#workinginjapan

[dungareesinjapan]

Yesterday, I was a panelist for a virtual career fair for those who returned from teaching in Japan as well as those interested in working there. Video of my presentation will be posted soon. #panelist #virtual #careerfair #workinginjapan #lifeafterjapan #entrepreneur #ownyourownbusiness (at Two Birds One Stone Learning, LLC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZXchTpJsFi/?utm_medium=tumblr

[musicbanzai-blog]

A Wisdom for Today! http://japaneseexperts.net #japan #japanese #japaneseculture #japanesecooking #japanesedish #japaneselanguage #teaceremony #matcha #greentea #japanesetest #jlpt #jlpt1 #jlpt2 #jlpt3 #jlpt4 #jlpt5 #sat #ap #triptojapan #travellingjapan #livinginjapan #workinginjapan #teachjapanese #japaneseteacher #anime #animewriter #buddhism #buddha #buddhist #shinto #shintoshrine (at Rio Rancho, New Mexico)

[mlp-96]

Hi everybody! In today's video, I will be sharing with you a very typical day in my life. This day in my life is about a quiet day that I spent alone, and the time I spend working for a Japanese company. From working at home, gym time, working at a Japanese company, to relaxing, I will be covering it all today.

I hope you liked this video and if you did please give us a big thumbs up, leave a comment and kindly consider subscribing! See you next time! #dayinthelife#workinginjapan#lifeinjapan#workingfromhome#quietdayspentalone#１日に密着#外国人Youtuber日本#LauraD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUR6T9sx4xY&ab_channel=LauraD

[fukuhouse-blog]

Fuku House❤️ #fukuhouseosaka #osaka #japan #senbahostel #sharehome #sharehouse #guesthouse #hostel #bbq #riverside #nakanoshima #workinginjapan #workingholiday #lifeinosaka #lifeinjapan (at Senba Hostel 船場ホステル) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByP5Cl5p-z2/?igshid=1wucvpn2jho61

[mizunomegami]

"If you're searching the lines for a point, well you've probably missed it. There was never anything there in the first place." 🎶 . . . . . #tokyo #tokyojapan #cityskyline #skyline #livinginjapan #workinginjapan #tokyotales #asahi #asahibuilding #asakusa #japanesecider #bubbly #view #viewfromthetop #waxfang #majestic #日本 #東京 #あさひ #サイダー #浅草 #かんぱい (at Asahi) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnOSoxXD2GR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13okeas0fh4s2

[torapapa]

#iphoneonly #iphonephoto #サラリーマン日誌 #金曜日 #晴れ #社外研修 #オフィス #セキュリティゲート #警備員 #エレベーター #入口 #退勤 こんな寒いのに、何故インフルエンザ菌が自滅してくれないの？あー #officeworker #photodaily #workplace #security #gate #guard #elevator #officelady #lobby #workinginjapan (Shinjuku)

[jyjphilippines]

[INSTAGRAM] 170907 Kim Jaejoong IG Update: Photoshoot + Selfie

こ…こ…怖くない？ めっちゃ写真撮っちゃった…www https://www.instagram.com/p/BYvUiesB9c5/

[TRANS] It’s not scary? I took lots of pictures … hahaha

Source: jj_1986_jj Translated & Shared by: JYJ3

{riiya}

[bunny-tokyo-blog]

New blog post (link in bio) about one of the most controversial questions I've come across: Is Japan a depressed nation?🤔 . . You can read my personal thoughts about this issue and I hope to read yours too! 💬💭 . . Which is the happiest country you have been to?😊 . . . . #japan #japanlife #japanesestyle #photo_jpn #ig_jp #ig_nippon #lifeintokyo #japanstyle #tokyolife #lovejapan #japanese #nippon #cooljapan #東京 #日本 #tokyo #tokyotravel #japanphotographer #japaneseculture #japaneselifestyle #japanfocus #tokyostreet #japon #livinginjapan #japanesecountryside #movingtojapan #workinginjapan #explorejapan #instagramjapan #igersjp_ (en Hakone-machi Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa, Japan)

[dungareesinjapan]

It was a year ago this weekend (Memorial Day 2019) that I was interviewed for the Inside Japan Podcast @altinsider . We are relaunching this podcast episode on our YouTube Channel hoping that the new version will be a better listening experience. If you are interested in living and working in Japan, you will want to listen to this episode. This episode discusses the interviewing process on JET, expectations on placement on JET, what the first month on JET will be like, continued service beyond JET with JETAA, challenges on JET (general and specific), developing your “battle cry”, and learning how to add value while on JET, plus much more. This goes without saying that as the title of this podcast episode, “How Breaking your Contract Effects everyone” should be avoided at all costs. Https://youtu.be/E26tTFSfBzE #LivingInJapan #WorkingInJapan #TeachingInJapan #jetprogram #jet #jetprogramme #japaneseculture https://www.instagram.com/p/CAos_UrgjdC/?igshid=1ix8davhfv1q2

[musicbanzai-blog]

自分の人生、自分で責任を持って切り開いていきなさい。 http://japaneseexperts.net #japan #japanese #japaneseculture #japanesecooking #japanesedish #japaneselanguage #teaceremony #matcha #greentea #japanesetest #jlpt #jlpt1 #jlpt2 #jlpt3 #jlpt4 #jlpt5 #sat #ap #triptojapan #travellingjapan #livinginjapan #workinginjapan #teachjapanese #japaneseteacher #anime #animewriter #buddhism #buddha #buddhist #shinto (at Rio Rancho, New Mexico)

[sereneceramics]

Koishiwara Love ...

Koishiwara-Yaki Research Expedition. Contemporary ceramic art residency.

www.sereneceramics.com

#potteryforpeace #potteryforall #seanjackson #sereneceramics #australianceramics #pottery #japaneseceramics #australian #japan #australianinjapan #aussie #ceramics #potterytraining #art #ceramictraining #ceramicworkshop #clay #claynation #claycreations #japanlife #workinginjapan #train

[fukuhouse-blog]

Never a dull moment at Fuku House🤗 #fukuhouseosaka #osaka #senba #senbahostel #fuku #fukuhousefuse #FHF #FHO #japan #roomies #tenga #parties #workinginjapan #workingholiday #lifeinosaka #lifeinjapan #sharehome #sharehouse #shareroom #apartment #home #hostel #guesthouse https://www.instagram.com/p/BvGUj-oAhBU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7gti9avwjbe6

[0358yoko]

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[mizunomegami]

This is Penpen and he's my new best friend. I held him and he was a very good boy.🦉🌙 . . . . . #owls #owlsofig #owlsofinstagram #owlcafe #forestofowl #akihabara #tokyo #japan #japanadventures #jetprogram #alt #cutie #livinginjapan #workinginjapan (at Forest of Owl, Akihabara, Tokyo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmj24gFDA0Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lu92vrb8qvw9

[jyjphilippines]

[INSTAGRAM] 170907 Kim Jaejoong IG Update: Photoshoot + Selfie

今日は日本向けの仕事で 沢山写真とったよ！日本のみんな楽しみに^ ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYvTWsTBiPA/

[TRANS] Today I’m working for Japan I took lots of pictures! Everyone in Japan please look forward ^^

Source: jj_1986_jj Translated & Shared by: JYJ3

{riiya}

[fckedjapan-blog]

Overworked in Japan

For a year a half, I worked 80 hour weeks to start up a school that was not really my school.  Sometimes I was led to believe that it was and other times, I was treated like an employee not a partner.

But because I was a foreigner, I was very vulnerable in that situation.  I was always a victim to the whim of the investors who would sometimes change the rules if they were by in any way offended by my actions.  Yet when I did leave that situation (currently packing now), all hell broke lose. I was accused of being ungrateful for all that they had done for me.  I also have to pay 5000 dollars to them as punishment for leaving even if I have already worked past the allotted time on the contract. The Japanese are very good at dealing out passive aggressive punishments. 

I left because I was working two jobs to support a school like I was the owner when actually I was not.  From my salary, I had to pay for the building, the Japanese teacher’s salary, utilities, and other expenses at the school. But I really had no rights. I sometimes got part of the leftover profit but it wasn’t much and I was making the same amount of money I did when just working one job.

if it was my school and i was not just an employee who was told that i was a partner in order for me to feel okay with paying everything, i wouldn't have a problem working 80 hour weeks. 

Yes, I did have a contract but in many cases , laws and contracts do not have weight against the social rules of Japan.  Even if the contract is being violated, many workers do not report it here. It is almost like your employer is god and you as the employee dare not speak against them or leave. Not too long ago, a man was killed on the job by his boss who had lost her temper. An ex coworker of mine had worked for six months no pay because his boss told him that he didnt have the money. So yah, you can kinda get a vibe of Japanese companies here.

Being the self-righteous American that I am...  The one time I did report it, I got threats and tons of harassment from my ex-bosses.  I could only fight them so much until I was about to snap from the craziness.  Even with proof of contract violations, I was basically silenced after I went to Hello Work to report the abuse.  

Now that I am leaving this second gig and this town, I am in a similar situation yet again. Sigh.... They keep changing their story and I dare not mention to them how my working situation was nothing like was in the contract or they will probably try to make me pay even more money. They also got my new address and the address of my new workplace in case I do not pay them. 

Threatening much?  And the weird thing is that they act like they own me. I really think that doing business with the Japanese is full of hazards and pitfalls. I would highly discourage anyone from being tied to them in any way when it comes to business. The only way to get away from these people now would be to either leave japan and change my contact information.

I am done with these small businesses in Japan and will now work for a big company with benefits and some semblance of a union. I will warn you again how contracts have little power here. Also, there is a lot of forced overtime with no pay.  If you do speak up about it, you risk losing your job and your livelihood. Though Japan has some laws to protect their workers, companies are constantly finding more loopholes to avoid them. In fact, the working situation is getting worse here.  Though the Japanese are known as expressionless etc or weird... they are extremely volatile and emotional in business matters (from my experience). They honor unspoken social rules over a flimsy piece of contract. 

You have been warned.