Leaving China for...any job in Japan???

[Socratesabroad]

I'm an American who's been studying in China the last 8 yrs but I accidentally overstayed my visa. Thanks to China's new immigration law, I have a month until I must leave the country for good.

So, now I'm looking for any job opportunities in Japan. I'm comfortable in Japanese (I pay the bills as a technical translator) and highly conversant in Chinese. I've haven't had to job hunt in 11 years or so, so I'm more than out of practice.

I'm also 39 and formerly lived in Japan (7+ yrs).

Any suggestions? At this point I'm not choosy about where I'd live (lived in pre-meltdown Fukushima for 2 yrs and Tokyo for 5) and since I'm unmarried I can relocate anywhere. Obviously, I'll have to find a cheap short-stay place first until I've saved up enough to rent better.

Any ideas or suggestions, I'm desperate...

[Zeth3D]

http://www.careercross.com/

(This is what I am currently using for job hunting)

[Mike Oxlong]

Daijob might have a few listings.

[GomiGirl]

Bummer that you overstayed your visa - it is really easier to do than most people think. I nearly did it once but managed to get my butt to immigration with the forms at 3:45pm on the day that it expired. Fortunately, in those days, immigration was just at Shibuya and only 20 minutes walk from my office... (so I had no excuse really)

Second the whole CareerCross on-line search option.