What's the Japanese word for ulcer?

[c9]

So my dear 1_2_ready_go is interviewing for a full-time job with his company in Tokyo. Eeeep!

He can speak Japanese - the job would be in English anyway - but I can't and have zero career prospects. Teaching English is always an option but would mean essentially stopping my career aspirations for a while. We're not sure whether this makes sense yet, but I know he really wants to go and won't go without me.

Needless to say, stress.

• House: we could put stuff in storage and rent it out.
• Job: I could teach English (dunno how long I would like that), act/model* (but only in English), or possibly work remotely for a company in Canada (but this only works short-term because I can't stay in the country more than 6 months in any 12-month period). We're not recognized as married for visa rules as far as I can tell, so even with his job visa I couldn't stay.
• Cats: can't go with us, can't stay with house or friends or family due to heavy budget and care requirements and inability to not get eaten/run over. No solution here yet.

The end point of all this is a big question mark. No idea when/how/if. But luckily that doesn't prevent stress and ulcers from getting started right away.

Anybody know anyone working in Japan that needs an English-speaker?

[crickets]


* No seriously! Being a white guy is valuable, even if I'm not a svelte model-type. But there's a lot of competition in this area from other slackers hanging out in Japan. :)

Comments

[c9.livejournal.com]

Well, if I can get myself a job with a Japan-based office, then I can get my own visa. If no job, no visa, no move.

So kind of frustrating that the options seem so bleak for me, since Vincent will be missing out on a great opportunity to advance his career and his hobbies.

[skeezix1000.livejournal.com]

Good point. But is that a given that a Japan-based job offer would entitle you to a visa? That's not true of every country.

Surely there is demand in Japan for native English-speaking techies, someone to better communicate and assist the non-Japanese speaking gaijin over there or their customers in other countries?