From a senior foreigner working in a construction company
one thing

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, at first, as a Technical Intern Training student, I was thinking about returning to Myanmar after spending money during the few years I was in Japan. But now that I'm a Specified Skills, if I do my best, I can see the effort as much as I work hard, and I can live a good life. Japan is now 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.

I've been working at Plastering since I was 17. When I was in China, I had heard that Japan's construction technology was advancing, so I came to Japan because I wanted to experience it and make it my own. When I actually work, the tools and materials I use are different from those in China, and I am learning.

The president is a very nice person, and I feel that he cares about me. When the coronavirus was spreading, he provided me with masks and disinfectant, and made sure I was healthy, which was very helpful. Thanks to him, I have never contracted the coronavirus.

Every year, we accept students from China and Indonesia Technical Intern Training our children, so we try our best to be a good example for them. If I were to give advice to everyone who is coming to Japan from now on, it would be to study Japanese as much as possible. If you continue to work hard in Japan, you will definitely be recognized. Good luck!

One of the reasons I have been working at my current workplace for a long time is that the seniors who taught me how to do my job were kind. In construction companies in China, they would sometimes shout or yell at people when teaching them how to do their jobs. But in Japan, that didn't happen as much, and they spoke calmly, so it was easy to work there.

Also, I was lucky that I could understand the meaning of Kanji because they use it in Japan. Especially in the construction industry, there are signs at construction sites saying things like "Safety First" and "Danger," so you know where you need to be careful. I was grateful that Kanji existed to help me work safely.

My hard work was recognized, and in 2020 I was awarded Recognition of Excellent Foreign Construction Workers. In 2022, I became the second person in the country to receive Specified Skills No. 2 status. This means I can now bring my family to Japan. I was able to achieve all of this thanks to the support of my company. I am truly grateful.

The people at the company are really kind to me. Once, when my family in China got sick, the vice president said to me, "If you're ever in financial trouble, we'll lend you some money, so just let us know." I was very grateful.

I became Specified Skills No. 2 so that I could invite my 18-year-old daughter, 10-year-old son, and wife to live with me in Japan. My family has always wanted to live in Japan, so this is finally a dream come true.

My job is a lot of fun. I'm working hard right now to get my large vehicle license. I passed the test for my medium-sized vehicle license on the first try, and got 96 points out of 100. I'll do my best to pass it on the first try again!

The seniors in the company are all Concrete pressure feeding professionals. When I had just come to Japan, my seniors helped me with the hard work. Also, on other occasions, he took over the difficult tasks. I was impressed by their kindness.

I chose Concrete pressure feeding in the construction industry because the job content is interesting. It is very rewarding when operating pumps and running machines. One of the attractions is that when you learn one skill, you can do new tasks again, and your work becomes more enjoyable.

I obtained Specified Skills No. 2 residence status in order to bring my family over to China. I have two young children, and my current goal is to live with them, so I want to make that happen as soon as possible.

I have a wife and child in China, and I came to Japan to enrich my family's life. When I came to Japan, my son was still young, but now he is a high school student and working hard to pass his entrance exams. Now that I have been granted Specified Skills No. 2 status, I am happy that I can live in Japan with my family in China.

Thanks to my senior colleagues' teachings, I can now do anything at work. When I first joined the company, my senior colleagues would make me stand next to them and demonstrate how to do things in front of me. They would explain things slowly so it was easy to understand, and I would imitate their example and teach my junior colleagues in the same way.

I have never experienced discrimination at the work site because I am Chinese. After I worked hard and became a foreman, the site supervisor and other company employees began to trust me, and my work became even easier. Now, I want to study Japanese more and improve my reading and writing skills.

Japan is quiet and beautiful. In other countries, the city noise is loud.
I think Japan is a good environment to raise children in. I would like to continue working in Japan and bring my family here.
I now keep in touch with my two sons (ages 6 and 5) every day via Facebook and video calls.

Everyone at the company is kind to me.
The teamwork is good. Everyone enjoys their work, so it's fun to work together.
The president and general managers often talk to me, asking things like, "Are you getting used to Japan?" and "Is work going well?"

My current goal is to get my driver's license by the end of this year.
Then, in a couple of years, I'd like to buy a Mazda and drive myself to the work site.

After graduating from high school, I attended a Japanese language class at the sending agency for one year. However, after actually coming to Japan,
I became able to use Japanese through my work and daily life.
My current goal is to pass the N2 Japanese exam. I also enjoy voice chatting with Japanese people while playing PC games, which is a hobby of mine, to improve my Japanese.

The work of my superiors and seniors is perfect. It is done carefully and with a high level of completion. I am still not as good as them, but I am studying to become like them.
My younger brother is coming to Japan soon. He has not been able to come to Japan for a while due to the coronavirus, but we will finally be able to work together.