Options after bachelor’s in Area Studies?

Hello.

I am currently 21 and studying Area Studies (specializing in East Asia) in a small European country. I just finished my third year of university and I'm set to graduate June 2026. My studies are fairly broad, including a little bit of everything like politics and history, but are classified as belonging to the humanities. I'm around N3, having studied Japanese at my university. I am not a native English speaker. My goal is to live and study (or work) in Japan.

I had the opportunity to study abroad in Japan and I absolutely fell in love with it. I have been feeling depressed ever since I came home. So far, I've managed to think of a few possible paths after graduation:

1. Getting a master's degree in Japan. I'm thinking of going to a different field, like communications or global studies. I would have initially loved going for Japanese studies, but after giving it some thought, this degree seems pretty useless if I were to work in Japan.

2. Going to language school. Since I am around N3, I was thinking of reaching Business Japanese or taking university preparatory courses, as the Japanese-taught master's programs require N2 or N1.

3. Just looking for work in Japan. I should be eligible for a working visa with a bachelor's degree. I'm willing to work in something unrelated to save up for master's or while looking for other jobs.

4. Working holiday visa. Perhaps not a bad idea for job hunting, but I'd have to go back to my country to change into a working visa, which I think that most employers wouldn't find appealing. Also, I'd only be able to apply once.

5. Applying for JET as a CIR. Most likely impossible straight out of university. This requires Japanese N1. Unfortunately, my country doesn't offer ALT positions. Other than that, a bachelor's degree is required. But I'm scared that having no real experience will make this choice difficult.

Also, I am not opposed to applying to vocational school.

I'm just not really sure what to do. I can't really teach English as I'm not a native speaker. I'm also aware I didn't choose an in-demand bachelor's, but I only have a year of studying left. I've never been one for STEM or IT, so I guess that ship has sailed as well.

The reason I'm reluctant to stay in my country and do a master's here is because I really don't see a future here. Prices keep rising and wages fail to keep up, but I guess that's just how it is in a lot of places. Also, the job prospects here seem grim. Another aspect is that access to Japanese is veeerrryyy limited here, so I don't think I could reach N2 or N1 by myself.

Any suggestions? What would you do in my situation? TIA!