From a senior foreigner working in a construction company
one thing

I have had the opportunity to work overseas since I was young, and have built roads in Hawaii and North Africa, but I think Japan is the easiest place to work.

Japan has a lot of earthquakes, but for example mountain tunnels and buildings are not easily damaged. It is a great country with advanced technology and is a safe place to work.

Also, the company I work for now has very strict rules and provides employees with everything they need, such as a place to live and work tools. Japan has a low crime rate and is a comfortable place to live. It's very quiet, so I can concentrate on my work. It's a country I recommend.

The most difficult part of my job is understanding Japanese, so when I get home I study by writing kanji and write down words I've learned from watching TV and YouTube.

My hobby is drawing, and I draw heavy machinery and equipment with a pencil. That's how I learned the names of the machines we use on-site, so I think it was also helpful in learning the job.

I was born into a very poor family and I don't want my children to have the same experience. That's why I want to work hard in Japan to improve the lives of my wife and children. Of course, my family supports me, and that gives me strength.

I have worked in Africa and Qatar, and one time I came to Japan because there were job openings in the construction industry.

After all, Japanese people and Filipinos have different personalities and cultures. I am trying to understand Japanese personalities and work methods little by little, and act while thinking about what is expected of me.

There are times when the work is difficult and I am given strict reprimands, but I feel at ease because they teach me thoroughly and take care of me until the end.

Since becoming specified skilled workers, I have been able to repair my house in the Philippines and buy a car. That is what makes me happiest.

I think Japan is a great country because there is work every day and the salary is paid properly. That is why I and my family back home can live. Japanese people are very kind and always support me when I have a problem, which is very helpful.

I also love the beauty of nature, and I also love culture. On my days off, my company president takes me to Japanese shrines. We pray to the gods with our hands together, and it feels really good.

At work, I learned how to prepare before work and the importance of tidying things up. My dream for the future is to return to Cambodia with the experience I gained working in Japan and start my own company. I love civil engineering, so I would like to try to do a big construction project that rivals the one I have at my current company.

There were three other technical intern trainees, including me, who joined my current company. I felt at ease knowing that I had friends from the start.

A year ago, I married a Vietnamese woman who works in Japan, introduced to me by Shiriai. My wife works in the manufacturing of automobile parts. Her contract is about to end, so she will return to Vietnam first. We have children, so I plan to return to Vietnam in a few years.

Okayama, where the company is located, is a comfortable place with clean air. The fish is fresh and delicious. Japanese people are all kind and have taught me a lot about work and life. That's why I've come to love Japan.

When I return to Vietnam, I would like to use the work skills and experience I have acquired in Japan to work for a Japanese company.

At first, it was difficult because I didn't understand Japanese and didn't know anyone. It's been seven years since I came to Japan, and now I'm pretty used to both work and life here.

The good thing about working at this company is that my coworkers are kind enough to teach me how to do my job. It's been two years since I got Specified Skills, and my salary has increased. I'm happiest when I work hard and get a good salary.

I was surprised that the town in Okayama is deserted at night, which is different from Vietnam. However, I don't feel lonely because I have friends living nearby. On my days off, I hang out at my friends' houses drinking Japanese beer together.

My dream is to go back to my home country and start a construction company, so I am currently working hard to learn the Japanese way of doing things.

I came to Japan to earn money and learn how to work. When I saw the news about Japan in Vietnam, I thought I could live a safe and good life here.

Everyone at work is kind and gentle. The chairman also cares about my lifestyle. At first, I didn't know how to take out the trash or follow traffic rules, but he kindly taught me.

My job is to set up scaffolding as a scaffolder. The rules in the Japanese construction industry are stricter than in Vietnam. But I think it's good because I can work safely. My coworkers also taught me how to do the job.

My goal is to earn a lot of money and support my family in Vietnam. I want to work hard for another two years and then go back to Vietnam.

I had heard from friends in the same country that "Japan has beautiful scenery and many beautiful places," and "Japanese people are kind and will teach you anything." So I wanted to go there myself, and decided to work in Japan.

My most enjoyable memory from working at my current company is the end-of-year party. Everyone in the company would get together and play games. If we won, we got presents, so it was really exciting.

As I have heard from my friends, Japanese people are really kind and will help you at any time, so there is no need to worry. For those of you who are thinking of working in Japan, I am looking forward to working with you.

It was my dream to work in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, and I am very happy to be able to live in the city I have always dreamed of.

My current enjoyment is playing futsal with my coworkers on my day off once every two weeks. I was very happy that my company made me a uniform. I also enjoy visiting Buddhist statues, and the one I was most surprised by out of all the Buddhist statues I have seen was the Ushiku Daibutsu in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is said to be the third largest in the world, so I would like everyone to go and see it at least once.

At work, I have been working hard as a liaison between my juniors and the foremen at the work site, as I have gained a lot of experience as a craftsman. In the future, I want to marry my boyfriend in Japan, so I want to continue working at my current company, improve my skills, and increase my income.

When I came to my current company, my senior colleagues from Myanmar were already working there. They were kind and helped me out by explaining the work in an easy-to-understand way. I didn't know the rules of life in Japan and didn't know how to ride the train, but my senior colleagues and the president taught me those things, so I was able to quickly get used to Japanese culture.

Nowadays, I enjoy traveling on my days off. My number one recommendation is to go see the Great Buddha. So far, I've been to the Kamakura Great Buddha in Kanagawa Prefecture and the Ushiku Great Buddha in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Japanese food is a little sweet for me because I like spicy food in Myanmar, but it's still delicious. My favorite is sukiyaki. If you have a chance, please try it.

To be honest, I thought that I would earn some money during my few years in Japan as a technical intern trainee and then go back to Myanmar. But now that I have Specified Skills, the more I work hard, the more my efforts are recognized and I can live a good life. Japan has become my second home country.

If possible, I would like to become Specified Skills No. 2 and bring my family to Japan. My dream now is to live in Japan with my family and live a rich life.

I also want to one day share Japanese wallpaper techniques with Myanmar. In Myanmar, everything is just painted except for high-end hotels and apartments. I want to use the techniques I've acquired to help spread wallpaper more widely.

When I told my family that I wanted to go to Japan, they were against it at first. However, I wanted to live on my own, so I persuaded my family to let me come to Japan to learn new skills, and I was able to come. I was grateful that my family supported me in the end.

The first thing that was difficult for me when I came to Japan was learning Japanese. I don't usually study much. But I would write down new words I heard that day in a notebook, and when I was on the train, I would look up their meanings in a dictionary. That's how I slowly learned words and kanji.

What made me happy was that thanks to my Japanese studies, I was able to win the top prize at a Japanese speech contest held by a Japanese company. Japanese is difficult, but please rest assured that if you study it little by little, you will be able to speak it.