yahoo answers wrote...
It's entirely possible, so the answer is yes.
Now, there is one thing you should realize. Even for Japanese voice actors, voice acting in anime is just one part of their career. It's still the same for a foreign voice actor. You need to realize that voice acting will be only one part of a career as a voiceover professional.
For example, here's an agent in Japan that manages 76 American voice actors (voiceover professionals):
http://www.narrator.jp/narrator/narrator…
And they want more: "We are seeking native narrators of various languages such as English, Chinese, Korean, French, Italian and etc. working in Japan."
You have to be realistic and accept the fact that most of these voice talents do narrations, corporate videos, English lesson recordings, and commercial voiceovers. Some of them might get voice work for anime and video games once in a while.
The bad news is that you're still on your own for getting a work visa in Japan. Agents like these don't sponsor your work visa. As a (hopefully) full time voice talent, your visa category would be for an entertainer visa. An entertainer visa requires a minimum of 2 years of drama school and 2 years of work experience. You also need to make at least 200,000 yen a month (about $2,000) to keep your visa.
A drama background is a good thing to have as a voice talent anyway. The work visa part is best consulted with an immigration lawyer in Japan.
4 years old answer though.
another Yahoo answer wrote...
I wouldn't count on it. Even the anime I watch with non japanese characters (English, American, etc..) they still use Japanese people even when they're speaking English. With the exception of live action Nana movies where Reira could actually speak english, they're pretty awful at it too. Japan is a xenophobic country and its very hard for non japanese people to live and work there. The non japanese people I do know that live in japan are all teaching English.
Also, talent in Japan is not like the US. Voice actors are also required to be able to sing and dance and do regular appearances. Its a very hard lifestyle to maintain.
this one is 1 year old.