I think I would very much!!

What is the pay after training??? Taxes? Per diem? Vacation? I guess I should really check this out for myself instead of being lazy about it...

And never believe everything you read on the internet.

US Navy sailors sue Japan for lying about Fukushima radiation ? RT USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAEv...tailpage#t=323

Angry Japan farmers bring cow from Fukushima to Tokyo - Channel NewsAsia

https://www.truthdig.com/report/item...aster_20140603

The real threat has always been the food supply.

Heard a guy interview there , they ask him what he thought about living in Japan , he said him and his family would love too , they responded family ? And then said no thank you .

As it would cost the company more money to hire one with family and pay for all the extra living cost such as school and what not .

CRJ Captains Wanted Japan...
 

I tried this route. Bear in mind Japanese medical standards are much stricter. I have a waiver for a special issuance medical in the US.
In Japan, they would never give me a waiver for my condition

The OP/recruiter addressed the issue of 'kids' so you're saying they do NOT want pilots with families? I'd love to hear a response from OP...

I was wondering if it is an automatic denial in the expat realm to have a special issuance?

They like Captains who want to relocate their family... Yes extra cost but now there is an anchor... Not as quick to pull chocks and go some place else... Plus with the non-commuting contract makes scheduling easier...

.....he says, citing further things on the Internet as proof.

The fact is one can live in the area without any harm. There are higher levels of background radiation in certain parts of the US than there are in parts of the exclusion zone.

All pay and allowances are now "Net" and Japanese taxes are paid by the airline... Per Month numbers... Training 650,000 JPY, After Line Check 1st year 770,000 JPY Commuting 830,000 JPY non-commuting... 2nd Year 820,000 JPY commuting 890,000 non-commuting... Other Allowances, commuting/home coming, housing, education... Transport to and from work... All uniforms and equipment provided... Per-deim 2500 JPY for over nights and Training... National Heath Insurance provided...

The Japanese are very strict on medical standards. As an expat, if you hold and don't have to convert your certificates I think you're ok as long as you maintain a US medical and US certificates. It's when you have to convert and get a Japanese medical is when it gets difficult