Succeeding in the Japanese IT Industry

[j814wong]

Things needed
-While not abosulute necessary, good command of the Japanese language is a big plus and makes one stand out from non-Japanese speaking Gaijin. It also shows you respect the country enough and are motivated enough that you actually took time to learn Japanese.

-Offer rare skills that are hard to find even among native Japanese. By rare skills, can someone please give a short list about high demand/rare skills.
"While not rare, I can verify that Citrix XenApp Admin/Engineer skills are in demand right now at least in Tokyo." - YokohamaTommy

-Connections, connections, connections. It helps to have connections. It's gets you places, jobs and status.

Things to know
-What's the deal with overtime? Anyone care to elaborate on what's the deal with overtime?

What other stuff shoudl I add?

[YokohamaTommy]

-Offer rare skills that are hard to find even among native Japanese. By rare skills, can someone please give a short list about high demand/rare skills.

While not rare, I can verify that Citrix XenApp Admin/Engineer skills are in demand right now at least in Tokyo.

[Deathblob]

Also good: some nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills.