I've been talking with people who immigrated from Japan to Canada about their experiences in dealing with language and finding employment. Essentially, one has suggested what you just have. That at first, you take what you can find to survive, then start looking for something more suitable longer term. I have been considering the very strategy you have mentioned, about working for awhile, perhaps in a small community where I would be forced to speak Japanese to survive, then, after a year or 3 of working on language etc, begin looking for something more suitable. Of course, the initial time-frame would allow one to decide if longer term was still desirable. Thanks for response.