Working in Japan & Finding a Part-Time Job | Tips & Experience

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  • Опубліковано 7 жов 2024

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  • @HanaVictoria
    @HanaVictoria 5 років тому +45

    Hello everyone! Thank you for watching the livestream!!! I hope these time stamps help! :)
    1:03 - Hana’s first baito experience
    6:59 - What you need to get a job in Japan
    19:28 - How to find baito openings
    24:57 - How John came to Japan (Story time!) :)
    31:37 - Japanese work culture
    37:26 - Part-time Job and Benefits?
    40:48 - The harsh reality of Japanese companies and their power
    47:35 - What it takes to work at a Japanese company
    54:07 - Japanese workers are super risk-averse!
    58:35 - Mentality required to get a job in Japan
    1:02:40 - Beautiful overview of Tokyo
    1:06:29 - What makes John happy? :D
    1:09:00 - Living wage in Tokyo?

    • @DiRECs
      @DiRECs 5 років тому +3

      Thank you! This is very helpful and needs to be done more often in long videos by UA-camrs (wink to John here :) ).

    • @jimrome1381
      @jimrome1381 5 років тому +2

      Hana Victoria hiii

    • @HanaVictoria
      @HanaVictoria 5 років тому +1

      @@jimrome1381 hiiiiiii

    • @jimrome1381
      @jimrome1381 5 років тому +2

      Hana Victoria I love your songs on UA-cam. So much emotion

    • @HanaVictoria
      @HanaVictoria 5 років тому +2

      @@jimrome1381 Aww thank you very much Jim!! I am happy to hear my emotions come through:)) Keeping it as real as possible:)

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 років тому +22

    I like it when you hang out with Hana, she's cool

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      Very cool! Hana can play the guitar so the cool factor multiplied! 🎸 🎵

    • @ma3xiu1
      @ma3xiu1 4 роки тому

      + the vegan multiplier :-)。Veganism isn‘t well understood here in Japan, we need people like Hana to help raise awareness on this.

  • @SanthoshMaruthi
    @SanthoshMaruthi 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the details on Japanese work culture. Quick tip for any tourists , Imperial palace allows visits to the garden , 200 at a time and you need your passport to get in . The visits are timed so you do need to queue up ahead of time. Please check the schedules before you get there, we did not get in as we did not have our passports on us (information accurate as of Nov 2019)

  • @jimoray3
    @jimoray3 3 роки тому

    You’re a stud and champion for sure. You speak with so much honesty and fact based. Kudos to you.

  • @rollercoasterfweak
    @rollercoasterfweak 5 років тому +3

    Wow.. .I almost never have time to watch these because of length, but listening to you talk on tape delay was awesome John. Great to hear your story on how you got across. A job across to Japan is just a dream for me, can't speak well enough to get around. But I've had fun traveling.

  • @jason_from_canada
    @jason_from_canada 5 років тому +4

    Thanks John and Hana! Lots of great insights! 👍 Oh and Hana's channel, already subscribed! 😁

  • @ChritsianBucic
    @ChritsianBucic 5 років тому +2

    Very interesting talk between you both around that topic 👌🏻

  • @dianaofmarkham
    @dianaofmarkham 5 років тому +9

    Hanna is so cute 😊 ✨ she's always smiling, just like you John 😃👍

  • @linkcullum9961
    @linkcullum9961 5 років тому +6

    I just want to live there. It's not romanticizing for me. It's the level of safety and its general concern for one another I absolutely fell for. I was completely unguarded there. I'd gladly sacrifice western work comforts for that overall lifestyle. Thank you for sharing John.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +2

      I totally know that!! (I’m still here :) but it’s important to know the good and the challenges.

    • @linkcullum9961
      @linkcullum9961 5 років тому

      @@onlyinjapanGO absolutely!

  • @florenceleow7493
    @florenceleow7493 5 років тому +2

    I like Hana very much. She is mature in thinking for her age, down-to-earth, speaks well, and seems like a well balanced young adult. I can tell Hana has lots of empathy by the way she reacts to John's stories.
    - Besides, she has no airs, and seems very natural on camera. That's what draws me to her. She is someone I can talk to and connect instantly, I believe.🙋🏻‍♀️🌿🎏

    • @HanaVictoria
      @HanaVictoria 5 років тому +1

      Hello Florence!! WOW. Thank you for your thoughtful words:)) I am not sure if I live up to all of your lovely compliments but I sure try my best xD xD xD It means a lot:)) I hope you have a wonderful week ahead wherever you are:-)!

    • @florenceleow7493
      @florenceleow7493 5 років тому +1

      @@HanaVictoria Hallo! You are welcome:)😀 And I wish you a good week ahead too:)🌷💮☘

  • @thepowerstation2702
    @thepowerstation2702 4 роки тому

    Thank you 🙏 John and Hana a very interesting video.! 👍 💖 Levi 😀

  • @Stache987
    @Stache987 4 роки тому +1

    I enjoyed the video, I can't believe how expensive the living wage is in Tokyo. It's wonderful that John can attain a bank account like that on freelance pay.
    However John, I'd like to know why you don't pay for more with your IC CARD I myself hate paying for ATM fees and running to the bank. It also saves having a pocket full of ¥ coins. Here in the states places are refusing to take large currency even in the smallest of towns.. we dare not carry many if any bills over $20

  • @matthewraya4246
    @matthewraya4246 5 років тому +1

    Hi John. I’m 54 & have thought about living in Japan as a retiree in the near future. Could you make a video sometime about living in Japan as a retired foreigner? Love your channel 👍😄.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      Matthew Raya right, I got some comments on the Akiya Bank video about retiring in Japan. I’m not sure what kind of visa you’d get to live here (just to retire) and there are so many seniors in Japan, the country wouldn’t want you on their health care system which is already overloaded. They’re looking for people under 30 - I’m not longer ideal 😂 but I’ve paid into the pension system for a while. Investor’s visa comes to mind. But you can’t NOT work here. After you work for X number of years, you can get permanent residency and then don’t have to worry about that anymore. Permanent residency is important to retirement. Anyway, that’s all I know from experience but research and lawyers could help.

    • @matthewraya4246
      @matthewraya4246 5 років тому

      ONLY in JAPAN * GO Thanks for the info 👍

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      Matthew Raya sorry it wasn’t more positive. I just know it’s not impossible ;)

  • @G-y_m
    @G-y_m 5 років тому +6

    I would love to work for Japan but I love my freedom too much.
    So I will stay at my job in America and visit Japan ever now and again

    • @johnktv123
      @johnktv123 5 років тому +1

      ‘Freedom’ chuckle

    • @mrs.quills7061
      @mrs.quills7061 5 років тому

      Yeah, I've known about Japan's strict work and school culture before John even said this. It makes me humble to live in America where our rights are protected in the workplace. It's so disgusting that someone can't enjoy time with their kids because a company has issues giving them leave or feels above the law. Like if it's an earned benefit, they should be able to use it when they have a child!
      Working hard is important, but if you don't have time for hobbies, friends, and family, it's kind of sad. We only live once, and the moments we miss, we can't get back.

    • @ruthpower556
      @ruthpower556 5 років тому

      But America has terrible workers' rights.....

    • @Boomdizzle99
      @Boomdizzle99 5 років тому

      Id sacrifice "Freedom" as you say for safety. Dont have to worry about Mass Murder in Japan. John and Hanna look pretty free to me. So its all about perspective really.

  • @Kitora_Su
    @Kitora_Su 5 років тому

    Thanks for the stream John and Hana ^^ it was really helpful for me since I will be there soon~
    Also, a bit of a personal question for John!
    Could you do a 'Draw my Life' kind of stream/video about yourself when u came to Japan, of all the excitement, awe, achievements and the struggles that you went through? I think it would be very inspirational to us newbies who are serious about visiting Japan for a longer time. And ONLY IF you want to do it, as it can get very personal. it's just a humble request! ^~^
    And thank you again for this stream!
    Also wanted to let people know that there are three types of Keigo- "*Teinei-go*, *Keijyo-go*, *Sonkei-go*; which are formal types of Japanese but have all completely different vocabulary, sentence structures, and word structures. There are so many literary rules and cadences between these three types of formal Japanese(Keigo) that even Japanese people who were born and raised in Japan, speak only Japanese, work in a formal Japanese company has difficulties wrapping their head around these three types of Formal Japanese!"💀🙏

  • @willsonize2278
    @willsonize2278 5 років тому +1

    Really nice to hear that only in Japan has grown to be able to employ staff 👍 oh also are all people working in a restaurants in Japan part time jobs 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      Unless it’s a family business, I’d say yes. Many Indian restaurants hire workers from Nepal 🇳🇵 they’re here on limited work visas I believe.

    • @willsonize2278
      @willsonize2278 5 років тому

      ONLY in JAPAN * GO wow that is a big difference too the UK I see what you mean thanks guys 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

  • @thepowerstation2702
    @thepowerstation2702 4 роки тому

    Kua Aina restaurant, cool 😎! I went to the branch in Central London. The milkshake with a spirit shot if needed came in a pint milk bottle. 😋 The burgers are cooked on lava 🌋! 👍 Levi 😀

  • @51941028
    @51941028 5 років тому +1

    If you're coming to Japan to work, having a basic knowledge of the language is not enough. You must know keigo (honorifics) or you will not only risk offending your superiors/elders but also be seen as lacking respect for them. Very informative and interesting topic, John!

    • @Lightice1
      @Lightice1 5 років тому

      It somewhat depends on what type of work you're doing. Even in Japan there's big differences in workplace formality.
      This is secondhand information, but as a programmer I've been told that programmers hired to Japan usually get put into teams with other foreigners and often live basically in bubbles, separate from the rest of the Japanese corporate culture, barely interacting at all with the Japanese employees of the same company, and many don't really develop that good skills even in the language, much less the social nuances -- that's just not what they were brought there to do.

  • @1NOTTOOOLD
    @1NOTTOOOLD 5 років тому

    The idealism of Hana cannot be changed into currency. It is too ethereal.

  • @Lisa-rh3zr
    @Lisa-rh3zr 2 роки тому

    Wow! I could never work in Japan unless I had my own business like you John. However I'm disabled now and my daughter is Autistic and has been disabled since birth so I guess we could never live in Japan or become citizens if we wanted to live there. Guess as a USA citizen it's hard for me to understand how anyone can work for a corporation and be treated that way. But I respect anyone who can do this and if it's something they want to do as well.... Hopefully one day it will change. Also I respect what she wants to do for women and LGBT community as well.

  • @uwuloluwu
    @uwuloluwu 5 років тому +3

    i understand how hard you work

  • @ytisebolots1585
    @ytisebolots1585 5 років тому +1

    It also means work in Dutch (not part-time though, just work in general) but spelled slighty different; Arbeid

  • @astroboy3507
    @astroboy3507 5 років тому

    Yep similar system with the attitude to customer service here in Australia well I know it's sydney as hana said Canada
    Really love this about Japan no bad attitudes to customers!!
    Also was suprised to hear that staff also can't eat the expired foods they must go to waste that's a waste!!!
    Yes I feel Japan will have to change there ways with time in the workplace especially with growing demands of foreign workers too!!

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      The reason is that if someone gets sick, it would hurt the company greatly. The bigger the company, the more the liability. I think smaller businesses simply can’t waste t due to moral reasons - wasting food is never good.
      I think change is inevitable but as this is Japan, it will be at the speed and pace Japan wants - for better or for worse. I’ve learned one thing here - PATIENCE! 😂 nothing good comes if your not patient in Japan. The more upset you get, the less chance you’ll see the result you were hoping for.

    • @astroboy3507
      @astroboy3507 5 років тому

      @@onlyinjapanGO i understand what your saying john just hard to hear re food! ✌

  • @REVIEWSONTHERUN
    @REVIEWSONTHERUN 5 років тому +1

    Interesting! ✌️

  • @christineslocum-wahl1063
    @christineslocum-wahl1063 5 років тому +7

    Will Hana have a channel? I would love to see Japan from a woman's point of few also...

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +4

      Christine Slocum-Wahl Hana has an incredible music channel (link in the description of this video) and who knows! She’s got a very balanced approach and can make friends with the viewer - I’d trust her, so she’d be great at it!

  • @najeebnaj2870
    @najeebnaj2870 3 роки тому

    Marvelous

  • @TrekkingBeyond
    @TrekkingBeyond 5 років тому +1

    Very informative thank you 🙏

  • @BaDNeMeSis
    @BaDNeMeSis 5 років тому

    „Arbeit“ is the German Word for „work“ or „Job“

  • @Grifin08
    @Grifin08 5 років тому +1

    Found a part-time job for Europeans, very hard. When I last year ago try found part-time job in japan a restaurant, combini etc, my age 34. I can use easy Japanese. But every time I received answer "No"

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      It’s definitely not easy. I always see no as a test - stay positive, be persistent. If it’s what you really want, if you’re positive and work for it, you can get in. I’ve always seen people who inspired a huge asset and no matter their background, they’re assets. I guess be the kind of person the employer is looking for and let them see the potential in your growth.

  • @Leslie-bs3si
    @Leslie-bs3si 5 років тому +6

    Would it be possible for Kanae to dance while Hanna plays guitar and sings?

  • @RandoomDude
    @RandoomDude 5 років тому

    Hana is from Canada though and it's much easier for them, Americans it's basically impossible to get work or visa without a degree, no work holiday, nothing.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      Hana went to university in Montreal but she’s Japanese (born here), her mom is American.

  • @alternatereality4198
    @alternatereality4198 5 років тому +1

    Hello John 😄❤ , Hana is so cool , positive , sweet and ADORABLE 😌❤ ... We have enjoyed seeing her on your channel and want to wish her the very best in life , love and in all of her endeavours !!! With her attitude, she will be a great contribution to our world !!! Smart choice in choosing her as your employee 👍 !! Eddie & Jill.

  • @dslight113
    @dslight113 5 років тому +5

    they should just give waiters in america a normal income an hour,. tips is awkward and unreliable,.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      Jos frost then the restaurant has to pay and they’ll definitely skimp on service. I can see waiters having more tables and less incentive to do more. Yesterday I went to a restaurant at Tokyo Station and they had two people managing 22 tables! They did their best but the service is very poor - yes, the US does things better than Japan sometimes. However, a 15-20% tip should never be expected in the US. You have to be very good to get that consistently.

  • @chabil4767
    @chabil4767 5 років тому +1

    Does studying in a Japanese university (a graduate course) make it easier to get a full time job? Nothing fancy. Just a normal medium paying job.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +2

      If you can speak Japanese, probably. You will have connections and chance through the school. In the end, you have to market yourself. In Japan, they love certificates, degrees, documents, awards etc. it means you’re established and have done a lot, the best at what you do and accredited by someone other than yourself. Removes the risk of hiring you, makes you an asset.

    • @chabil4767
      @chabil4767 5 років тому

      @@onlyinjapanGO Thank you for the reply and the video too! It helped clear all the little doubts I had.

  • @thegreatbeavers
    @thegreatbeavers 5 років тому

    I wonder if Japan would accept me if I could prove my worth. I been fortunate to be born and raised in Hawaii all my life. The shocking part is Hawaii has a dedicated Japanese dwelling area in Waikiki of Honolulu of Oahu. Japanese Tourists walks around Ala Moana Center alot. Many different ethnicities around the world who is born or raised in Hawaii is considered a Hawaiian but if you're not born or raised and you're like a tourist, some Hawaiians treats outsiders like how some Japanese treats foreigners, especially if you're from United States with the light skin. Just a heads up for anyone who wants to visit Hawaii. Though Tourist spots, Hawaii would welcome anyone with open arms. Majority of Hawaii is safe though. I been to a Japanese festival twice so I'm used to some Japanese traditions. Hawaii does have the take off your shoes custom.

  • @JapanMonAmourTheJapanHouse
    @JapanMonAmourTheJapanHouse 5 років тому

    I think FREETER is another term to describe part time workers in Japan.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      Freeter means unemployed or jobless I think. Kind of not a good image or word to be called here 😆

  • @sideshow00
    @sideshow00 4 роки тому

    "Working in Japan isn't easy." Nor is anywhere in the world living paycheck to paycheck. Like most young people area. If you aren't ready to sacrifice and hustle for a lifestyle and what you want out of life then you you probably wouldn't be working at all. Everywhere is hard to migrate to unless you're illegal, and even that has massive consequences in the end. In fact the Nordic countries are even tougher than Japan to work as a foreigner.

  • @mikuchancosplay4951
    @mikuchancosplay4951 5 років тому

    What about in the Medical field? How can I as an international worker how can I apply for in the medical field in Japan? I’m still a student for surgical technology.... but I would like to know ahead of time so I can get prepared ahead of time........

  • @najeebnaj2870
    @najeebnaj2870 3 роки тому

    Can you please write down the online websites that announce jobs?

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  3 роки тому

      gaijinpot.com is one. japan-guide.com used to have a listing. tokyoweekender had a classifieds I believe.

  • @coleendwyer
    @coleendwyer 5 років тому

    Interesting how arbeit in Japanese means part time job. It's the same in Korean (they also adapted the word). In German, it means job or to work.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      Right, just “to work” in German and it’s become something else here.

    • @coleendwyer
      @coleendwyer 5 років тому

      @@onlyinjapanGO I heard this for the first time 10 years ago while teaching middle school students in Korea. One girl explained that her friend had to go to her part time job. She didn't know the word in English, so she said "arbeit". I asked, "work?". She was so surprised that I understood. I then had to explain "arbeit" comes from German. :)

    • @slaiyfershin
      @slaiyfershin 5 років тому

      Korea likely took it from Japan after they took it from Germany.

  • @najeebnaj2870
    @najeebnaj2870 3 роки тому

    I am looking for a job in Japan.
    Can you help me please?

  • @MrApaHotel
    @MrApaHotel 5 років тому

    John, have you ever went to language school or taken any JLPT tests?

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      Nasse ナッセ Sweden never, and I shows :) I took the test once. L2 and failed by 1 point. I was super intimidates. Everyone taking it was Chinese or Korean and I tried to talk and make friends with people but they were all like zombies. No talking before the test or during the break.

  • @GreenAppelPie
    @GreenAppelPie 5 років тому

    Do you still have to work a full day if it’s part time?

  • @RudiTheMan
    @RudiTheMan 5 років тому +1

    I know this is kind of small percent thing, but I know some local bussiness specially restaurants and street food vendors here in my place where they don't throw away food, specially those that only last a day, they usually give them away either to the homeless or as an extra stash for late time customers, so, midnight run here is kind of a bargain.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      I like that! Many businesses throw it away as an insurance thing - the risk someone could get sick makes it necessary to throw it away. Kind of sad but the way the world works - however, there are many bright spots like this where bargains and donations can make a big difference in the community!

  • @luigiviking3667
    @luigiviking3667 5 років тому

    how can i work for you dont speek japanese good with a cam and did not go to school for cam stuff i do security work as of now need security

  • @kd1970crox
    @kd1970crox 5 років тому

    You went to Sado Island, not Kochi. Why do you keep saying Kochi??

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      kum Doll Dan went to Kochi after Sado and I’m going back to Kochi this month.

    • @kd1970crox
      @kd1970crox 5 років тому

      Ok, I got it. Thank you

  • @SavetheRepublic
    @SavetheRepublic 5 років тому

    Ahhh, America should be listening.

  • @robertog3148
    @robertog3148 5 років тому

    Do. You have taxes like federal or state tax

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      Rob Highbridge yes but just to Japan. You also have to pay local taxes to your municipality. Usually that’s 10% of your income.

  • @bzzerc
    @bzzerc 5 років тому +2

    Hana is cool do more video's with her john.

  • @uwuloluwu
    @uwuloluwu 5 років тому +1

    hire me or ill take a free coffee 😆 skill jqpan needs i can dab...😶

  • @vypres8470
    @vypres8470 5 років тому

    always stand your ground no mather what

  • @anonymoustravelvidz
    @anonymoustravelvidz 5 років тому

    Hi John, I'll be in Tokyo for next two weeks, I would love to meet you.

  • @WhiteDragon689
    @WhiteDragon689 5 років тому +1

    Japan will need to change in the next decades or the country will not survive. That once closed society also needs to open to other cultures of it will not survive either. A medium space must be found when it can all coexist.

    • @sonarsphere
      @sonarsphere 5 років тому +2

      other cultures will dilute Japanese culture and Japan will lose its uniqueness. The less foreigners in Japan, the better.

    • @robertobravo5732
      @robertobravo5732 5 років тому

      How are Sweden, Germany, and The U.K. handling forced diversity?

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      @koilamaoh4238 2 роки тому

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