I'm currently in university (getting a second bachelor's in Japanese language (I've already got a bachelor's in Zoology) (but I'm also looking for jobs in Japan). After a graduate, I'm hoping to move in with my partner (who is a native Japanese living in a rural town in Shizuoka). But I want to get a job with JET or INTERAC to do teaching and have an income (because I don't want to be a freeloader and I like keeping my mind busy). We are also not married yet because we want to live with each other for a year before we get married (and sort out finances because we both don't have the best income backgrounds (I come from a lower income background in the UK and my partner works at a hotel), but we are okay and happy).
I've heard that JET and INTERAC is a good place to get a job as a foreigner. But the worry I have is that JET and INTERAC has the tendency to place foreigners in random areas of the country (such as Okinawa or Akita etc.), which is too far away and will prevent me from living with my partner (my partner has stable employment where he is now, so I don't want him to uproot everything, also, I heard that finding a new job in Japan for a Japanese native is very difficult).
I have stayed in Japan (I've just got back). I lived near Ikebukuro, which I did like, but I had to take a few train rides to get to be with my partner, which can get costly in the long term. I like Ikebukuro, but the "sabishii" is very painful.) and I want to live in Japan with my partner (I'm British and England has very strict laws when it comes to bringing foreign spouses to the UK (you have to earn at least £40,000 a year which very few people do), so bringing my partner to the UK isn't an option (also, I don't like the UK, despite being a native, it's not a safe place to raise a family).
If I were to end up being VERY far away from my partner (he was very supportive during my stay in Japan), I know that I wouldn't be able to cope well and the stress and anxiety from the sabishii would negatively effect my medical condition (reactive hypoglycemia. It's rare, but easily manageable and I rarely get hypos nowadays, even during my time in Japan. I only had a very mild hypo whilst swimming in a pool resort with my partner, who noticed one of my earliest symptoms and got me an "ice cream burrito" (I don't know the proper name of it, but that's what it looked and tasted like). Again, my partner is very supportive. Love him to bits! 🥰).
I'd be happy to hear what you suggest (whether it's how to explain to JET and INTERAC about the situation or applying for an alternative company, I'm happy to hear any and all options and suggestions). As this has gotten me very worried.
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