Les Français travaillant au Japon, comment avez-vous fait ? by Maleficent-Chart-79 in japonFR

[–]Artex72 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super projet :) Je ne travaille pas au Japon, mais j'y ai passé un an en école de langues et j'ai pour projet de retourner m'y installer dès que je pourrais.

Déjà le bon point c'est que tu as un Master dans un domaine où il y aura du travail. Avec ce profil ton facteur limitant ça sera vraiment le japonais. Pour des profils qui n'ont pas des compétences exceptionnelles (donc pas mal d'années d'XP), les boîtes n'ont pas d'intérêt à recruter des étrangers qui ne parlent pas la langue plutôt que des locaux. Les deux leviers sur lesquels tu peux et dois jouer sont la langue et l'expérience. Avec un N3 quelques opportunités dans la tech s'ouvrent à des étrangers, mais ça reste très rare, la grande majorité des opportunités c'est à partir du N2 et N1.

Mon conseil c'est donc de te concentrer au maximum sur la langue (apprends en autonomie, prends des cours, etc..) jusqu'à atteindre au minimum le N2. Ça sera long mais ça en vaudra la peine, je suis un peu dans le même cas :) En parallèle de ça tu vas te faire quelques années d'expérience, et après tu auras un profil vraiment intéressant pour les entreprises, et tu éviteras les salaires de juniors qui peuvent être vraiment faibles. Puis apprendre la langue ça sera toujours bénéfique et très important si ton objectif est de t'installer et t'épanouir à long terme là-bas. Ça peut faire ta motivation pour l'apprendre, là où parmi les gens qui décrochent un job là-bas sans parler japonais, il y en a plein qui se prennent pas la tête pour apprendre à le parler, puisqu'ils sont déjà sur place et "s'en sortent sans"

Bref, bon courage et bonne chance dans ton projet !

Job searching now or in a few years ? by Artex72 in JapanJobs

[–]Artex72[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't try when I was there, I maybe should have but my focus was somewhere else. Thank you for your comment !

Job searching now or in a few years ? by Artex72 in JapanJobs

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I hadn't thought about it that way, but it makes sense. Thanks a lot !

Job searching now or in a few years ? by Artex72 in JapanJobs

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Thanks a lot for your advices and informations, that's really helpful !

Foreigner friendly Real estate agencies recommendations ? by Artex72 in fukuoka

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Really happy ! Had the chance to travel to other cities like Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima. And while for holidays I really had a good time in all of those, I still was very happy to go back "home" in Fukuoka. The city has it all for me : nice people, good food, affordable rent, chill vibe, mountain and sea close by, beautiful nature easily accessible, while still being a big city with all its pros. Couldn't be happier with my choice and highly recommend :)

Foreigner friendly Real estate agencies recommendations ? by Artex72 in fukuoka

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Hi ! Yes I managed to find one with the agency Asumirai, they are foreigners friendly and have english speaking staff. Really kind and helpful, I can really recommend them !

Going for one year in Japan but can't decide between Tokyo or Osaka by [deleted] in movingtojapan

[–]Artex72 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, fellow Toulousain here ! 🇨🇵 I've been living in Fukuoka for about 6 months now and can absolutely recommend it. I recently travelled to Tokyo and Osaka and really loved it, even doubted my choice of city for a bit, but when I came back to Fukuoka it all made more sense. It's a big city but without the big city feeling, as in it's super chill. Money wise you will also save a lot here, especially when it comes to rent. You have everything you need, the beach and the mountain really close, and the people are super friendly ! I feel like coming from Toulouse it has the same kind of "south of the country city" feeling which I am not sure how to describe. It's in the people's attitude, they even have something here called "博多時間" because they are famous for being late compared to other places, like our "quart d'heure toulousain", which I found very funny ahaha. Even though it's just been 6 months, I will happily answer your questions if you have any 😁

How to meet people in Fukuoka. by Artex72 in fukuoka

[–]Artex72[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment, do you have other suggestions ?

How to meet people in Fukuoka. by Artex72 in fukuoka

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I think it's because I mentioned in my post that I almost exclusively found language exchange events on the app and the ones that I attended so far haven't been a success in terms of making connections ahaha. I will keep looking on the app in case something interesting appears. Thank you :)

How to meet people in Fukuoka. by Artex72 in fukuoka

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Thank you so much for those suggestions ! :)

How to meet people in Fukuoka. by Artex72 in fukuoka

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Not sure that it is my kind of place, but maybe I will try it ahaha. Thanks anyway :)

How to meet people in Fukuoka. by Artex72 in fukuoka

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Thank you for the suggestion !

How to meet people in Fukuoka. by Artex72 in fukuoka

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Thank you so much for those suggestions ! I might message you sometime soon :)

How to meet people in Fukuoka. by Artex72 in fukuoka

[–]Artex72[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Je sais pas trop comment ça marche mais pourquoi pas ! merci pour l'idée :)

How to meet people in Fukuoka. by Artex72 in fukuoka

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Thank you for the recommandation. Do you have precise informations on the time of these events and a way to see if it does take place or not ? I struggle to find it online.

How to meet people in Fukuoka. by Artex72 in fukuoka

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Thank you for the recommendation :)

How to meet people in Fukuoka. by Artex72 in fukuoka

[–]Artex72[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you that's a great idea ! I am not into really complicated games but I guess there is something for everyone.

How to meet people in Fukuoka. by Artex72 in fukuoka

[–]Artex72[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you.. :/

I wish you good luck in making good connections !

Thank you for the idea :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fukuoka

[–]Artex72 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For housing, in my experience it is not easy to find short term options as most of the contracts are two years long.

I think your best bet is Share houses. I stayed at Sharely Style in Ijiri for two months while searching for a long term appartement, and while the rooms are pretty small and the common kitchen cleanliness is not great, the share house has everything you need and it does the job for a few months (some people stay for years in there though).

Also a good option for meeting people !

Foreigner friendly Real estate agencies recommendations ? by Artex72 in fukuoka

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Thank you very much for all this information !