After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in China, Jessica Zhang chose to look for work in Japan. She is now studying Japanese at a language school in Kyoto on a student visa while working as a supermarket cashier. She plans to improve her Japanese to an upper-intermediate level, which many employers expect, before applying for a full-time job and switching to a work visa. “I’m working by the hour now, and the pay is quite good by Chinese standards, though prices for daily necessities in Japan...
Why Japan’s job market is attracting more Chinese university graduates
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SCMP - Feed 91By Mandy Zuo
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in China, Jessica Zhang chose to look for work in Japan. She is now studying Japanese at a language school in Kyoto on a student visa while working as a supermarket cashier. She plans to improve her Japanese to an upper-intermediate level, which many employers expect, before applying for a full-time job and switching to a work visa. “I’m working by the hour now, and the pay is quite good by Chinese standards, though prices for daily necessities in Japan.
Key Takeaways
- Why Japan’s job market is attracting more Chinese university graduates.
- After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in China, Jessica Zhang chose to look for work in Japan.
- She is now studying Japanese at a language school in Kyoto on a student visa while working as a supermarket cashier.
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