teaching in japan

[r11d12]

I've always wanted to visit Japan and teaching English seems to be the only way I can stay since my Japanese is not exactly fluent. However, despite those pretty buttons on AEON and the likes that direct the occasional misguided individual to the well-established practice bogus teaching (I should know; I've spoken to some of the "graduates" of their remarkable institutions), I have the misfortune to be a non-native speaker of English. I have been reading in various forums that having 12 years of education in an English-speaking institution can remedy this ailment and so I began to count...
I have a BA degree from a college in NJ and I am about to get a MA diploma in less than two months from a university in Chicago. I also spent another year at an American University in Germany in-between those two degrees. All of this amounts to seven years of studying in US universities.
I also happen to be the holder of a high school diploma from a certain First English Language High School where all the classes I had were taught in English but the school itself is a public school in a non-English speaking country. If it counts, this can add another 5 years for a total of 12.

My question is if this would be enough to satisfy the Japanese embassy. For some reason, I can't seem to find the official requirements.
If that's not the case, are there any options to apply as a non-native speaker?

[Effected After]

The twelve years requirement gets bandied around quite a bit, but I've known a number of non-native speakers without that requirement who were able to get visas. I think your English school in the non-English country would count anyways, so you should be fine.

[vallient]

It depends what you look like, and how your english sounds.

[ttokyo]

I've always wanted to visit Japan and teaching English seems to be the only way I can stay since my Japanese is not exactly fluent.

Not correct. I know several people who found jobs in Japan without any Japanese, but they had some experience in Finance or IT. What is your MA in ? If you speak a third language besides Japanese and English, that would be interesting for companies from your home country who have an office in Japan.

[Glenski]

Probably the most thorough and accurate answer to your question about the 12-year rule is this:

case by case.

[KansaiBen]

Not correct. I know several people who found jobs in Japan without any Japanese, but they had some experience in Finance or IT. What is your MA in ? If you speak a third language besides Japanese and English, that would be interesting for companies from your home country who have an office in Japan.

I dont think Bhutan has an office in Japan.

[StarfoxPro]

I am about to get a MA diploma in less than two months from a university in Chicago.

You have an MA and want to come to Japan and work at a peanut paying eikaiwa job?

I don't mean any disrespect, but you can get a much higher paying job in your own country.