How do i become legal in japan to work and live there ??

I know that you love anime stuff and all that, but the problem with you is that you literally know NOTHING about Japan. Japan isn't a country you can simply define with Naruto or few phrases such as "Kawai" or "Arigato Gozaimatsu". The difference between the US and Japan isn't only culture or traditional costumes but also social rules and even attitudes toward foreigners. Although I have visited Japan and highly appreciate its culture, history and social rules-not manga or anime though. I'm not an otaku- I don't wish to move to Japan since I do know that my life will have to go through some hard times. So, before 'moving' into Japan with NO IDEA, why don't you at least have a talk with a native Japanese-not a manga fanatic-and VISIT Japan and get SOME IDEA? Japan you may thinking of is a nonexistent. Also, you will never see what you see in mangas. BE REALISTIC and enjoy your life in the 'Land of Free.' Japan is a good place to visit for tourism. But it is a bad place for foreigners- especially non-Asians - to live in. Edit1-> Look, " 'Sexy' Sukura". If you have something to say to me, just add some comments besides your question like I'm doing with my answer. Stop bitching around my question about my cat and barking. AND I DON'T CARE ABOUT RACE.

That would be nice if all it took was writing a test and having a certain level of Japanese language ability, but that's not the case. The best way is to be hired by a Japanese company who will sponsor your visa application. You can do that by applying for Japanese jobs advertised where you live. For most people that means having an interview to work as an English instructor in Japan. You could apply to such companies as GEOS or NOVA who sometimes have recruiting offices in Western countries. The best way for many people is to go over on the JET Programme after they finished their university degree. It's a government run programme which sets most participants up in jr. high schools anywhere and everywhere in Japan as assistant teachers. Every situation is different, but in general the programme takes care of a lot of things that other people have to worry about, such as housing, visa, health insurance, phone, stuff like that. These are just a couple of ways of legally getting your foot in the door to Japan. You can marry a Japanese citizen. You can work illegally, just going over as a vacationer, but staying. You can go over on vacation, find accomodation, then look for someone willing to sponsor your visa. Many places won't do that, but you could get lucky. If you check gaijinpot.com, there are many job opportunities, but the vast majority require that you already have a working visa and already live in Japan. You can go over on a student visa, study at school there, and work part-time. That would assume you've already got the money to pay for your expenses. You don't have to know any Japanese to teach English. The more you know, usually the better, but that's only for your personal sake. Most employers actually prefer that you're sort of dumb to the language, and are just a "normal" fluent English speaker who will always use English so all the students can always hear you, and therefore supposedly improve their English. You can go over on a school exchange, assuming you go to school and your school can set it up. You can go over on a business trip for your company that happens to have an office in Japan. You can probably find work in the sex trade or as a hostess, and nobody's going to be asking for proper visa documentation. Hopefully you'll choose one of these, excluding the last, and have a good time in Japan.

you cant. Japan has no use for an unskilled, untallented 18 year old.

Oh lord, I agree with aiwkd 32. I couldnt of said it better myself, dude.

By marrying a Japanese national. Japan is very strict and very tight about giving out visas for anything longer than a 3 week tourist visa. Just to start with you need a Japanese sponsor and a damm good reason, that will get you a whopping 90 days.

To work in Japan and to live in Japan are two different things. First of all to work in Japan you need permission and this is in the form of a visa. The only way to get a visa is to either have a 4 year degree, 10 years documented experience or marry a Japanese citizen. There are specialised visas but you have to show your skill in these categories and you can only work in the category you qualify for. For example, if you're here on a humanities visa you can't go an teach English at NOVA. Visas come in 1 year and 3 year varieties. Rarely do you get a 3 year visa until you've gone through at least 1 visa renewal. Once you've been here 10 years in a row (on a regular visa) or 5 years for a spousal visa, you're now able to apply for permanent residence. Once you get this, you have just about the same rights as a Japanese citizen with the exception that you can't run for office. My suggestion is either go to college, get a degree and try your luck in 4 years, or come here on a 90 day tourist visa and marry some nice Japanese boy.

You are pretty hot.

Get your four year degree, and then get back to me. Unless you want to work in a night club...The chances of becoming a citizen are small, unless you marry a Japanese.

you can get a work visa there. usually people start by getting a study visa then they get a job and then they get a work visa.. marry then become legal after a couple of years. You would need to know japanese if you plan on living and working there. People there hardly know english. Only the international high schools teach english. and thats like a very ssmall percentage of the population. So you would really need to know japanese.