I'm trying to think how much of a hoo-ha that would cause if it was done in reverse here. Well - I'm not actually sure that it could be done here because we have, on paper, not kidding, official languages, and I bet someone not even wanting to be employed at the place would make a fuss.

Also - for anyone moving to Japan to take advantage of the opportunity, it's great until one has to leave work for, oh, grocery shopping, or picking up a parcel, or getting a haircut, or ...