What is a good job in Tokyo, Japan? What are the requirements?
In Japanese newspapers and magazines, dishwashers are written as "Washiba" in job advertisements, and there are a lot of job offers for "Washiba" at any given time. It is customary for middle-aged and elderly women to work as dishwashers in Japan. However, since their work is relatively independent and simple, and they need to use fewer words, they are suitable for foreign students who have just arrived in Japan as a transitional job at the beginning of their careers, and since the owners of hotels are more willing to hire strong students than middle-aged and elderly women, foreign students can apply for this kind of job with a very low level of Japanese. Therefore, international students with a low level of Japanese language proficiency have a higher chance of success in applying for this kind of job. The pay for dishwashers varies from place to place in Japan, but is generally not too high, ranging from 800 to 950 yen per hour in Tokyo. In terms of job content, in addition to dishwashing, it is not uncommon to be asked to assist other staff during peak business hours at a restaurant to help with tasks such as washing, chopping, passing, and arranging cutlery, and the owner will not increase the wage for this. The job of a newspaper delivery person is advertised as "News Distribution". In Japan, newspapers are published in both morning and evening editions, so there are two types of newspaper delivery work: morning and evening editions. For the morning edition, the delivery time is usually from 5:00 to 6:00 in the morning, and for the evening edition, the delivery time is from 16:00 to 17:00. Whether it is the morning edition or the evening edition of the newspaper delivery, the newspaper delivery staff must go to the newspaper office in advance to get the newspaper, and in the stipulated time, the newspaper will be accurately delivered to their own responsible area of each subscription in the home. Because newspaper delivery covers a wide range of work, the slightest error will lead to complaints, so the newspaper delivery staff's work requires a high degree of responsibility, must be rain or shine, accurate and timely. Generally speaking, newspaper carriers are paid an average of 1,000 to 1,200 yen per hour, or a monthly rate of 45,000 to 50,000 yen per month. Newspapers are delivered on bicycles and mopeds. In addition, porters for moving companies, handymen at vegetable and fruit wholesale markets, cleaners for cleaning companies, and handymen for road construction are also options for international students who are new to Japan. However, these types of jobs are generally very labor-intensive and the pay is not very high, so avoid these types of jobs if possible. As you get to know and familiarize yourself with Japanese society, and as your Japanese language skills continue to improve, there is a wider range of temporary jobs available to international students, including salespersons in department stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores, hostesses and take-out workers in hotels and restaurants, and assemblers in factories, etc. International students can apply for these types of jobs. These jobs are relatively less labor-intensive and the pay is higher. Foreign students who are proficient in Japanese can choose jobs that are mainly mental labor. For example, there are many "Chinese language classes" in various cities in Japan, where many Japanese people who love Chinese culture learn Chinese. This type of Chinese language classroom often employs Chinese students as teachers, especially those who have had teaching experience in Chinese universities, middle schools and elementary schools before they went to Japan to study, and are very popular with the organizers of these classes. In addition, with the frequent economic exchanges between China and Japan, many Japanese companies are in urgent need of Chinese interpreters, and this type of work not only has a wide range of contacts and activities, but also has a relatively high remuneration.