HEY YOU. It's time to learn Japanese and move to Japan.
7-Step Guide to move to Japan
1.) Start learning japanese. Doing so is not actually hard a.) Download Anki: ankiweb.net/ b.) Download the 6,000 core deck for japanese: djtguide.neocities.org/anki.html and follow the instructions to install it c.) Set up your anki deck for 20 words a day, and up to 9999 reviews a day (you won't actually see 9999 reviews a day). this way you can learn all 6,000 words in under a year. d.) Join any of the countless japanese language learning generals on Jow Forums (beginner) (intermediate) (anime trash) pick which best suits your needs
3.) Finish tae kim's grammar guide and all 6,000 words by September.
4.) It's time to choose which JLPT you're taking. If you took japanese seriously and started TODAY from THIS VERY POST, you could be N3 ready by October. Check the registration deadlines.
5.) Take the JLPT you useless sack of shit. N5 if you didn't study at all i mean what the fuck, N4 if you're a slowpoke, N3 means you actually studied. Good, N3 means you're on your way to Japan
6.) Pass the JLPT. If you took the N3, you will be able to get yourself N1 ready by next year by studying at the same pace you are now. Since your 6,000 core deck is settled, grab a 10k core deck. You will start practicing actually writing the kanji from here on out, so grab something like 'Remembering the Kanji' since you'll probably need it by now. If you didn't take the N3, you should aim for the N2 next year. That's right, you're skipping the N3 you didn't take. Up your study, bitch.
7.) With a bachelor's degree and N1, you can now move to Japan. Congrats. Post-graduate study is best method to do so
Omedetou congratulations gaijin, you have a bachelor's degree, $21,000, and at the bare minimum a certified N2 JLPT certificate. It is now possible to move to Japan.
Choose your VISA! Here are the priorities list
Highest Priority:- Student VISA : Honestly think about getting your master's degree in Japan. This helps you get residency, gives you a buffer time to get used to the country before you score a job, and gives you time to meet a girl and get married so maybe you dont have to worry about all the other shit
Second-Highest Priority: Marriage Visa - This shit lets you work any job in Japan. But the second you get divorced, your ass is back to your home country. Also, Marriage Visa does not let you get permenant residency, so you will still need to get a good job eventually. Funny enough, this option lets you skip the $21,000 finance requirement, so if you're a poorfag this is an option. As a plus, the marriage visa is the only visa that does not require a bachelor's degree.
Third-Highest Priority: Work Visa --- The common option for people with a bachelor's degree is to go straight to the workforce. Keep in mind you need to work for 5 consecutive years before you qualify for residency, and income requirements increase with age. Your goal is to get permenant residency/citizenship before you get too old for it.
Fourth-Highest Priority: Work Transfer -- Work at an international business and transfer into their japanese branch. This is relatively uncommon and you need a good job for this.
Last Resort: JET -- Teach English in Japan. You just need a bachelor's. It's full of autism. Jobhop the second your foot is in the door. JET is a dead end visa but its a good way to brute force yourself into the country. But i'll repeat: it's Autistic, so be careful
if you have any questions about any visa option post in the thread i'll answer. there's more to know about each individual path and this is a brief overview.
Isaac White
How fucked am I if I don't have a bachelors degree and only 12 grand.
Evan Garcia
>How fucked am I if I don't have a bachelors degree and only 12 grand.
you live in Germany. That place has free bachelor's degree. The fuck did you do wrong
Dylan Ross
I quit in the middle of it. I hated the subject I was studying and I was and still am depressed.
Leo Mitchell
>I quit in the middle of it. I hated the subject I was studying and I was and still am depressed. can you save money to go back to university? you can even do your school in japan
literally your only option to skip a bachelor's degree in japan is marriage, so you'll need to find a way to marry a girl in japan, keeping in mind you can't actually live there until you get a bachelor's degree or marriage certificate or student visa
Kevin Harris
>HOW TO BECOME JAPANESE why would anyone want to become japanese? i am not even dissing japan, serious question.
Benjamin Johnson
>literally your only option to skip a bachelor's degree in japan is marriage Fuck me m8. What about artist-visa? I've heard that its extremely hard to get one.
>can you save money to go back to university? >you can even do your school in japan Yea, I considered taking that option when everything else doesn't work out.
Leo Clark
somebody fell off the yellow fever train choo choo
Ayden Miller
why would you even bother with N5~2?
Anthony Kelly
school in japan is rather cheap. you get nailed on housing.
if you can save around $20,000~30,000 you can make it work.
if you're desperate to gamble you can spend $15,000 for 2 years in a japanese JLS and try to get married before the 2 years is up.
all you need to know is there no path to japan without a bachelor's besides a marriage visa OR 10 years work experience.
if you've been working a single job for 10 years you can get into japan without a bachelor's that way. but chances are you'll save enough money to go in the other ways before you accumulate 10 years.
good luck user
John Murphy
I'd rather not.
Isaiah Hall
lol the fuck would I move to japan for?
only reason I can think of is to fertilize their forest
Thanks bro I'm already learning but Anki looks really good.
Caleb Reyes
Yea I'm going to take the WJH visa next year and see how it goes. I really appreciate your advise. Thanks a lot.
Kevin Davis
try to get N2 before you move. 1 year isnt long enough for N1 but you'll be surprised how far an N2 will get you in the country.
join the DJT discord if you need language learning support >discord.gg/GAHVws good luck!
Adam Phillips
I'm planning on doing a 3 year student exchange there.Could that help me with anything?
Kayden Smith
N2 is okay-ish for work, given it is a high score. Below that are irrelevant though.
Luis Rodriguez
Yea I will try to get as far as possible. I'm working really hard to make "the dream" happen. Are you the user who works as a translator? If yes then how long did it take you to get to that point?
Jason Wood
Even N1 is a joke compared to other language exams. No speaking, no writing. And the pass is like what? 60% or some shit?
Hunter Wright
>3 year student exchange that can get you very far are you able to get a japanese college degree within that 3 years? a japanese degree helps with residency down the road
and of course, being in japan for 3 years means you should be able to get N1 and maybe even beyond.
depending on what legal clauses your student exchange has, you might not have to leave japan if you play your cards right, but many "foreign exchange programs" legally require you to return to home country at end of period, so this depends on what the fine print on your exchange is.
Parker James
>Even N1 is a joke compared to other language exams. No speaking, no writing. And the pass is like what? 60% or some shit?
N1 gives you 22.5% of the points required for permenant residency
of course, for language learning, N1 is the beginning and nowhere near the top tier.
BJT1 / Goken 1 / Hanaken 1 / Kanji Kentei 1 is endgame japanese
Anki is overrated. It's not bad, of course, but just studying 6000 flashcards won't do shit. You need to USE the language. Language is just a game of pattern generation and recognition; your brain will do most of the hard work for you, but only if you give it plenty of input, and that means reading, listening, and conversation.
