Hiroyuki (ひろゆき) posted on official X that parents who send their children to international schools need to be prepared to give up their children's opportunities to find jobs at Japanese companies. In response, commenters discussed overseas work visas and comparisons of English-language proficiency.
Entrepreneur Nishimura Hiroyuki (西村博之), known as Hiroyuki (ひろゆき), posted on his official X account by 5 September, sharing his view on parents who send their children to international schools. In the post, he suggested that parents who choose to raise their children outside Japan's education system in international schools need to be prepared to give up their children's opportunities to find jobs at Japanese companies.
He asked, “You can do manual labor overseas on a working holiday, but do you know how difficult it is to obtain a work visa for desk work in a country with living conditions comparable to Japan?” His remarks questioned the practicality of choosing an education on the assumption that the children would work overseas.
In response, a commenter wrote that overseas, people may be compared not only with other English speakers but also with native residents. Hiroyuki (ひろゆき) replied, “Since you're compared with native speakers in that country, being good at English no longer counts.”
The article cites reporting from the Sports Nippon news group and provides no specific company names or figures concerning the relationship between international-school education and employment opportunities in Japan.