir una residencia en Japon y poder viajar alla.

Soy de Ecuador y tambien tengo a un novio que esta viviendo en los Estados Unidos, la verdad es que deseamos viajar para Japon para rehacer nuestra vida. Pero la verdad es que no tengo idea los requisitos necesarios para tratar de conseguir una residencia o mucho menos viajar...

Por favor si fuesen tan amables de darme una pequeña idea se los agradeceria mucho.

Gracias por su tiempo

Answer:

No entiendo, por favor.

Is this how you say "Thank you for reading my article" in Japanese?

Question:

Is this the almost the correct way to say it?

"arigato, suru ga zasshi kiji o yonde"

I know I am missing the object that that declares the article (zasshi kiji) is -my- article, but I'm not sure how to do that. Thanks.

Answer:

記事を読んでいただき誠にありがとうございます。 Kiji wo yonde itadaki makoto ni arigato gozaimasu.

When I leave the US, when will I arrive in Japan?

Question:

Okay this might be a dumb question, but if I'm leaving the US on Monday at 4 pm and its a 20 hr flight; what time and day roundabout will I arrive in Japan? I'm a little confused with the time change...
Thanks!

Answer:

It depends on the time zone from which you are leaving. EST? Leave at 4PM, you arrive on Tues at 12PM EST for a 20 hour flight. Tues 12PM EST is Wed 1AM Japan time, well, during daylight savings time.

You'd probably have to take a taxi to a hotel nearby. If you are arriving in Tokyo, you don't want to pay taxi fare into the city.

This timing thing sounds a bit weird to me. I've just never been on a flight that arrived so late. Almost that late when I went to Guam once.

EDIT: Best listen to xX, Taro and myself. And is it just me but does an arrival time of 1AM sound somewhat strange?

Another overly asked question abou dating in japan?

Question:

In japan, can an American male approach women the same way he would in America. I've heard that they would feel obligated to accept your offer for a date or else be considered rude. I don't want to accidentally force someone to do something they genuinely don't want to so how should someone handle this situation.

Answer:

Don't worry, Japanese women will NOT feel obliged to say yes. Be prepared for a lot of disappointment.

How should I aim to look for when I go to Japan?

Question:

I am going to Japan in 5 months with my school, and it is really important to me that my Japanese host family approve of my looks and not think I'm gross or anything. What do they think is beautiful in a young girl?

Answer:

Beauty is only skin-deep.

Smile. Try and avoid having hysterics. Apply deodorant lavishly. Do not use any scented deodorant.
Be kind. That is it. In other words, be yourself.

Know of any Japanese tours?

Question:

I'm planning a trip to Japan for sometime next year. I'd like to do a tour package type of trip since I've never been to Japan and I don't speak Japanese.

I'm trying to find good tour packages that people know of/have used. I've looked at smarTours, but I'd like to know of more so I can make the best choice for myself.

Thanks for your help, guys!

Answer:

smarTours did sound like a very good choice, but if you want to keep your options open:

You could try Japan Deluxe Tours. It's a tour from Osaka to Tokyo, and they pick you up directly from the airport. It's in total 11 days for the 'Grand Tour' or if you don't want to stay that long I think the shortest tour they offer is for 7 days but you would only stay in the southern part of Japan.
For 11 days, the price would be $3,798 USD. You can read more about it on their site. I personally used this one the 1st time I went to Japan and was still getting used to the language.

http://www.japandeluxetour.com/app/ptour…

There is also Samurai Tours, and they have different packages to choose from.
http://www.samuraitours.com/

You could also go through Intrepid Travel.
http://www.intrepidtravel.com/countrysea…

Or Globus Tours just enter in where your from and where you want to go in the side bar thing.
http://www.affordabletours.com/Globus_To…

I really like this guy..?

Question:

Hes japanese.. But, hes really nice and cute.. one problem, hes only here for 11 days.. but we are friends and its only been 3 days so far.. He sits with our group at lunch and so, i sit next to him. i talk to him about my culture (aussie) and he does the same, He has even hugged me :@ But I dont know how it would work or if i would even get a chance with him D:?

Answer:

Do not think too ahead. Enjoy being with him for the remaining 8 days. Within the space of 8 days, you can live a life worth 100 years.

Question about pronunciation and counters?

Question:

I know the following pronunciations:
So first place = だいいちい
second = だいにい
third = だいさんい

But I'm not sure about the following:
for fourth place, I'm not sure if it's よい or よんい?
is 7th place なない or しちい?
9th place きゅうい or くい?

Regarding the situations above, are both pronunciations used, or is there one that's more prevalent than the other?


How is the case for other counters, like 個、枚、本?
Can someone list those up to 10?

Is there a website anyone would recommend that goes into detail about counters?

I know I'm asking a lot of questions, but I would really like to clear this up.
Thanks in advance.

Answer:

I'll choose these:
4th よんい
7th なない
9th きゅうい

Couters might be really difficult for non-native.
I'm sure why. There are a lot of transformations and excepts.

Ex. Books 冊
いっさつ、にさつ、さんさつ、よんさつ、ごさつ、ろくさつ、ななさつ、はっさつ、…
Pen、carrot 本
いっぽん、にほん、さんぼん、よんほん、ごほん、ろっぽん、ななほん、はっぽん、…

Can you move to Japan at the age of 16?

Question:

This has been on my mind for a while. I'm currently 15 and reside in the UK, I've wanted to move there since I was 12 (by the way this dream was not inspired purely by anime). I've thought about trying to sell myself as a screen writer and maybe get a part-time job teaching English to pay for a crap apartment preferably in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Please tell me if there's any way I can move to Japan by myself at the age of 16. I don't care about the cost, I'm prepared to go through whatever it takes. (by the way, if your going to recommend I 'graduate' from university first, don't bother. I don't want to wait 'till I'm 21 or even 18. I want to go when I'm 16!!!). Thank you :)

Answer:

Ya sorry to break it to you but there's really no chance of you living on your own at 16 in Japan. Besides how will you teach English as a 16 year old? You need a college degree first to even be considered as a candidate for a teaching job not to even mention the whole visa issue. To live in Japan for longer than the usual 3 month limit with a normal tourist visa, you need to obtain either a working visa or student visa.Working visa means you have a degree and have a company that's willing to hire you in advance, and for a student visa you need to be admitted into a Japanese college and have the money to pay for it or be involved in a student exchange program.

Also I don't think anyone is going to be willing to rent out an apartment to someone underaged, and I highly doubt you will be able to come up with the money to cover your living expenses. You should care about the cost as that would be your major concern, and I highly doubt you have a few thousand dollars just laying around. Affordable apartment in Shinjuku, now that's laughable. An apartment in Shinjuku is going to run you a hefty price of at least 150,000 yen a month whether it's crappy or not. But once again no one will rent it to you since you're underaged.

So let's say you did miraculously get to Japan overlooking your visa problem. You would need at least $1,000 US for the flight there, considering you won't find an apartment you could stay at a youth hostel for $40 a night, not to mention food expense which will be about $25 a day if you like McDonalds, and oh ya no traveling for you by train because that would be $700 a month for a rail pass. So if you did somehow manage to stay there for 3 months you're looking at almost $7,000 USD by living on crap food, in a hostel, and this also doesn't include your laundry fees that you will have to do or if you have to buy things such as toiletries. You will be 16, you don't have a job, and more than likely you do not have this cash.

I think your best interest is to maybe see if you can qualify for a foreign exchange student program considering you know Japanese to begin with. First you need to talk to your parents and perhaps your high school guidance counselor to find out what the best program will be for you.
Even as a student, it would only be for a set amount of time.

Exchange programs to Japan?

Question:

I am 15 and reside in the UK.Are there any program that go to Japan available in the UK? (preferably one that will let me enroll in a Japanese high school for an academic year. Thank you :D

Answer:

Unless your school is part of an exchange programme it isn't going to happen. The schools that do participate have a Japanese language programme as you will have to know or be studying the language to go to school in Japan. They don't teach in english.

How to write the word 'Opportunity' in Kanji (or Chinese characters)?

Question:

The word opportunity as in, a chance or situation favorable for attainment of a goal.

Thanks in advance.

Answer:

機会 (kikai)
好機 (Kouki)
チャンス (chance)

How many ways are there to travel from Tokyo, Shinjuku to Kyoto?

Question:

I need to know if there are any other ways to travel from Tokyo to Kyoto besides the bullet train and bus services (it's for a project I'm working on). For example, if I took the bullet train and got off half-way into my journey. What other ways could I get to Kyoto. I anybody could answer this I would be most appreciative :D

Answer:

Ok this is a loaded question.

I want to first say that the MOST PRACTICAL way for most people if they are in Shinjuku Tokyo to get to Kyoto is to take the Bullet Train "Shinkansen" from Tokyo to Kyoto. This is the most practical way most people would research first.

If someone is on a budget, then the second most practical way would be taking a highway bus from Shinjuku to Kyoto, usually overnight bus, but they have day time buses as well.

Those are the most practical ways that "most" people would use.

Now for lesser practical ways:
If someone owned/rented/borrowed a car, they could drive. However driving might be expensive if you factor in the cost of fuel, tolls, and just travel time. Not including parking space etc. It's easier to just take the bus or bullet train.

Flying. Flying is impractical because Kyoto has no airport, someone in Shinjuku would have to travel a bit of a ways to get to one of Tokyo's airport, then fly into one of Osaka's airports then get local transport into Kyoto. Taking the train is just more direct and just as fast (and costs roughly the same). In fact the train beats the plane if you factor in the time it gets to the airport, do security checks, getting from the airport etc. ps. if you haven't seen some posters who don't give you helpful answers love to give me thumbs down, you can do the right thing and select the best answer.

Someone can also take local trains from Tokyo, however local trains require at least 4-5 transfers and take 9-10 hours! Compared to taking a bullet train which is about 2-3 hours direct. However it is good to note that twice a year there are special tickets for train tickets, they are very cheap however normally people would not take the local trains.

If someone took the bullet train half way, in logical theory they would take the bullet train again to Kyoto. Just depends on where "half-way" you mean. They could connect to a limited express train and get to Kyoto, but again "it just depends" on your intermediate location that you got off at.

So there are many ways.

I am not a soldier - will I still get Japanese girls if I go to Japan (I am white btw)?

Question:

Do japanese really worship America?

East asian women and white men?


Asian girls like white men?
Do you think all Japanese women like white guys? I know my bud in Japan says the girls around bases love American men. They die for white guys and are real available. All east asians love the power of white men or just japanese girls?

and don't say most asian women marry asian men. OF COURSE.. that is all they have there

Answer:

Soldiers scare people here.

Japanese school years [more information inside]?

Question:

I'm sorry if my sentence is a little confusing, I didn't know how else to word it. What I mean is; for example, in the UK we have nursery, reception, primary school, secondary school and (optional) sixth-form. Then, also optional, college and university.

We go by years, too. Primary school is year 1 to year 6. Secondary school is year 7 to year 11. Sixth form is year 12 and year 13.

Nursery students - I don't know, I think they're around 3 to 5 years
Reception students - I don't know, I think they're around 4 to 5 years
Year 1 - 5 to 7 years
Year 2 - 6 to 7 years
Year 3 - 7 to 9 years
Year 4 - 8 to 10 years
Year 5 - 9 to 11 years
Year 6 - 10 to 12 years
Year 7 - 11 to 13 years
Year 8 - 12 to 14 years
Year 9 - 13 to 15 years
Year 10 - 14 to 16 years
Year 11 - 15 to 17 years
Sixth-form - I think around 17 to 19.

I hope you understand that. It all depends on when your birth-date is.

SO, can someone tell me, now I've explained it properly haha, how does all that kind of stuff work in Japan? ^_^ I'm curious about all things Japanese, so I was just wondering. :)

Answer:

There is an option for nursery/pre-school, but my understanding is that it is not mandatory.

Following that would be primary/elementary school. It lasts for 6 years, from about age 6 to 12. The years are labelled 1-6 and correspond roughly to the years 1-6 you listed. Junior high school lasts for three years and is roughly equivalent to your years 7-9, but in the Japanese system the counting starts over from 1 again when you enter the next level of schooling. So students in junior high school are labelled as being in year 1, 2, or 3 (equivalent to years 7, 8, and 9 in the UK and grades 7, 8, and 9 in the US). Junior high school students are generally age 12-15. Elementary and junior high school are compulsory.

High school lasts three years, again with the years labelled 1-3. I guess that would be roughly equivalent to year 10, year 11, and the first year of sixth form in the UK, but not quite (I haven't heard of anything like sixth form in Japan). A better comparison would be with grades 10-12 in high school in the USA. Students are usually age 16-18 or so. High school is not compulsory, but most kids go to high school.

And then there would be college, for those who choose to go to college.

The school year runs from April-March in Japan.

Do I need a degree to teach English in japan?

Question:

am very interested in teaching English abroad. However, I know for sure that I want to start off teaching in Japan.

So, I have a few questions..

Do I need a degree to teach English in Japan?
Or can I just take an online course to get a TESOL certificate?

Answer:

To be clear on a few matters some folks here don't know.

You DON'T need one to teach (Eikawa's , ALTs, dispatchers) if you already have a status that legally allows you to already be in Japan. For example, Spouses (married to Japanese), students studying in Japan (with part-time work permission), people with working holiday visas, DO NOT require a degree to teach English (for most basic English jobs). If you already have a status in Japan, many employers don't care, I KNOW, especially many WHV holders and spouses do not hold degrees but can work, because they already have a visa that allows work.

Obviously there are jobs that will require you to have a degree, many jobs are like that, but many English jobs are not. It is dependent on your visa status you are applying for.

Different companies have different policies. Immigration has their own policies.

HOWEVER you DO need one if you need sponsorship for a working type visa to come to Japan.
If you are not married to Japanese, if you are not studying in Japan with special work permission, if you don't have a "working holiday visa", if you aren't a dependent in Japan (with special work permission). then YES you need a bachelors degree to teach.

The degree is a Immigration requirement for sponsorship into the "Specialist in Humanities" or "Instructor" visa categories. That's why you need a degree. However as I stated above, if you fit into some other category eg "Working Holiday Visa" , a WHV doesn't require a degree. But not all countries have WHV with Japan.

It's not a personal opinion it is a fact, research the very same site linked. A working holiday visa holder doesn't require a visa, there are many WHV holders with jobs teaching English, many companies like GABA actively recruit hiring people with WHVs.

Again it all depends on the type of visa status you are applying for in most cases, rather then holding a degree. Holding a degree is definitely required for some statuses, but NOT for others. That's not a personal opinion, that is a FACT.

Is it possible for foreigners(european) to find job in Japan?

Question:

Any job.(not some kind of high-salary-paying job) since i haven't been to college, but i understand japanese language very well.
What are the conditions?

Answer:

No college, no work. Well, unless you are from a country where you can get a working holiday visa. But even then there is a time limitation, both on how much you can work and how long you can stay. Without a degree, no job. And with the current economic situation what you will be qualified to do is going to be in competition with Japanese applicants. Doesn't matter how well you speak Japanese in such a case, the Japanese applicant is going to win.

EDIT: Giogio's idea, well, that dog don't hunt. You'd have to have a visa to work in a hotel and I doubt any hotel is going to hire you with a working holiday visa. In fact, one of my students went to college. Spoke English quite well. Had a degree. Started work in a hotel. Starting position? Waitress in the restaurant.

Can someone please translate this from Japanese to English?

Question:

They are the instructions for a Japanese throat medicine.

http://i51.tinypic.com/wt84fp.jpg

Answer:

How To Use
1 After removing the cap, 3 drops in approximately 60ml (1 / 3 of the cup) of water and gargle.
2 Make sure to close the cap firmly After use.

Help Japanese Language?

Question:

First translate this:

kazoku ga genki ka dou ka,shinpaishite imashita ga,kanai ni moratta tegami o yonde,anshinshimashita.

Now there's one thing that puzzles me the most is "kanai ni moratta tegami o yonde",I don't understand why is the word is put in order that way.Can you give me an example of a sentence that is in the same order with translation.

Thanks

Answer:

I don't think order of words is so important in Japanese.

That sentence might be like this:
I was worried whether my family was fine. But I read a letter that I received from my wife. So I'm relieved.

I think that has to be ...
(watashi ga) kanai kara uketotta tegami o yonde

I feel "kara" is better than "ni" in that case.

Areas affected by tsunami in japan?

Question:

Answer:

Everywhere on the coast of Touhoku except Akita and Yamagata.

About how much will the gas bill be if you don't use it at all for a month?

Question:

Answer:

If you are talking about in Japan, it's 1,000 yen or so for 1 month.

Please help .... japanese to english translation ... urgent?

Question:

経済成長より環境を保護

no google translation please .... thanks a lot :)

Answer:

environmental protection rather than economic growth