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If you are after a Japanese Work visa and are starting from scratch, the process will be much easier if you have a Certificate of Eligibility. To get this you have to find a job in Japan before you actually have the visa to allow you to do the work. Less bizarre than it sounds, a company has to 'sponsor' you, i.e. send off some application forms, accompanied by company information proving they can afford you (a minimum of 250,000 yen /month, though that might come down) and that they need you and not a Japanese national, to Immigration. The process is a lot less difficult than many Japanese companies are inclined to think though it does take time, which can make it easier for them just to hire a foreigner already legally working in Japan. More open-minded firms can be persuaded, but you still need to be at least as good or better than the local competition, Japanese and foreign, to manage it. The other route to the Certificate is via eikaiwa (English conversation schools), which look to hire a lot of fresh faces from overseas.However you plan to get your hands on this certificate, with it your visa application can be processed in just days at a Japanese embassy/consulate and is unlikely to be refused unless the company that sponsored it has suddenly lost it's need/ability to pay for your services. Without it you can still apply for a work visa, but the chances of successfully getting it are reduced and the time it takes to get the reply, much increased, because the consulate/embassy needs to refer your case to authorities in Japan before it can approve it. It is also possible to sponsor yourself for a visa. Remember, you cannot apply for a brand new (i.e. you are not already legally working at the time of application) work visa from within the country. Even if all the preparation work (i.e. you've got a Certificate of Eligibility) has been done by you here, you need to actually apply at a Japanese consulate/embassy. You can apply locally to change the kind of visa you have to one which allows you to work, as long as your existing Japan visa allowed you to work in some capacity anyway. For example, you can go from a 'working holiday' visa to a regular Working visa without needing to fly to Seoul to change it, but if you are a student or a tourist wanting a Working visa, you need to apply at Japanese consulate/embassy to make the switch (technically, a fresh application). If you want a Certificate of Eligibility but don't have any skills that a company here would go out of its way for, and you can't/don't want to go the English-industry route, you might find it easier to come here as a 'tourist' to look for work. You might have more luck persuading a company to sponsor you if they can actually meet you in person - remember though that in theory you are not allowed to look for a job when you are a 'tourist'. Also, while a proxy might apply for the Certificate of Eligibility, you need to apply for the visa itself in person - whatever your job, that chore is yours. Bureaucracy is a great leveler like that.
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