Do travel agencies in Japan hire foreigners often?

Question

I want to live in Japan for about a good 5 years. I know that the number one job an english speaking foreigner can get is to teach english. I would like to look at other options. I am pretty much interested in any and everything. Also, do recording companies in Japan hire foreigners? I am not fluent in Japanese, but I am taking it up in my university. I really want to experience Japan once I graduate and build up a good work history while I'm doing it. Thanks.

Answer 1

Michinoku is right... they hire staffs like muti-lingual and had experience of living in Japan even if you are a foreigner. try teaching first and then get part time job as travel agent if you get more experienced.but I don't know how much working hours you could have if you are a University student.... practice more Japanese..as they are hiring more bi-lingual Japanese staffs, not easy nowadays... when I book for reservation, they have these branches from overseas and mostly are bi-lingual Japanese..
You are still young...there's more chances for you...try looking for other options..
good luck!

Answer 2

I have heard there are some/many foreign guides who work as a contract employee in Japan.
For example, if a tour group arrived from China, Chinese guide bring them around Japan, and explain how to take Onsen spa, how to eat local foods, tell them what shouldn't do in Japan, etc.
Also, I remember this story, one Malaysian guy living in Japan was working as this. He was a guide for a tour group from the S.E.A.
Everybody(the guides) spoke fluent Japanese, and have married Japanese (so that no worries about visa).

Oh sorry, I wrote the same story with michinoku. I agree with him.

Answer 3

Visitors to Japan or people planning to visit Japan anyways are increaseing.

There are English speaking recording artist in Japan,.. but there is alot of trouble because people that do things are stubborn and controlling,.. so they may not know English (like the Directors and Writters,.. and Photographors).

Haveing an English or Latin/French speaking Travel Agency sounds like a cool idea in these times.

If you were to land in Japan and roam,.. you'd see things are in Japanese, English, and French. Since kids have been growing up on English, French and Japanese for so long in Japan I don't think not being Fluent will be as big a problem as you think.

Answer 4

The large discount travel agencies have "multi-national forces" on staff. The problem is you can't get a work visa to be a travel agent, the "MFN" a probably mostly married to Japanese nationals.