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.
English Student Part-Time Work in Japan: Why Social Insurance Does Not Apply
Student part-time workers in Japan do not join employer health insurance or the employee pension.
English National Health Insurance Japan: The 70% Reduction You Must Ask For
Japan cuts the flat part of your National Health Insurance bill by 70, 50 or 20 percent when household income was low.
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.
English Living Costs in Japan for International Students: The Monthly Reality
International students spend 170,000 yen a month on average and 199,000 yen in Tokyo, according to the JASSO FY2023 survey.
English Japan National Pension for Students: 17,920 Yen and How to Defer It
Residents aged 20 and over must join the National Pension, students included, and the premium is 17,920 yen a month.
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 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.