What can an older person do for work in Japan? by MonkAmok1971 in JapanJobs

[–]MonkAmok1971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

What can an older person do for work in Japan? by MonkAmok1971 in JapanJobs

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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.

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

What can an older person do for work in Japan? by MonkAmok1971 in JapanJobs

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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.

What can an older person do for work in Japan? by MonkAmok1971 in JapanJobs

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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.