Hello, people in these forums have all the experience that my question needs. I spent a year in Japan as an exchange student two years ago. All I want now is to get a career in Japan after getting my degree. I can handle JLPT2 and I think I could study through it all in the following years and go for JLPT1 one day. I've spent my time reading information about working there, and the thing I found out was that getting a visa for a job other than English teaching requires a "special skill" that Japanese don't have. My special skill would be the Finnish language and there is hardly any demand for a job where my language would be needed.
So, getting an English-teaching job would be easier, now I was thinking, is it possible to get a visa for teaching English in Japan if you are not a native English speaker? Is there some kind of test that Japanese recognize (like JLPT) to measure my English skill? Generally, would it be possible (and how hard) for a good Japanese speaker from non-English country to get an English teaching job? I am pretty helpless right now, any other suggestions on getting another kind of job in Japan is also very welcome! I know I must give up the career that I would have chosen here, but getting back to live in Japan goes way ahead it.
I really appreciate any answers.