Tokyo is on my list. But it seems to have taken a back seat for the moment.
Getting a working visa in Japan is rather difficult (unless your an English teacher or highly sought executive). The process basically boils down to a company deciding to sponsor a foreign applicant.
I had plans on moving to Japan on a 90 day tourist visa once I graduated. I would use those 90 days to pound the pavement of Tokyo looking for a job. Obviously, given this small window of opportunity, I'd need to make sure to have all my cards in order. My success would depend on the strength of my resume as well as the health of the job market in Tokyo.
At this point, neither are where I want them to be. In addition to that, I've only passed JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) Level 2. I need to pass Level 1 before I am considered fluent. Thankfully, most of the cities I'm considering moving to have not only thriving Japanese communities, but also proctor the JLPT once a year.
So yes, sometime in the future I would like to eventually move back to Tokyo. But at the moment I don't see that happening.
I'm not quite fluent in Japanese. Close, but not there yet. However, one's ability to pass the JLPT Level 1 with relative ease is a pretty fair indicator of fluency.
Getting a working visa in Japan is rather difficult (unless your an English teacher or highly sought executive). The process basically boils down to a company deciding to sponsor a foreign applicant.
I had plans on moving to Japan on a 90 day tourist visa once I graduated. I would use those 90 days to pound the pavement of Tokyo looking for a job. Obviously, given this small window of opportunity, I'd need to make sure to have all my cards in order. My success would depend on the strength of my resume as well as the health of the job market in Tokyo.
At this point, neither are where I want them to be. In addition to that, I've only passed JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) Level 2. I need to pass Level 1 before I am considered fluent. Thankfully, most of the cities I'm considering moving to have not only thriving Japanese communities, but also proctor the JLPT once a year.
So yes, sometime in the future I would like to eventually move back to Tokyo. But at the moment I don't see that happening.