I have had various experiences in my life, as the word “Tsukimansho, Gyomari-ro” has been handed down in China. I have stayed in Japan for two weeks in the past to attend a summer school at Tokai University. Also, while I was in college, I took a Japanese class and continued to study for the JLPT. During my internship, my desire to work in Japan became stronger. After completing the internship, I returned to university and studied Japanese further in preparation for the acquisition of JLPT N4.

I was encouraged by a Japanese language class teacher and started thinking about finding a job in Japan in earnest, so I decided to apply for FAST OFFER International Program (formerly Study Go Work JAPAN Program) of ASIA to JAPAN. At first, I was worried about my Japanese level, but I decided to take on the challenge. Surprisingly, ASIA to JAPAN contacted me on the day I applied and told me why I wanted to work in Japan and why I would like to write in Japanese about the final year project at my university. I thought hard, asked a Japanese teacher for guidance, and thought about the text. Immediately after sending the text, I passed the first screening and was to undergo a Skype interview for the second screening. I started practicing Japanese conversation for the Skype interview. At the Skype interview, we talked about why we want to work in Japan, the final year project, and what kind of company we want to work for. After the Skype interview, I started making a PR video to send to the company I wanted. Later, I was told that I had been asked to interview by several companies. Prior to the interview in Japan, an online test with each company was set up. The questions are mainly my specialty, Programming and It was related to Mathematics. There were some companies that couldn’t be interviewed because their Japanese ability wasn’t enough, but in the end, I was able to choose from three companies. Due to the spread of the coronavirus, I was not able to go to Japan for an interview, but an interview was conducted using Zoom. Thanks to the cooperation of ASIA to JAPAN student mentors, I was able to answer the questions without being nervous during the interview. I anticipated and prepared for the questions that might be asked during the interview. Each interview lasted about 30 minutes and was interviewed by three companies in one day. I was able to get a job offer from one company I wanted. After that, I had a meeting with ASIA to JAPAN and the host company, and I was able to hear about job offers and salaries.

If you have a student who wants to work in Japan, don’t give up just because you are not confident in Japanese. I will start working for a Japanese company in April 2021. I can’t say that I was able to fully master Japanese while I was in college. Still, I took a step forward. I am very much looking forward to working in Japan from now on.

Finally, I would like to thank ASIA to JAPAN. Thank you very much. I’m really looking forward to working in Japan.