[secondpillow]

I assume there aren't too m any of you who live in japan. I assume there are even less who have jobs involving puppets.

Yet, does anyone know anything about puppet careers in tokyo? I hear that tokyo disney is a good gig, but if I'm going to move out there, I need backups.

[secondpillow]

Yeah, it's "not be homeless" work that I'm looking for. Though, I wouldn't mind experimenting with homelessness.

[secondpillow]

Not many. I'm at a marionette theater right now that's a full-time thing, but skelethulu is talking about moving to tokyo, which is something I'd like to undertake. But, I'd still like to have a relatively entertaining job, and puppeteering is where it's at in that regard. Looking past what unappealing words "puppet" and "puppeteer" are.

[secondpillow]

I'd be all about joining a bunraku troupe. I only wonder whether it would be harder for a gaijin to join, since the puppeteers are visible and it's a comparatively traditional form.

How about those people who dress up in squirrel costumes and such for commercials? Is it easy to get a job as one of those dudes?

[secondpillow]

Taken advantage of? Are the squirrel slaves poorly paid?

[secondpillow]

Yeah, that's what it's all about.

Anyone else here have stories about being a foreigner and finding work in japan?

[secondpillow]

I don't know what this nova news is. It's irrelevant, because I will not go to japan if teaching english is my only option.

[secondpillow]

That's okay. These plans wouldn't come to fruition for another year or two.