“Welcome to the land of the rising sun. This is a country that is known for friendliness and also its prowess in technology. We have all heard of Toyotas and Nissans prowess in the global market. In this country, the importance of English has fast gained popularity than their latest produced technical genius.
An English job in Japan is one of the most privileged jobs amongst many others. Why is teaching English in Japan considered to be one of the most important things to do? The fact is Japan like China has never been known for its dominance in understanding English. They do speak and write their national Japanese dialect and mostly, nothing else.
The one big plus factor in teaching English in Japan is that the people there are very friendly. The job in itself is viewed so prestigiously that a teacher teaching English in Japan could be treated as a Samurai. The importance of English to Japan as an economy cannot be undermined. With a lot of foreign investors interested in investing in some of Japans success stories, Japan can no longer keep their doors shut on people who speak and write English.
Why? A couple of decades ago, when you...