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Reasons why I want to live and work in Japan

Reasons

1. Enjoy meeting new people. You enjoy meeting new people, but you also like to mix with people from other cultures and enjoy their differing view of life. You see that's there's a lot that you want to know more about.

2. You're a teacher. You enjoy the idea of helping and assisting people learn new things and enjoy seeing people extend themselves and make great personal achievements. However, you may not like the state of the school system back home, or you're wanting other experiences.

3. You've got friends from there. You've got friends in [Japan], and you really enjoyed their company in university, and you've learnt a lot about [Japan], albeit, through their eyes and experiences, which will have a different perspective to what you would have. 'Hearing from the horses' mouth', and experiencing it for yourself, are two different things.

4. You've got friends there. You've got friends that have told you all about life in [Japan], and it's got you intruiged, and so for you, it's a must to experience life there, certainly as it's different to what you're used to, and it sounds amazing.

5. You've studied the language. You've studied [Japanese] and have an interest in building real fluency, and this is a great opportunity to see both sides of the linguistic divide: their English learning side, and from being 'embedded' in the culture and among the people.

6. You've heard great things about it. What is "it"? Is it the English Language Teaching (ELT) industry; the country (eg: Korea); experiencing another culture, or something else. Explain this a little, and say that you have an interest in this, and have wanted to do "this" for a very long time, and so you're eager to jump at this chance.

7. You have a particular cultural interest. Some people have come to Asia, and to a very specific one because they are madly interested in art, sculpting, poetry, history, theology, what-have-you. They also tell their employer that their interest will not interfere with their work, but will be a weekend passion that will probably take years to work itself out (some of my friends haven't left after more than 5 years).

8. (more will come in time)

Things that others have said, and you shouldn't say:

- The women are sexy

- You want to have sex with a geisha

- You can't find any other kind of work anywhere else

- You want to escape your parents

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