Teach in Japan - No Japanese, no problem?

Teach in Japan - No Japanese, no problem?


Hi, I am currently studying History and Social Studies for Secondary Education at University and have taken a few Japanese language classes and am very interested in the idea of ESL teaching. My question is is it necessary to be able to speak Japanese in order to obtain a job in ESL?


Obviously it would help for living there, but is it generally a requirement of the positions. I don't intend to not further my limited knowledge of Japanese, just right now with schoolwork I don't have much time for something that doesn't fit into my degree. Thanks for the help!