Dating for Foreigners

This article is just a very general overview of what the dating scene is like for foreigners in Japan. Of course people have very different experiences while living in Japan. But this is just to give you a basic idea. The amount of female assistant language teachers in Japan is only around 30% which is … Continue reading →

Ways to Improve the ALT System in Japan

People were really angry about my last post that I wrote claiming that I don’t believe the ALT system in Japan is working. I think mainly people thought I was attacking the whole idea of having foreign teachers in Japan, which I wasn’t, I just don’t believe how we are currently implemented is working. Here … Continue reading →

Are foreigners as language teachers in Japan damaging?

In this post I am going to be a gigantic hypocrite and tell you that I do not believe that the system in Japan is working. That the importation of hundreds of foreign English-speaking “teachers” is not a good thing, and to some consequence could be damaging to what is already a flawed system. Reinforcing … Continue reading →