Our next composite sketch for a foreigner who has made it in Japan is that of a technology guru. This is the most accessible career path for someone moving to Japan and not having significant Japanese-language skills. The reason such people can find success here is simple: Japan has a shortage of IT and scientific specialists in all kinds of areas, ranging from finance to semiconductor research. According to the report published by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare this month, there were 3.31 job openings versus engineers applying to fill them as of, January 2008.