That's why we go together. We use our Coli smilies as universal language signalsI mean its japan. A completely different language, culture, race. 99% of us wouldn't fare too well out there.
That's why we go together. We use our Coli smilies as universal language signalsI mean its japan. A completely different language, culture, race. 99% of us wouldn't fare too well out there.
There is a catch. Since Japan has so many earthquakes, the older a house is the more useless it is. Each of the big earthquakes that happen every 5-10 years periodically attacks the foundation of the house.. So a house will naturally depreciate because of safety. So older houses are treated like beater cars for being unreliable.Not necessarily. I live here and you can get a home on the outskirts of Tokyo for $60-80k.
Here's a 100k one in Chiba, which is close to Tokyo.
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Man I wanna move there but I don’t want to teach English to some damn kids![]()
Your goal is residence, not citizenship. Simply being a productive member of society is enough to get residence.Nice.
Japan doesn't recognize dual citizenship though. What would one do then?
Sounds similar to the Netherlands daft visa. Start a business, no real revenue in first two years. Could be as simple as a dog walking business.There are other ways. For example, did you know that You can buy access to America by paying $800,000 to start a business? but the Japanese equivalent is much much much much much much much cheaper. It's called the investor visa.
It's only 35k . any working adult with real career experience in America should be able to have that saved. In previous years, they required you to employ two Japanese citizens. But after COVID they revised the rules to where you don't have to employ anybody.
The only catch, is that your business must make money from Japan. You can't be a digital nomad making money from an American company . But this is actually pretty good for various professionals in accounting, tourism/hospitality, sciences/engineering, etc who can do consulting. And The icing on top of the cake is that your business doesn't have to be profitable for the first two years. But if you manage to get it profitable by the 3rd and maintain it until the 5th year, you get access to living in Japan indefinitely, then you can liquidate your investments and be free .
Another option I've seen a bunch of people use is just transferring to the Japanese division of an American company. This works extremely well for finance and tech, because you can find Goldman Sachs or Google offices in the center of Tokyo.
In this economy? what are you smoking brehIt's only 35k . any working adult with real career experience in America should be able to have that saved.
Those houses are cheap probably for good reason. Pretty sure they are countryside Japan away from city amenities
What do you mean? Are you saying as a grown man you don't have 35K saved?In this economy? what are you smoking breh
Man I wanna move there but I don’t want to teach English to some damn kids![]()
50% of Americans have less than $500 in savings according to report in January this year. 60% of Americans have less than $1,000 in savings. Sometimes that number is quoted as 70%. I know this site is 6 certs 6figures but you just do not live in realityWhat do you mean? Are you saying as a grown man you don't have 35K saved?
I'd understand if you were a college kid straight out of school, but the average age of posters on this board is mid-30s to mid 40s. Most people in that age range are deep into a career. There really isn't an excuse unless you're just coming out of a prison bid or disabled.
Also, keep in mind you're trying to enter a different country's economy. So the economic conditions of starting your 35k business in Japan are not the same business conditions you'd be starting in the US with a madman in the White House.