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MemberQuestions about Transitioning from Tourist to Finding a Job and Work Visa
Hello,
I am curious as someone who is neurodivergent with additional invisible disabilities, how hard is it to go from being a tourist with disabilities to finding a job that would sponsor a work visa in Japan knowing that I have said disabilities?
I would be interested in one day getting permanent residency or naturalizing but that would require…
Reply to Traveling as a group of Neurodivergent Friends to Tokyo
Thank you! This is very helpful, I really appreciate your response. I will let my friends know.
One of my friends joining me really wants to try a good Kabayaki restaurant when he is in Tokyo, do you have recommendations for one which is accessible? We heard that sometimes good restaurants require a reservation several weeks to a month in…
Traveling as a group of Neurodivergent Friends to Tokyo
I will be traveling to Japan from Jan 22-Feb 20, 2025 with two or three friends who are neurodivergent or on the spectrum, I myself have my own mental health and neurological struggles but am considered situationally more high functioning than some of my friends and can appear more “normal” as long as my conversion disorder does not flare up…
Reply to 2 Weeks in Japan: When should I go?
I’ve been there during Christmas season before and it’s definitely more tolerable temperature-wise. I am going again Jan 22-Feb 20, 2025 and can give you an update while I am there or after, if you want to consider a similar time range for 2026.
Reply to Service Dogs in Japan
Hopefully the combination of advocates, lawmakers, and health care workers will bring the matter up for discussion and future policy change.
Service dogs for those with less visible disabilities would be a life changer for many and reduce the burden on care workers where service dogs could do the job or assist and allow care workers to help…
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