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JAPAN: Native English speaker thinking about teaching English in Japan: what's normal and what's not...?

I'm thinking about teaching English in Japan. I need to know what's normal in a contract and what's not.

What expenses can I expect; apartment maintenance fees, key fees (like in South Korea), who expensive are utilities?

I need someone who's DONE it. Someone who can tell me what to expect, and what they didn't expect and found out the hard way.

How do you get health insurance?

How hard is it to get your own housing (or should I just take whatever the school arranges)?

How much money do I need to bring (in Yen)?

WHAT do I need to know?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Take at least $4,000 with you. It may be a month before the first paycheck comes in so you'll need to have enough to tide you over. The school should help finding accommodation.

    Source(s): Teaching in Japan: http://icalweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Japan
  • 5 years ago

    The pix that you've despatched me are so spectacular! Did they make the costumes themselves? Thanks for sending such beautiful images to me. Are you making plans to consult with Tokyo? I do not need any plans to head overseas but, however a couple of days in the past my dad went to Italy on a trade travel. I envy him plenty, when you consider that it is first-class to head someplace. I went to Hawaii with none English competencies. I was once horrible at English (and I nonetheless am). Before I went to Hawaii, my English tuition despatched a fax to my residence, however I could not appreciate something that was once written on it. So I requested one among my sisters approximately contents of the fax. She advised me "They are asking "while are you coming to Hawaii?". I mentioned "I don't have any suggestion what I will have to say." She told me that I will have to attempt to kind a sentence on my own. After listening to what she mentioned, I got here up with a well answer. I advised my sister that the word was once "I am begin Hawaii." I notion it was once right, however she mentioned "no, it's a ways from well" so I requested her "why is it flawed?". She mentioned "you can't use "be" and a verb whilst, except you employ ING". I was once pondering why I might no longer use them in combination within the equal sentence so I requested her and he or she mentioned "What are be and ing??" She mentioned "oh, are you rather going there with any such ability? I can't suppose it!" after then, I acquired a few faxes from my tuition, on every get together I used to invite her to get a few support ^^ I have many dull experiences approximately Hawaii ^^ For approximately per week, I lived with 2 Americans and a pal of mine (she is part Spanish and part Japanese) till I began dwelling with my host loved ones. I don't forget while I desired to make use of a microwave of their residence, I requested them "Can I take it?" haha. They have got to have notion "wherein does she wish to take any such heavy factor to??" Making errors are really common, and we will be taught from them. But they may be able to be humorous in some way. ^^ I went to an English tuition to have classes. however I simplest went there for approximately 2 weeks. I was once too lazy and dull to keep going there. Yes, I just like the meals in Hawaii as good ^^ But I have forgotten which eating places I had been to. I am a rather forgetful individual. I like to stick at house too ^^ Green Day have come to Japan, But I have not ever attended their live shows. I desired to visit the "American Idiot excursion" however the stadium was once some distance from my residence. (approximately one and part hours through educate.) I notion that I might be lonely to head there by myself (no one is keen on them wherein I reside). So I did not pass. But I am very regretful of that. I will certainly pass to their live performance if they arrive to Japan once more. We don't have Halloween right here. But stores show Halloween units within the window besides.

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