Japanese Job Interviews are Crizazy yo!

So, I've been working hard trying to find a new and non-sucky job for when my current job ends in January. I've had 2.1 interviews so far, and they are all really strange! I'm not sure if it's a cultural thing, or if I just have bad luck.

Phone Interview 1: (language school in Toyohashi) The man called me almost 10 minutes after the interview was supposed to start with no apology. The interview was conducted by a Japanese man and he seemed to be making up the questions as he went along. He asked completely irrelevant questions, such as what type of foods I like, but NEVER once asked me anything remotedly related to teaching, my education background, or my previous experience. It was as if he just wanted to chat and make 45 minutes of small talk with someone in English. (I removed myself from consideration for that position)

Interview 2: (public high school in Nagoya) The interview was going great, but about half-way through, the man started asking me questions in the third person. (ie, What does Chris think about that? How would Chris feel about that? etc...) I wasn't sure if he was doing it to see if I would correct him as part of the interview or if he is just strange. All I knew was that Chris felt uncomfortable. (despite the strange interview, it is a really good job and they said they would let me know at the end of the month. It's already the 29th, and no call so far, so it isn't looking good ...I guess I was supposed to correct him haha)

Interview 2.1: (American non-profit organization in Yokosuka) Last Friday morning, a man from the organization called me to offer me an interview for Monday, the 30th at their office. I gladly accepted, and he said that he would send me an email in a few minutes with the time, directions, etc... The email never came. So, the following Monday, I called their office to "confirm" the interview, but the man was out of the office, and the secretary said he would call me or email me in the morning with the details, but nothing. I called again on Thursday, and spoke to a different secretary this time who promised the same thing. Still, nothing. So, now it is Sunday night here. He called 2 times this EVENING but didn't even leave a message. I figure either he is calling to cancel or to finally give the info. But, it takes about 5 hours to get to Yokosuka from here and costs about $200 roundtrip, so either way, I'm not going. If they can't even schedule an interview properly without problems, it doesn't speak well of how well their organization is run and its leadership.

I really hope that future interviews go a little better than these. My experiences so far aren't exactly encouraging.