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- Subject: Guide for Teaching English in Japan
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 23:40:19 GMT
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- I am distributing a booklet called "A Comprehensive Guide For
- Teaching English in Japan".
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- This valuable booklet (60 pages & some figures) provides you everything
- you need to know about conducting job hunting and living in Japan.
- (e.g. medical insurance, budget travelling, Japan railway pass etc.)
- It includes detailed information of 50 famous language school in Japan.
- Even If you have no intention to teach English in Japan, this booklet
- still is an excellent reference for anyone who is interested in Japan.
- We charge a minimum cost price of US$10 (including S&H expenses).
- If you are interested, send your name and address with a check to
- M. Yoshida, 2125 rue St-Marc, Apt. 1110, Montreal, PQ, Canada H3H 2P1.
- Please allow two weeks for processing. Reliable !
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- The following are the contents of the booklet:
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- Part 1 Why Teach English in Japan?..................3
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- Part 2 Qualifying Yourself to be a English Teacher..5
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- Part 3 Fixing Up a Job in Advance...................6
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- The JET Programme..................................7
- Other Teaching Opportunities.......................8
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- Part 4 Conducting Job Hunt on the Spot.............10
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- Part 5 Conditions of Work..........................14
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- Contracts.........................................14
- Students..........................................15
- Allowances(Employment)............................16
- Bonuses...........................................16
- Accommodations....................................16
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- Part 6 Leisure Time................................18
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- Coffee Shops......................................19
- Alcoholic Beverages...............................19
- Cinemas...........................................20
- Budget Travelling.................................20
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- Part 7 Discovering Life in Japan...................22
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- Airports..........................................22
- Alien Registration................................22
- Area Codes........................................22
- Banking Services..................................23
- Banks.............................................23
- Bowing............................................24
- China Town........................................25
- Chinese...........................................25
- Clinics...........................................25
- Commuting.........................................26
- Convenience Agencies..............................26
- Cram Schools......................................27
- Credit Credits....................................27
- Crime.............................................27
- Department Stores.................................28
- Driver's Licenses.................................29
- Driving in Japan..................................29
- Electricity.......................................30
- Employment Agencies...............................30
- Foreigners in Japan...............................31
- Foreign Children Born in Japan....................31
- Foreign Students in Japan.........................31
- Japanese Society..................................32
- Japan National Tourist............................33
- Japan Rail Passes.................................34
- Japan Travel Phone................................34
- Japan Youth Hostels...............................35
- Job Hunting in Japan..............................35
- Medical Care......................................36
- National Holidays.................................37
- Newspapers in English.............................38
- Permanent Residency...............................38
- Postal Service....................................38
- Signs.............................................39
- Social Security...................................40
- Subways...........................................40
- Supermarkets......................................40
- Subway Maps.......................................41
- Taxes.............................................42
- Telephones........................................42
- Tipping...........................................42
- Toilets...........................................43
- Water.............................................43
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- Part 8 List of Language Schools (50)...............44
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