According to the informations that i got, the training phase can take up to 8 month.All in Japan-
Seems that working envoirement is good.Most pilots are westerns.
During this period your wife have 2 tickets to visit you, and your soons only one.
Parc Aviation sent me a sample off a roster. 20 days on duty and 10 days off.
You start AMS-MXP-NRT, then after rest layover in Ancorage, some flights in Asia region, then back home-
Only 2 periods for holidays , each of 12 days.
Japan it self seems to be a country thats takes care of workers in good maners .