Working overseas is more difficult in that it's much more complicated to get people to open their hearts to you and to tell you information.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
One of the things you learn when you go overseas is how much a lot of the countries overseas really just like to enjoy life.
For us, overseas employment addresses two major problems: unemployment and the balance of payments position.
It's fantastic to have the opportunity to work abroad, and do all that, but there is a certain point where you're just like, 'Oh, I'd love to work at home.'
The focus of my administration is, if somebody decides to work abroad, then it has to be from choice as opposed to necessity.
Working in any country where you want to talk about the kind of issues that other people don't want to talk about is difficult.
It began to dawn on me that perhaps my country needed me more at home than overseas.
I absolutely love working in Australia. Overseas is a lot tougher - it's really hard to break into campaigns over there.
Basically, people in other countries don't want to have to work quite as flat-out as they do in Japan.
As far as the international industry is concerned, I don't think people care at all where you are from - if the work interests them.
I find it very beautiful to work in different countries because I see the mentality differences there. It is so rich, one always carries forward something.