We are proud to announce that we have now officially started a collaboration with the Naganuma School in Tokyo. The Naganuma School is one of the best Japanese language schools, it has a long tradition, a lot of experienced teachers and offers a great variety of programs.

This collaboration is just one of the things we are working on for you guys behind the scenes. There’s much more to come. So, stay tuned

In recent light of my return to Japan and all the craziness that has been going on in my life leading up to this moment of actually being here and realizing all my hard work and effort coming true, I thought I would make a little post sharing why I think you should also make the move/visit to the good ol’ land of the rising sun.

1) For starters, you (like everyone around you) ain’t getting any younger

• Let’s face facts: we all get old, we all die, we all only got one shot at this crazy thing called life. All we can do is try and experience as much as we can with the time we are given. The best time to do anything is when you are young, and you are only young ONCE. The older we get the more caught up in the routines and drudges of day-to-day living. If you’ve been thinking long and hard if going to Japan is the right thing for you, save yourself the hassle and just do it! All that time spent contemplating only takes up that precious currency of yours called TIME. And hey, in the end, if you really didn’t like it here… move back. At least you did it while you were young. LIVE WITH NO REGRETS!

Hellooooooooooo GtoJ’ers out there!

Drew here and I’d like to extend a very warm welcome from my current location in my apartment in TOKYO, JAPAN. Yep, the time has finally come, and it is NOW that Mission GETtoJAPAN is an official go. Fab and I will be working our butts off to make sure you guys get over here and get the right knowhow, the best (and only the best) information, hook ups, and support for coming to Japan to work, live, or spend a couple weeks here on vacation! Whatever your needs, we are here to provide you with support and classy service

Ok, we already told you that there’ll be some changes to the immigration law in our last post. A lot of you already in Japan might be wondering what they have to do and what’s gonna change for them, so we have the most important infos for you here.

There’ll be a couple of changes to the Japanese immigration law this year affecting every single foreigner in Japan. We summed up the main changes and also explain how that’s gonna affect you.

1. Who is subject to the new system?

All foreigners staying in Japan mid- to long-term – obviously legally. That includes everyone who’s in Japan on one of the following visa

• Engineer
• Specialist in Humanities/international services
• Intra-company transferee
• Student
• Researcher
• Professor and teacher
• Business manager/investor
• Designated activities
• Dependent
• Cultural activities
• Permanent resident
• Spouse of Japanese National
• etc.

So, the new system basically applies to everyone except short-term visitors such as tourists and people on business trips.