Earn How Foreigners Actually Find Jobs in Japan: 37.8% Through Friends
Japan's labour ministry survey (31 Aug 2026): 37.8% of foreign residents found their job through friends, 19.1% through job ads, 5.8% through school.
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Earn After Japanese Language School: The Four Roads and What Each Needs
A language school has no job pipeline, and that is not because you are behind.
Earn Where International Students Actually Get Hired in Japan (2026 Data)
Last year 39,766 students changed from student status to a working one, including 3,909 Nepalese, at a 96.7 percent approval rate.
Earn Work Visa Japan: Salary Data by Visa Type and the Equal-Pay Rule
Official data shows every work status in Japan pays more than the 137,312 yen a month a student can earn on 28 hours a week.
English JASSO Scholarship: 30,000 Yen a Month, Language Schools Included
Before you take on more shifts: the Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship pays 30,000 yen a month at a Japanese language school and 48,000 yen at university.
Earn Social Media for Foreigners in Japan 2026: X, Instagram and LinkedIn
Social media arrives fast; a blog gets found later by search. Use both.
Earn Learn Kanji With Japanese School Drills 2026: 1,026 Free to Print
Living in Japan but still cannot read the paperwork? Use the drill books Japanese children use, from grade 1.
Earn Work in Japan Without a Degree 2026: The Three Visa Routes
A degree does not decide whether you can work in Japan, only which route you take. Specified Skilled Worker asks for tests instead of schooling.
Earn Getting a Driving Licence in Japan as a Foreigner (2026)
Converting a licence costs 4,850 yen; starting from zero costs 200,000 to 400,000.
Earn Start a Blog in Japan: Practice Japanese, Build a Portfolio
Japanese practice arrives in weeks, a portfolio in months, income maybe never.
Earn Keigo vs Casual Japanese 2026: What to Say at Work
You can work a Japanese part-time job with only desu and masu plus eight set phrases.
English Income Tax in Japan for Foreigners 2026: Get Your Refund
Income tax gets withheld automatically, but most student workers overpay and can get it back.
Earn Part-Time Jobs in Japan for Students 2026: The 28-Hour Rule
Working part-time as a student needs a free permit and staying under 28 hours a week total across every job.
English Student Visa to Work Visa in Japan: 97% Are Approved, Why Some Are Not
In 2024, 96.7% of applications to change from a student visa to a work visa were approved.
Earn How to Make Money in Japan as a Foreigner: What Your Visa Allows
What your visa really allows in Japan: side jobs on a work visa, the 28-hour rule for students.