If you are a native speaker of English, you can easily get a job teaching English- either though JET program or Eikaiwa schools. If you speak Japanese and have specialized skills, that would be a big plus. I am going to give websites that might help you to find a job in Japan.

I’ve been teaching in Japan for some time. And you don’t need a TESL/TEFL certificate to get a your first job. The conversation schools will take anyone with a college degree. They need people badly. There’s a high turnover. AEON is the safest English conversation school to work at because they are actually protected by the government, offer private (studio) apartments, good pension, good insurance, and have a decent support system for foreigners. The other conversation schools, no matter how good their websites or commercials look, have gone bankrupt, been bought out, and passed around many times. AEON takes out your power, gas bills from your pay, take care of setting you up with your foreigners ID card, getting a cell, a bank account and making sure you have everything your apartment needs for a week. Other schools can be risky. But honestly, I have friends who have had great experiences and some really bad ones. all depends on where your put and who your coworkers are. Another side, the very serious side, it’s a business. You will be reminded of that everyday and it’s a serious job. They expect you to work, right or wrong, they want you to work hard. You’ll be reminded of that, too. Sometimes you could teach three classes a day or seven. A class size could be 1 to 12. And believe me, you can be an English conversation school teacher easily as long as you’re not a complete drunken tool at the interview. And once you’re in Japan, you can almost be a complete drunken tool and they might try and keep you because some schools are desperate for teachers. Your training is more on the job than anything and honestly, only the strong survive. I’ve met some who just came to Japan, they were like you saying this is my dream, had a rough week and were gone in the middle of the night. Be strong, be confident, and be polite.

There isn’t much of a job market for foreigners in Japan…

once you get your bachelor’s you probably could get a contract with JET or any related programs to work at a school. (however, you need to be a citizen, from what I understand to work at the elementary-high school levels… I’m not sure about eikawa) Or you could get a job as a translator for some company, if your skills are good enough.