[GalaxyHead]

I applied to a job posting on my University's private career center website...thing.

The company is International Education Services in Shibuya-ku.

Here is the contact info and such:

Gregory Jankunis
International Education Services
Rose Hikawa Bldg. 2FHigashi 2-22-14
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
150-0011
Japan

[GalaxyHead]

The company I applied to stated that while Japanese language knowledge is not required, applicants who have some knowledge of the language are urged to apply. Probably more for culture shock issues than anything else.

[GalaxyHead]

So does anyone know how legit this International Education Services in Shibuya is? They sent me instructions for the next step in the application but I want to make sure they aren't scamming me. I read all of their documents and they don't ask me to pay them money so it doesn't seem like a scam, but the documents seem shoddy.

Also, they claim to pay $30 bucks an hour or a minimum salary of 30,000 grand a year (3 million yen) depending on what you teach, 14 paid holidays, and 6 days vacation after 6 months. How much is rent in Shibuya/Tokyo a month, food, etc? Is that enough to live on and have some spending money ):?

[GalaxyHead]

People in Japan don't ignore this, serious questions.

[GalaxyHead]

Well the company says they have a guarantor who will help me set up everything from housing to banking and such.

My only beef is that my student loan company here won't take payments from an international bank, and I don't really have the a few thousand dollars to get set up there to start working.

[GalaxyHead]

Considering I have nothing to borrow against, yeah. I HAVE a credit card, I just don't want to be thousands more in debt right now.