The JET programme doesn't require fluency in Japanese, remember: you're there to teach English using English, not Japanese. I have friends who currently are JET teachers and some of them don't speak a word.
Anyway, I live here and have been for quite some time.
Quick tips: Nova sucks, Tokyo rocks! Learn Japanese and it will make life in Japan that much easier.
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