If you look at the data working hours have been declining steadily over the years. It could be the case that this is just old news that refuses to die because there's no clicks in updating it.
Incidentally, I think this is a big part of why the similarly flawed perception of Japan as the suicide capital of the world continues to spread, despite the stats telling us that Japan is fairly normal.
Another part if the reason could be that there have been several prominent cases of people literally dropping dead due to overwork, which reinforces the perception that this is a uniquely Japanese phenomenon. You only have to look at the people working to death or mental breakdowns in finance and legal roles in London and NYC to see that its not uniquely Japanese.
The last part of it I can think of is that a lot of the exploitative companies are in the English "education" sector, where most English speakers in Japan will have first hand experience. Because of the language barrier, its very easy for disgruntled English "teachers" to spread the image that this is the way Japan is for everyone.
Never done it personally but from my friends who do, all the private eikaiwas are basically black as shit because their fundamental business model is exploiting disposable foreign labor.
Dispatch Assistant Language Teacher positions also have a reputation for being shady and black.
That said, most English industry positions aren't black in terms of overtime because they want to keep you 1 hour under the limit for full time benefits. They are black in terms of denying you benefits, treating you like shit, and being hives of power abuse and sexual harassment.
Oh, and theres a very good chance that you'll be the only foreign staff member who's not an ethnonationalist chud.
If you're planning to go as a gap year or something, then yeah it's an easy way of putting food on the table. Grit your teeth and bear it.
If you want to make a career of it, absolutely get qualified as a proper teacher and try to find a job at a private school or even university before you go.
Hard for me to say tbh.
If you look at the data working hours have been declining steadily over the years. It could be the case that this is just old news that refuses to die because there's no clicks in updating it.
Incidentally, I think this is a big part of why the similarly flawed perception of Japan as the suicide capital of the world continues to spread, despite the stats telling us that Japan is fairly normal.
Another part if the reason could be that there have been several prominent cases of people literally dropping dead due to overwork, which reinforces the perception that this is a uniquely Japanese phenomenon. You only have to look at the people working to death or mental breakdowns in finance and legal roles in London and NYC to see that its not uniquely Japanese.
The last part of it I can think of is that a lot of the exploitative companies are in the English "education" sector, where most English speakers in Japan will have first hand experience. Because of the language barrier, its very easy for disgruntled English "teachers" to spread the image that this is the way Japan is for everyone.
I’m looking to teach English in Japan. What are some red flags for black companies?
Never done it personally but from my friends who do, all the private eikaiwas are basically black as shit because their fundamental business model is exploiting disposable foreign labor.
Dispatch Assistant Language Teacher positions also have a reputation for being shady and black.
That said, most English industry positions aren't black in terms of overtime because they want to keep you 1 hour under the limit for full time benefits. They are black in terms of denying you benefits, treating you like shit, and being hives of power abuse and sexual harassment.
Oh, and theres a very good chance that you'll be the only foreign staff member who's not an ethnonationalist chud.
If you're planning to go as a gap year or something, then yeah it's an easy way of putting food on the table. Grit your teeth and bear it.
If you want to make a career of it, absolutely get qualified as a proper teacher and try to find a job at a private school or even university before you go.