Oxford Seminars Blog » Japan https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog Grads since 1992 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:31:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.5 Top 10 TEFL Markets for 2026 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-markets-2026/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-markets-2026/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:31:30 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5901 Welcome to our long-awaited annual ranking of the top locations for teaching English in 2026. This year is going to have a bit of a variation in that you’ll see a “location” we’ve never included before, but it’s really shown staying power since the pandemic and we just have to include it. Really, if we’re […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-markets-2026/feed/ 0 Top 10 TEFL Opportunities for 2025 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-opportunities-2025/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-opportunities-2025/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:29:45 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5829 Job applications for the 2025 spring term are well underway, and as always we in Job Placement have been busy researching TEFL hot spots for teaching positions in the new year. Read on to explore our top 10 choices for where you should be applying to teach English abroad. China As the supply of teachers […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-opportunities-2025/feed/ 0 Top 10 TEFL Opportunities for 2024 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-opportunities-2024/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-opportunities-2024/#comments Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:45:10 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5750 As schools and recruiters begin scheduling interviews for teaching positions starting in early 2024, our Job Placement Service team has researched where the most plentiful job markets are likely to be in the new year, both in terms of number of openings, and benefits on offer. As is the annual tradition here at Oxford Seminars, […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-opportunities-2024/feed/ 0 Top 10 TEFL Opportunities for 2023 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-opportunities-2023/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-opportunities-2023/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:03:52 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5683 International English teachers the world over will no doubt be overjoyed to learn that most major EFL teaching markets are once again accepting foreign instructors across their borders. Work visas are being sponsored, in some cases with a bit more “red tape”, and schools are clamoring to hire the best candidates for their positions. In […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-opportunities-2023/feed/ 0 5 Fun Activities for Your English Club https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/5-fun-activities-english-club/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/5-fun-activities-english-club/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:00:42 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5609 English teachers abroad can have a great impact on their students, and you might find yourself being asked to form or supervise an extracurricular English club. This is a great opportunity — for reasons you might overlook! For the students, of course, these clubs provide a fun and engaging environment to chat with a native English […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/5-fun-activities-english-club/feed/ 0 A Beginner’s Guide to Renting in Japan and Korea https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/beginners-guide-renting-japan-korea/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/beginners-guide-renting-japan-korea/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:43:22 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5567 For new ESL teachers on their way overseas, there’s a lot to think about – contracts, language and cultural differences, how to teach effectively and, of course, living arrangements. In Japan and Korea, this last one can work a little differently than in other countries, and so it seems worthy of a closer look. When […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/beginners-guide-renting-japan-korea/feed/ 0 Teaching Positions in Asia Soar as Borders Open in Popular TEFL Markets https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-positions-asia-soar-borders-open-popular-tefl-markets/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-positions-asia-soar-borders-open-popular-tefl-markets/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:10:54 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5438 At long last borders opened in March, 2022 to some of the biggest TEFL markets in Asia, with governments in Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam all announcing the easing of COVID-19 entry restrictions for those crossing their borders for work.  JAPAN  Easing of Long-Awaited Border Restrictions Finally Announced  In fact, the government of Japan announced on […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-positions-asia-soar-borders-open-popular-tefl-markets/feed/ 0 What You Can Buy for a Dollar in Japan https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/can-buy-dollar-japan/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/can-buy-dollar-japan/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:07:15 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5425   Teachers the world over know that the dollar store is a great place to get teaching supplies. Classrooms always need pencils, paper, and props for lessons. While Japan doesn’t use the dollar, those embarking on a teaching adventure there can still get everything they need for their classroom at the hyakuen, or 100-yen store. […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/can-buy-dollar-japan/feed/ 0 COVID and the Forecast for Teaching Abroad in 2022 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/covid-and-the-forecast-for-teaching-abroad-in-2022/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/covid-and-the-forecast-for-teaching-abroad-in-2022/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:35:54 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5405 It’s pretty fair to say that COVID has been like a very big, very wet blanket, thrown over so many of our plans since it emerged in 2019. Many of us have had to adjust our career goals, our travel plans, and our lifestyles to accommodate this almost surreal situation. Now however, after more than […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/covid-and-the-forecast-for-teaching-abroad-in-2022/feed/ 0 Two Places Retro Gamers MUST See in Japan! https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/two-places-retro-gamers-must-see-in-japan/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/two-places-retro-gamers-must-see-in-japan/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2022 14:39:44 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5387 There are many paths to developing a lifelong interest in Japanese culture. When I moved to Japan in 2014 to teach English, I got to know how many of my fellow ESL teachers came to be there. Some practiced Japanese martial arts like judo or karate, while others were there for the food, the trains, […]

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