I wasn't necessarily expecting internet at all. I'm really interested in as much cultural immersion as possible; the last thing I want is to be a tourist.
I've been looking at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs site all day, and I can't find anything that allows Americans to come over for work holiday. That really only leaves me getting hired by a company, which is not impossible, but my Japanese isn't good enough to get me hired for anything (the big schools require Japanese comprehension; the smaller stuff like cram schools, which is what I had in mind, don't). If you can get me any information on how they've been doing it (where they've found work ahead of time to sexure visas, what that requires, etc), I would be unimaginately grateful.
Also, if you or anyone else knows of other countries that have amenable work holiday programs (or anything that would allow me to live overseas, get a visa for a year, and work) and can offer any information, I would really, really appreciate it.