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Well, as far as getting a job and stuff people will always like how it looks on paper.
As far as it actually being worth learning is dependant on what you do and where you live. You should definately look into it if you think you will be doing lots of buisness with Japan. If you live in the middle of the US and have no plans to ever visit another country (other than just a brief vacation) and are not regularly talking to foriegners then I don't see any point in wasting your time with it. Things might be different in a place like Europe, since there are so many different languages within a relatively small area.
The rest of the world is quick to judge Americans on not knowing multiple languages, but the truth is that it simply isn't all that useful in certain parts of the country. I could go learn Japanese, but I doubt I would ever have any long Japanese conversations in my entire life. If its cultural insight you want, you would probably be better off taking a class that deals specificly with culture.
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