Well I went back to the Immigration Office yesterday with Ayuko and was able to put in my visa extension application which will be processed over the next two weeks and barring any unforeseen difficulties I will have my visa renewed. So that is great news as I was also able to inform Interac, my new employer, of obtaining the stamp in my passport signifying a visa renewal and so I should hopefully be able to sign a formal contract with them sometime next week after they officially place me in a school. Also it turns out that the school they were originally planning to place me in which was located in Yokohama, which is some distance from Tokyo, was too nervous about my visa situation and therefore did not want me. While this may seem like bad news it is actually the opposite as now Interac has informed me that I will most likely be placed in Tokyo which is where I wanted to be placed anyway. So it seems things are hopefully finally working out and I can finally breathe a little easier. However until I actually get the official visa renewal stamp in my passport I am still leery of some more excitement, so time will tell.