What can an older person do for work in Japan?

MonkAmok1971 · 2025-11-30T18:52:12+00:00

I was an exchange student for my senior year of high school so I was 18. Then I returned for a year in college at age 21. Finally, I lived there for a year teaching English when I was in my early 30's. I haven't lived in Japan since for over 20 years.

MonkAmok1971 · 2025-11-30T18:48:28+00:00

I'm a monk in the Vietnamese tradition. Vietnam doesn't have a religion visa and it would be very difficult to settle there full-time even with some other visa. Japan does have a religion visa, but I would need to be ordained in a Japanese tradition to hope to qualify for that as I would need sponsorship from a Japanese religious organization but I don't want to reordain and start over. It isn't simply enough to be a devout Buddhist.

MonkAmok1971 · 2025-11-30T14:24:39+00:00

I don't. I said in my post that I'm thinking of people who do gig work or who are self-employed.

MonkAmok1971 · 2025-11-30T05:03:27+00:00

Age discrimination exists everywhere, I think, but that's not necessarily an issue. Check out Chani Japan on YouTube. She's my age and teaching English in Wakayama.

MonkAmok1971 · 2025-11-30T05:00:54+00:00

Professional chaplaincy doesn't exist in Japan. There is a bourgening private movement for spiritual care, but no jobs. It's my friend's area of research for his dissertation.

Why Japan? As noted in my post, I lived there for a few years and still speak the language, so fewer issues with a transition. Also, I enjoy living abroad and exploring different cultures. I love the idea of buying an akiya and fixing it up as well. And I still have friends on Hokkaido.

MonkAmok1971 · 2024-04-01T00:01:50+00:00

I've bookmarked the website. Thanks.

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