WORKING PART TIME IN JAPAN! My experience and some advice!

[@mao0811]

2000 yen/hour is pretty good! 7.11 paid me 850 y/h and other teaching job paid me 1500 y/h when I was a univ student.

[@johannakatakana]

Yeah, I’m very happy to have found that job!! Konbinis give such low pay 🤣

[@BenRogersWPG]

Excellent info. Thank you for this great video!

[@johannakatakana]

I’m happy you found it helpful!! ☺️

[@peturyankulov5595]

Hey, can you list the websites on which the Japanese people find part time jobs? And also foreigners

[@ddm9147]

Thank you for this vid!! I really learned from it 💗 will definitely follow your tips. Hoping for more vids. Enjoying your vids!! 😍💗

[@johannakatakana]

Thank you for your sweet comment, I’m happy it was informative! ☺️

[@siyamsanjeew1747]

Just a question, maybe you don’t like to answer it. Some of my friends told me that they can get cash in hand jobs where they don’t care about how many we put in. Have you got any idea about this✌️

[@johannakatakana]

I don’t have any personal experience of this and those jobs might not be the best ones to get, but I’m sure they exist!

[@johnlemon8128]

Hey Johanna so it’s getting close to when I am to apply for language school. I wanted to ask what was the rent like in Fukuoka thinking of applying to the same school you attended.

[@johannakatakana]

Oooh, that’s exciting!! The rent for a one-room apartment is around 30,000-40,000 yen (could go lower or higher depending on how old the apartment is/size/quality/location), I payed 39,000 yen for my apartment! If you choose FFLC I’m sure you’ll have a great time - say hi to the staff from me! 😂

[@sadied0g]

Do you have to come up with the activities/curriculum yourself as a part time teacher, or is there a set curriculum you follow for your school/age range? When you say you teach one 4 hour class on saturdays, are you only paid for the 4 hours each week or is there also paid prep hours?

[@sadied0g]

If it is just the four hours paid, how do you afford to live with only 4 hours a week at that hourly rate?

[@johannakatakana]

For my particular job I don't have to prepare anything, I just use their curriculum! So I'm paid for the hours I'm actually teaching! I've started working a lot more each month now, it's not just 4 hours a week anymore. But I've never relied on my English teaching job as my only income, I've always used some kind of student loan/scholarship too! As much as I'm working now, my salary alone could probably pay my monthly expenses! I'm working around 20-22 hours per week now ☺️ (I'm a 4th year student now and don't have a lot of classes left!)

[@BehaviorYT]

Hey Johanna your videos are super helpful!! I have a question about visas when you applied to FFLC did you have to apply for a 2 year student visa? And how much does it cost? I have seen a lot of different answers and right now it looks like its 4,000,000 yen this seems super high to me is this about how much you had to pay on top if your school tuition? Thank you so much!!!

[@だいき-t1q]

Right now I'm confuse what part time should I do here in japan. Do you have any advise or suggestion what part time job should I pick that frequently using nihongo. I want to become more fluent in japanese. Currently I'm working in hotel cleaning but I'm not satisfied in this baito because there's no anyone I can talk to.

[@johannakatakana]

I think any service job where you have to meet/handle customers and also constantly communicate with your coworkers is the most effective! I had to talk aaaall the time when i worked as hall staff in a restaurant!

[@だいき-t1q]

@@johannakatakana thank you!! Currently I’m trying to apply in mcdo but I don’t know if this is the right part time for my goal, do you think it will work?

[@johannakatakana]

@@だいき-t1q i don't think there necessarily are any specific jobs that are better than others in that way, it's more how you use the time and opportunity you have to speak Japanese! I'm sure that's a good option! ☺️

[@rosie3265]

Hi Johanna, I couldn’t find it anywhere but what is the name of your university? I want to study media and communication in Japan so I’m trying to find a good university :)

[@johannakatakana]

I usually don’t go out with the name of my uni, but if you really want to know then contact me on Instagram! ☺️

[@Vem-jk6mv]

Can you tell me what are the requirements to work as an English Teacher in japan for a Non-native english speaker?

[@johannakatakana]

I don't know how it works everywhere, but I have heard of places where they require TOEIC/TOEFL or something of the like. For me, I didn't have to do anything specific, I went to the interview, and I think they could tell by the way I was talking that I had the necessary level of English that they require. I can't say that it workss the same in other places though! Sorry I can't give you a more specific answer!

[@Vem-jk6mv]

@@johannakatakana Thanks for Answering. Loving your videos.

[@danrexjosephlosdoc1356]

Thank you to your time this vedio

[@johnlemon8128]

Hey Johanna can you talk about if you received any scholarships ? Or just let me know really quickly ?

[@maeendo9720]

こんにちは、まおさん I'm a foreigner from the PH and I'm actually planning to work in Japan right after I graduate Senior High School while attending a JP language school in there, my mom and other family members works in there that's why I got interested about the thought of working there.. but may I know how it's possible for me to get a job there, a cashier at a convenience store or maybe a cashier/waiter at a fast food chain is fine with me.. what kind of visa must I get and paper works to do? hope you could help me.. ありがとうございます 🙇🏻‍♀️

[@Carpfoon]

Hmmm I do wonder if it'll be harder finding a part time job cuz of current events, but I won't be in Japan until January for classes anyway so, by then things will probably steadily get even better

[@johannakatakana]

I can imagine it’ll be a bit harder, maybe especially for foreigners who just arrived in japan, but I’m sure there will be opportunities even so! I’ve seen staff from my school posting about part time job advice (and like, “go and get a job peeps”) for students struggling with money right now! And finding a part time job in japan is generally pretty easy if you’re not too picky, so I don’t think you need to worry too much!!

[@kellynakanishi2142]

Hi! I am a Filipino who has been living in Philippines my whole life. But now, I’m currently here in Fukui, Japan since last year. I am currently learning Japanese at home and I haven’t even have a JLPT certificate but I am planning to take the N4 exam this December. I want to apply for a part time job and I’m also thinking of becoming an english teacher but I’m not sure if there is a job opening around here. I actually wanna get a job where I can get money and learn to speak Japanese in a more fast pace. Can you give me some advice on how will I be able to become fluent in Japanese? Because I know most companies here requires a person who can speak Japanese.

[@johannakatakana]

Becoming an English teacher is the easiest thing do to since you probably won’t need to use Japanese and it pays better than most other part time jobs, but if you want to improve your Japanese I’d really encourage you to try to find a job where you need to use Japanese! If you have N4 I think working as hall staff in a restaurant or something similar could work, it will definitely be a challenge in the beginning but you will improve so much faster if you put yourself in an environment where you’re forced to use the language! ☺️

[@kellynakanishi2142]

@@johannakatakana Do you think working in a clothing store like Uniqlo will be fine?

[@johannakatakana]

Yeah, why not! ☺️

[@kellynakanishi2142]

@@johannakatakana Do you think I can do it even though I just started learning Japanese? 😓

[@johannakatakana]

If you can have a simple conversation in Japanese then you can at least go over and talk to them! If you don’t know enough Japanese for that then you probably need to study more before starting!

[@elchop3959]

is there a proper way to do more than 28hours a week please can you explain me?

[@johannakatakana]

That is the limit for how much we're allowed to work per week, so you need to stay within that limit :)

[@elchop3959]

@@johannakatakana so you mean like no way?🙄

[@johannakatakana]

@@elchop3959 it's not legal to work more than that, so it's up to you if you want to stay within the law or not!

[@elchop3959]

@@johannakatakana oh yeah?

[@elchop3959]

@@johannakatakana i think within the law is better nah?✌🏻😏

[@liangsim9408]

may i ask if want to apply for teaching English job. Do we need to summit some prove that you r good in English? like Toeic or Toelf Cert 🙇‍♂️ Tq!

[@johannakatakana]

It depends on the place! If you're a native speaker than you probably won't, but if your native language isn't English then you might have to! I work teaching English right now and I wasn't asked to submit anything even though I'm not native! I think they could tell during the interview that I speak English well enough 😂

[@danrexjosephlosdoc1356]

I'm a cook i wlling to work but i don't know how to Apple there

[@johannakatakana]

Do you speak Japanese? If not then going to a language school is a recommendation, and while you’re there you could do part time jobs at one or a couple of restaurants and try to get your foot in the business!

[@danrexjosephlosdoc1356]

@@johannakatakana no but now i study to Japanese language in the you tube

[@abrahamfrago3728]

You're looking very beautiful Johanna

[@johannakatakana]

Thank you! ☺️

[@japantourtravel]

Wow 😍

[@japantourtravel]

You always Talk so Honest .. thanks for Giving us Most important Information about Part Time job.. And You are Doing Really Great Things ✌️✌️✌️ God Bless You 🙏🏻🌠🌠

[@gjjs_]

Unbelievable how you got that English teaching job, good for you. I can only imagine what you went through on that first year working an preparing the JLPT/EJU. How's the cost of living in Kanagawa compared to Fukuoka ?

[@johannakatakana]

Haha yeah I guess I got lucky 😂 It was very stressful and worked harder than I’ve ever done before or after that, but it paid off!! Some things are more expensive, my rent is 10,000 yen more expensive for about the same size (this one has a loft though and is cleaner and better located), food is a bit more expensive here and also things like karaoke is more expensive too, but other than that it hasn’t changed that much! I think transportation (mainly train) might actually be a bit cheaper here!

[@gjjs_]

Wow that's a lot, I guess it kinda evens out if it's better located.

[@_Username__]

Have you passed N1 already?

[@johannakatakana]

Yes I have!

[@_Username__]

@@johannakatakana you never made a vid on that

[@johannakatakana]

No I didn’t! I did however mention it in the video where I announce I’m starting uni in japan! ☺️

[@gauripathania1175]

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[@johannakatakana]

😏🍣