They also get living allowances or free rent don't they? My first friend that went to Japan was this coke bottled glass nerd when he went there, but even the nerdiest guys are seen as cool there i guess. He no longer wears glasses, and was even heavily into MMA when he was there (training). He loved the experience. A friend's GF went there not too long ago to teach english, and she's chinese. I have no idea what her experience has been like yet.