Affiliate Marketing Secrets

I thought it was being played-up, but now it seems like maybe it is worst than I thought. I dont watch the news (part of my religious view…”The Secret”) after finding out they played up a lot of things (and through personal experience of this).
I’m studying Business, Marketing and have become a bit suspicious of believing what I hear until it is set-in-stone.
I applied to study abroad in Kyushu, Japan next year (in around 7 months). Will Japan be okay…
If not, do you think there will be volunteer work I can do to help ppl and animals?
Thanks!